Jacquard iDye for Natural Fabrics, No Mess Fabric Dye for Cotton, Linen, Silk, Rayon & Viscose, Washing Machine or Stovetop Dye for Clothing Restoration, Shibori & DIY Projects, Pink 14g

Well, I can't fault this dye. I followed the instructions and restarted the washing machine after about 5 minutes. Then forgot to set the timer and it washed all the way through. This only gave the dye around a total of 15 minutes to agitate and soak. I used two packs for a 9'x12' painter drop cloth, the really heavy burlap type stuff. It was an of white color, almost cream, but I think it was the material's natural color. I washed the drop cloth first, then applied the dye. The cloth looks red too, a nice bright red. RIT DYE: You don't want to use it to dye natural fabrics, like cotton. Rit dye is a general purpose dye that doesn't do too well with cotton, and it will fade with washings or sunlight exposure. However, if you're dying something that doesn't see much light and gets infrequently washed, rit dye is "ok." Aside from being a general purpose dye and not made exclusively for natural fabrics, Rit dye's main deficiency is that it doesn't dye dark enough, unless you use about twice what is recommended. If you're dying cotton or other natural fabrics, Jacquard dye is what you want, and make sure it's for natural fabrics because they offer a "poly" type for synthetics. They also offer two other types of dyes, but they are much harder to apply. So if you want easy, use the "iDye" type. Fill your washer with hot water (as hot as your hot setting gets). I turned my cold inlet off to initially fill the washer. Drop the packs into the water. They dissolve. Mix it well. Add one cup of salt and mix. Add the fabric and let the washer agitate. The longer you let it agitate/soak, the darker the color. Shoot for around 30 minutes. If you don't want to screw up, like I did, leave the washing machine top open (can't do that with front loaders) so it stops before it goes any further than agitate. Reset and let it go again.

Recently, the Army published a few changes to our uniform policy (AR 670-1). The new regulation states that Soldiers may only carry backpacks over the shoulder than are black, or that match the worn uniform (ACU pattern, multicam, etc). I have an OD green backpack that I have carried for 14 years. I have deployed to Iraq with it, and taken it everywhere. It bears the patches and name tapes that reflect my service and skills, and I am very sentimentally attached to it. I hope to pass it on to my eldest son when he is old enough, and when I'm retired. But, sadly, I cannot carry a green backpack anymore, and I just don't want to buy another one. So, with high hopes, I bought a pack of iDye Poly Fabric Dye. It was a bit of a challenge finding a large stock pot big enough to fit the backpack in, but my wife let me use our big spaghetti pot for the job. My German stove wasn't quite able to get the water to a rolling boil as the directions state...it seems the dye and color intensifier raises the boiling point of the water. But I kept it hot, and soaked the backpack in the water for a full hour, agitating it the whole time with some wooden spoons and keeping the backpack completely submerged the whole time. The backpack is 100% cordura nylon, covered with loop fasteners for attaching gear, and has big heavy zippers with para-cord drawstrings, heavy compression straps, and a synthetic lining. I fully expected to find that the dye would have been absorbed at different rates by all the different thicknesses and compositions of material. I figured that the part of the bag that was near the bottom of the thin stainless steel pot would be darker than the parts that were near the surface of the water. However, I was THRILLED to find that the ENTIRE bag is a very uniform, very dark shade of black, and is now totally in compliance with the new regulation. I cannot tell you how happy I am to be able to keep using my old bag! I rinsed it with a hose outside, and then gave it a few soaks in the kitchen sink, with only a slight darkening of the water. I am now giving it a gentle wash with color safe baby detergent, and I'll see how well the color holds without bleeding, but so far, it looks like I will be able to feel totally confident with it slung over my back, rain or shine, without worrying that it will leave any stains on my uniform. I can't praise this product enough. While my opinions are my own, and do not reflect the opinions of the US Army, I hope that any other service members out there that find themselves in my position will look no further than this product. It is 100% exactly what I needed, and it does the job perfectly! Thank you SO MUCH for this wonderful, (and inexpensive) product! It even arrived in record time to my CMR address. Five stars!

I’ve been using this brand for along time. It doesn’t turn fabric purple when using the black dye. I dyed this sweatshirt that was blue/gray because it had weird pink bleach stains on it. I use a pot on the stove and bring it almost to a boil. Get the garment wet first. I just left it in for only a couple minutes because I didn’t want it to turn super black. Worked amazingly! See photo. I wash it directly after and wash it twice to remove extra dye. The other colors I’ve used work great too. I love the olive color. I wish there was a dark gray but the gunmetal is more of a navy blue gray. And the silver is pretty light! Highly recommend this brand over Rit Dye.

