So what happens if you use cotton dyes on wool? Does it not dye at all, or would it give the muddy look she (sorry , I deleted original message) is looking for?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Land of Oz Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 6:36 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] How to dye a sweater Try Dharma Trading Company. They have lovely dyes that work in cold water. I have used them on cotton T-shirts and the dyes stays bright and doesn't wash out. Colors aren't muddy. ------------- But you can't use the same dye (that dyes cotton in cold water) to dye wool. Different chemicals. Rit and other dyes like it have both types in the same package: cellulosic dyes (for cotton, linen, hemp) *and* acid dyes (for wool, silk, mohair). That's one of the reasons Rit dye takes so long to rinse out. If you dye wool, you have to rinse out all the unused cellulose dye. Denise Iowa _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
