Cohesive Dyeing with Rit Dye

[jufergu]

Once again I tried to put a picture on here with the code button, but it would not work. So you can see the pictures on my blog. It also has explanations of how my batting scraps look like felt. judysfiberart.blogspot.com/p/projects-of-interest.html

[Pandagirl]

That's wonderful Judy! Not just the dyeing project but stenciled wall is great! I'm glad I got to see the pictures. I will have to try the rit dye. I've used acid, green silk and Procion mx with varying processes. It's always nice to try something new. Thanks for sharing!

[MTRuth]

Sorry you couldn't get the photos to work Judy. I'm not sure what you're doing incorrectly. The dyed bits are great. Good way to get a nice selection in the same color family.

[zed]

They look great Judy
I love RIT, Dylon is the most commonly available dye here but he doesn't work as well as RIT does, at least not the new kinds of Dylon. I got RIT from ebay because it was so good.

I've done some screen shots for how to post photos from blogs, I'll put a post in FAQs

[zed]

It's in the 'How to add photos' thread
feltandfiberstudio.proboards.com/thread/14/adding-photo-post

[mindy]

Hi guys! I was experimenting with rit dye today. Just curious what steps or methods you use? Should I have soaked the wool first in vinegar? Hot or cold water? How to rinse?
My red did not turn out red:( what do you guys use to get a really bright red?
My purple turned out as purple as can be though!
Thanks for the help

[Pandagirl]

Mindy, what were you dyeing? Was it the same fiber for both red and purple? Since Rit contains acid and Procion dyes, if you were trying to dye a polyester mix type product with the red that may explain lack of color. You can always redye the red to see if you get a darker color.

Good luck! Keep us posted. Perhaps someone has more experience with Rit. I haven't used it yet, just acid and Procion dyes themselves. I did use Idye once and got nice results. That was my first dye experiment. Since then, I just use the acid or Procion depending on the fiber.

[MTRuth]

Hi Mindy - yes, soak the wool in vinegar water first. Room temp water is fine. I would then try steaming the dyed wool for 30 minutes. Let the wool cool and then rinse with room temp water.

I would suggest using acid dyes as they are meant for animal fibers and you won't have all the fiber resist part of RIT dyes washing out.