This dye completely ruined my dress, it was supposed to be ecru(light off white) it turned it a splotchy muddy brownish, yellow, whitish color! It stained my washing machine a muddy brown color. I do not recommend it.

I have never been able to perfectly dye a garment. And this dye works pretty good. I defintely prefer it to Rit. This one is for natural fabric. I bought one packet to dye a white cotton shirt to ecru color. At first I didn't thoroughly follow the directions. And so it didn't turn out great. So I bought another packet, decided to be more disciplined and thoroughly follow the directions and it worked out much much better. Some comments: - It's most likely better to dye in hot water in a pot on a stove as directed. And not in the washing machine. - Make sure to FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS inside the packet. For example: if cotton, add one cup of non-iodized salt, no less. By doing so, the dye pigments "gripped" to the shirt like magnets. - It's very EASY to use. - It's not messy. - There's no funky odor at all. - It's better to leave the garment to dye for at least an hour I think. - Stir and turn the garment often. Don't just leave it to sit in the dye. Have to work it. The result: - My shirt is made of rather thin cotton fabric. It absorbed the dye well. It's evenly dyed for the most part. But not everywhere and this I has do do with some rest of stain. And so the back of the shirt is pretty evenly dyed. The front has areas with old stains invisble to the naked eyes. But those stains altered those areas and so there's a bit of uneveness there. - Dyed, my shirt looks casual, bohemian style.... It is what I was going for so I am happy with the result. I'll buy again.

I was pretty skeptical about this stuff, knowing how difficult synthetics are to color. However, I needed some black polyester fiberfill, which is difficult to find and costs almost $20/lb. I dyed the material for an hour. It clumped severely; this was a function of the fiberfill but I feel it worth mentioning in case anyone else has similar plans. The resulting color was surprisingly deep and it is invisible in the black amigurumi I am stuffing. Yes, it smokes quite a bit and smells bad, but that's what you get with a synthetic dye. It's an inherently noxious process. I have to take off stars not because of the work it takes or the smell, but because of how impossibly difficult it is to wash out all of the excess dye. Even after multiple washings, I'm getting major transfer when I handle the dyed fiberfill. This is a major issue because the dye not only transfers to skin, but to other fabrics, and working with it means a risk of screwing something else up. Wearing clothing dyed with this is just asking for a disaster, both for the wearer and their surroundings. So, five stars for the results I got on polyester, but minus two for the lack of dye fixing and the utter mess that occurs even after the dyed material has been washed. On the other hand, there are only a couple synthetic dyes available for home use, so I'm glad it worked as well as it did. Even with the transfer problems I will be buying other colors for making red and blue stuffing. One last note, do yourself a favor and buy a cheap stainless steel stock pot that you don't mind using exclusively for dying. It will never be food-safe again, and it will be permanently stained as well. Also consider using an individual burner outside; I do not recommend using this indoors unless your stove has a hood and fan.

So easy to use and it did a great job! I had some shorts that were faded and I wanted to freshen them up. I put a pair of disposable gloves on then read that the dye packet should be dropped in the washer and would dissolve. Nice

This was my first experience dyeing anything. A friend who does lots of dyeing recommended Jacquard iDye. She buys it from a local yarn shop. The results were excellent. The color was a gorgeous shade of purple; much prettier than what I was dyeing. I had a favorite top that I'd gotten something on that had faded out the color in certain spots. That's all I had intended to dye. But I also dyed a pair of casual linen pants that were in a mauve color I hardly ever wear, so I decided to dye it too. Both items came out beautifully. The color was much nicer than the top and pants were before. As for the "stain" in the top (the bleached out splatters). Those were faded, but not entirely gone. We'll see when I wash the items if any of the dye washes out. But as for the initial results, the results were amazing. However, if I ever dye anything again, I wouldn't use the washing machine. I have a top-loading washer. Dye water got splattered all over the inside of the washing machine. It got into little crevasses that I didn't expect to have it go. Next time, I would use the "cauldron" method and dye it on top of the stove. But who knows. Perhaps that would be a mess, too. As it was, I had to use Dawn spray cleaner and carefully wipe down the underside of the lid, the lip around the tub of the washer, and the inside of the agitator. After wiping every place I could see, I ran the washer with nothing in it twice. Then I washed a load of black clothing.

These are the best dyes. Warm water doesnt damage fabric. Still have the issue of natural fabric using synthetic yarns and these yarns not taking on the dye. Would love this to be solved.

follow instructions and all will be perfect. done in a kitchen sink and (stainless steel) great results. impressed.

Very easy to use, little mess and even coverage of dye on my fabric. Would definitely use again.

Rien à redire : la couleur est top, bien couvrante, pas de taches ni de marbrure... (tout ce vert est destiné à un déguisement de Hulk)

Perfect