Jacquard iDye Poly Fabric Dye Pink for Natural, Synthetic, Polyester and Blended Textile Fibres 14g No Mess Packet

So I love my sofa but it was a freebie and the colour, though lovely, isn’t me. I’d been thinking of re-covering it but it’s a great fabric and I thought if only I could just dye it… I’m no stranger to dyeing natural fibres but I’ve always seen synthetics as beyond my reach so I looked into those fabric paints you can buy that people often use to change the colour of chairs and sofas, but the finish always looks patchy and it takes forever and multiple coats, etc, I didn’t fancy that. So I decided to try experimenting with synthetic dyes. The manufacturer stresses that for it to work your dye bath needs to be at near boiling temperatures for a prolonged period for the dye to bond with polyester, I think you’re essentially melting the dye into the plastic fibres. It’s strongly advised that use a stovetop method, however these are big pieces of fabric and I don’t have pots that big enough. There’s a 90* wash on my machine though so I figured it was worth a bash for £7. It was an agonising two and a half hours excitedly waiting to see if the dye would take but I am thrilled to report that it did. It was as easy as putting a wash cycle on, the dye is in powder form and comes in a soluble packet so I chucked that in the drum, emptied the contents of the colour activator in with it and a tiny squirt of washing up liquid just to help get the dye into the pile of the velvet. It did dye some of the plastic elements in the drum and I wouldn’t advise putting the dye in your detergent drawer as this might also change colour. But if I understand correctly that dye shouldn’t leach out, it’s now permanently bonded with the plastic so no drama there. I can’t say how durable it is in practice but based on that premise it should last just as well as whatever the original colour was. This is not for the faint hearted but if you’re open to the possibility it might not work out go for it! I’m ordering more now and will have to tackle removing the fixed upholstery from my sofa so that I can repeat the process for the whole thing. Think it all through before you set out, be prepared for what could go wrong and might just end up with something beautiful!

Thank you to the person who suggested putting in the washing machine! I have a dress that I have dyed several times and always struggled to do the stove top method, I used two packets but it's not quite as dark as I'd like so I'm tempted to try again with more packets to see if it comes up any darker. Washed at 90 and really pleased with the results. Even coverage as well!

Ok, disappointed. I used this to change the colour and refresh some cotton teatowels to match other items in my kitchen - the colour was great initially, but it washes out and also contaminates other clothing as it does so. So really disappointed with the overall result

I primarily got this dye to add a flare of colour to a failing artificial wig. As the wig was heat-resistant I thought I would give it a go as I had seen a few people on YouTube doing similar projects. I followed the instructions to the letter and everything went amazing and the colour was so vibrant, everything I wanted. I then rinsed the hair in water until it ran clear and just to be sure the dye was completely removed, I stuffed it in a pillowcase and ran it through the washing machine (yes it works). So at this point it had been washed and cleaned vigorously enough to remove any trace of the dye, or so I thought...The colour still kept coming of the wig, especially onto my hands or sheets but that was not the worst part. There is an awful and pungent chemical smell that just seems to cling and cling to dyed object, even after several washes it still to this day smells of the chemicals. So is the dye good yes and no. It does the job in vibrant colour but be careful of transference and odour but then again I think this is common with synthetic chemical dyes.

This did not dye my polyester fabric but then again I did not follow instructions so this was the likely cause. The dress was too big to go in a pan on the cooker top so the only option was to put it on a 90C wash in my front loading washing machine. I used two dye packets due to the weight. Whilst the water and fabric mid wash were looking like they make take the fabric simply came out a slightly darker shade then it was previously. Try this product but dont waste effort trying it in the washer.

I bought this dye for a very dull beige cotton sweatshirt. I wasn’t sure what material the stitching was hence the iDye. The instructions say to use boiling water and keep it simmering throughout the process. I didn’t have a big enough metal container to use on a hob so just used a plastic washing up bowl and boiling water to dissolve the powder. I topped it up with hot water from the tap. I made sure all the material was submerged and kept moving it around. I left it for one hour. Gave it a good rinse and then a low temperature machine wash. My dull beige sweatshirt is now a lovely shade of buttermilk. Just right.

Was never keen on the colours of the dress so decided to try and dye it. Fabric content 95% polyester, 5% elastane. Suspected I was going to ruin it but figured would take chance as never wore it anyway. Fabric was really thick quality. First effort I copied another user and tried pouring the prepared dye into the drawer of my washing machine, water at 60 degrees. This had little effect except to make the item a bit grey and awful looking. So got another pack and used stovetop method as recommended. The high heat ruined the dress, came out all thin and wrinkled with the wrinkles baked in so won't come out. The dye worked though, and went overly dark. Perhaps if I'd only given it 5 minutes instead of the 30 recommended it might have been okay, with a lighter blue on the flowers (what I was aiming for). But looks like a rag now, so lesson learned.

Best dye ever

Not strong colouring and it stained, i follower as prescribed but still it made all these stains on my sweater

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Arrived on time, and worked great. This dye is very green though and it wasn't a really flattering colour for a shirt. I had used two older white shirts of my husbands and used this to dye green for a wedding. I doubt he will wear the shirts again, but to no fault of the product. If you are dyeing clothes, just realize that this colour is verrrrrry green.

I recently bought a pair of pure white, full seat riding breeches on eBay that were badly misrepresented. The seat was ruined and they were not usable. I happened to have another pair of breeches that I didn't like but had a perfectly usable seat, so to try and save the eBay breeches from going in the trash, I decided I'd try and put a new seat on them and dye them a color to match the replacement seat. (Note: I dyed the breeches first and then replaced the seat material, so the seat material you see in the finished photo is not dyed with idye) This was my first attempt ever at dyeing anything but I figure the breeches were headed for the trash anyway, if I messed them up, there was no loss. The fabric content on the breeches (see photo of pre-dyed, white tag on the breeches) was a mix of cotton, poly and spandex so I bought matching idye color packets in idye for cotton and idye for poly fabrics, as well as a packet of idye color fixative and did the stove top method. The cooking color was very dark but they lightened up after rinsing and drying (which I was glad about). Also, because of the spandex content, I decided to keep the dye pot "almost boiling" but not bring it to a full boil like the instructions suggest. I cooked for about 1/2 hour (instructions recommend 1/2 to 1 hour). As you can see from the photos, the results were dramatic! I now have a perfectly beautiful pair of riding breeches and there is one less clothing item in a land fill! Yay! The idye packets also say it's safe for my septic system - another big plus. I can't speak for color fastness yet as I've only washed them twice since dyeing them but I do love the color I used (gunmetal, which has a blue base and turned out a deep navy for my difficult to dye fabric). In fact, I love the results so much, I definitely plan on using this method again for future breeches! So happy with idye and highly recommend it.

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