Hello Readers. I was deep into Valentine's Day colors this year. I thought if I dyed this blouse I made pink it would be even more fun. I bought some pink Rit dye. You can use this dye in the washer but let's dye it on my stove.
Before and after.
I sewed up this fun blouse and it was great but I thought I could dye it pink and it would be even more fun. And pink and red are such great colors together.
The blouse had some polyester in it so I used this Rit dye for synthetics. (Not an ad!) Rit makes dye for natural fibers and it works much better if you use the right dye for the right fabric.
I added a teaspoon of dish liquid to a pan of simmering water as directed. Then I stirred in the dye. I used a big stainless steel pan. The dye can stain the container it is in but stainless steel doesn't stain. You can also heat water and pour it in a bucket or plastic tub.
I added my wet blouse to the simmering dye bath as directed. I stirred it continuously for about 10-15 minutes. The fabric rises to the top and the color won't be even if you don't keep stirring.
After stirring the blouse was looking like this. I liked the shade of pink it made. I dumped the dye water out and rinsed the shirt with cool water.
I washed the shirt in my washing machine to remove excess dye. I used cold water and ran the washing machine as I normally do.
I dried the top in my dryer and the color was still great.
I really liked the pink and red together so much. I am ready for Valentine's Day now. I hope you have a great day. Get yourself some chocolate.
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