Procion MX dyes both protein and cellulose fibers. Acid dyes will only
dye protein fibers.
Sylvia
On May 23, 2007, at 7:51 PM, Sharon Collier wrote:
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.
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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
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