help needed.

[euphoricstimuli.livejournal.com]

A couple of months ago I picked up a lolita style dress & peticoat from h&m. They are both gorgeous, but they are a skin colour pink, which really dont suit me. I want to dye them black then I can wear them more often. Unfortunately they are made of nylon.Ive bought a sachet of dylons machine dye to do some cotton blouses with, but it says on the pack you can't dye nylon with it.
has anyone ever tried & it worked, or does anyone know something I could use that would dye them? Im not too bothered if they come out a couple of different shades of grey,just as long as they arent pink anymore.

Comments

[belle-deces.livejournal.com]

I really woudn't recomend dying nylon..
Most of the time you'll have a tie-dye finish on the material..

[belle-deces.livejournal.com]

Addition: even if there is no tie-dye effect the dye will just rub off on to your skin..
like felt-tip pen on plastic see-through tape.. o.O

[euphoricstimuli.livejournal.com]

damn! before you said that I was quite liking the idea of tie dye lolita. :-)

[palantiriell.livejournal.com]

Erm... tye-dye lolita? Whaaa?

[turbo-san.livejournal.com]

it'd be cute!

[belle-deces.livejournal.com]

you could try googling for nylon dyes, but the chances are very slim..

[seeinglife.livejournal.com]

I do believe dharmatrading.com has some dyes that are supposed to work on nylon fibers. If you search for nylon on their site it'd probably pull up what you need. Just keep in mine that the thread will prolly be polyester and not dye...

[miss-merrimack.livejournal.com]

There are dyes that are supposed to work with nylon, but mix in a packet of dye that's supposed to be used with cotton, too. Most of the time things are sewn with cotton or cotton-blend thread, and if the thread isn't died as well you'll just end up with stitching that's pink or a weird grey.

[snowjar.livejournal.com]

as an avid dyer of fabric I can give yout these tips and suggestions.

1. Dylon to me is horrible I have never had a good exsperiance with it, nor has anyone else I know. A friend of mine tried to dye a CREAM colored corset(natural fiber)with black dylon and it turned out to be this nasty bloody black red brown washed out sickly color.

2. When dying synthetic fabrics you will either have to use..
1. acid dye ( please do not attempt unless you have had much exsperiance with dying fabric, it is toxic and smells to high heaven)
2. acrylic wash..but this will not work to turn something black! But any other shade can usually be achieved. Now, an acrylic wash can be done like this.
1. buy yourself a bottle of craft acrylic paint
2. get ahold of a large basin( this is where all the water and dye goes)
3. a small bowl ( to mix the paint base in)
4. rubber gloves and other surface protection
okay...
step 1. In the small bowl, squirt in your paint, more then you think you need because it will be watered down alot. Now, add some water and mix so that the paint and water go together really well.

Step 2. pour contents of bowl into basin, if some paint is in the bottom of the bowl, re mix some water into it and add to the basin.

Step 3. This is where a pitcher of water does much better then a faucet. Slowly add more water to the mixture. I use a couple of kleenexs' to test the shade. Give the stuff a stirr or two when you have achieved the desired color.

Step 4. Start to dye your dress, go slowly and do not just crumple it up and toss it in. Make sure each new area of fabric is soaked with the dye mixture.

Step 5. Hang up to dry, try your best to stretch the skirt out so that it is not hanging loosely.

Step 6. When dry, take to the shower and wash it out with hot water...this can take a while. Then shock it with cold and let it dry again, It will most likely be stiff, so once again get some warm water in your bathtup and add in some liquid fabric softener..let the dress soak in it for about an hour or 2.

Pros of Acrylic Wash-you can dye practically any synthetic fabric

Cons- there are usually some permanent lines ( varied in intensity) that come from the dye pooling in certain areas while drying.

If you don't mind that, I say go with splash dying the dress with acrylic wash. It would not be hard to dye the dress grey then do a charcoal colored drip from the collar down. ^_^

[morriganslair.livejournal.com]

Is craft acrylic paint different than regular acrylic paint?? I ask because whenever I mix acrylic and water I get those annoying little globs that dry out and turn into tiny plastic chips -_-

[snowjar.livejournal.com]

like this..
http://www.joann.com/images/catalog/B/J/A/400/p_BJA400-d.jpg

[dwarvennomlet.livejournal.com]

whatever you do, make sure to give it time to work. i had to practially boil some polyester sheers in rit's black dye for the theatre for four or five hours.

they said it couldn't be done, but with enough time it can be, so be patient.

[kawaii-mon.livejournal.com]

the dylon hot dye works on nylon, but the thread that the dress has been sewn with would be polyester, which wont dye properly. also, if there's any gathers or pleats, the dye wont get into them completley, leaving a patchy look. if you're still determined to try it, remember that with black dye you need twice as much dye as you would for other colours.