Does anyone know the best way to keep the dye set after doing home Tie-dye t-shirts? I've heard something about salt and something about vinegar. Any other ideas? If using salt or vinegar, how do I use them?
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Approx. 1/2 cup salt in cold water wash cycle. This step can be repeated as an added safeguard if dark or vibrant colors are used.
Here's another tip that I've used:
Put white vinegar & water (50/50) in your steam iron turn garment inside out and steam press thoroughly place garment in dryer to finish.
*Be sure to run an extra cycle to ensure dye residue doesn't remain in your washer & ruin the next load
*Try placing freshly dyed items in an old pillowcase in the dryer the first time
During regular wear, I find it helps prevent fading to launder darks & dyed garments inside out (in cold water).
Lastly, depending on fabric type, there are some good commercial products available.
I tie-dyed shirts using easter egg dye - it's beautiful, but neither vinegar nor salt keeps it from bleeding? Anybody have other ideas?
Thanks....
I dye wool and what I use is citric acid. You don't have to deal with the smell that way. Two teaspoons full to a 1/2 yd. of wool. The salt is used to pull the dye into the fibers...only a tablespoon to the wool bath. When I used white vinegar, I used about 1/2 cup to a 1/2 yd. of wool.
In home-ec (30 years ago and then some) we were taught to use salt and vinegar in a cold rinse cycle then lay flat to dry after dying. After than, always wash in cold.
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