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Post by lazlototh on Aug 19, 2005 17:56:51 GMT -5
The question that seems to pop into my head is:
Do you find the right color fabric for our costumes or are you having to dye it? I'm not very knowledgeable about this so I was curious - is it better to find the right color first? Or do you go for the right feel/texture and dye to taste?
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Post by Olos Nay on Aug 19, 2005 22:11:14 GMT -5
as far as I understand, if you get the proper color already its always better.
some fabric won't dye good, some won't dye at all, and when it does dye, there's chances its not the color you want.
if you can get the proper color already, go for it.
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Post by JediKai on Aug 20, 2005 0:33:10 GMT -5
Since I buy fabric for costumes 5-10 yards at a time, dyeing that much just isn't practical. I only buy fabric in the color I want. However, for lots of good info on dyeing www.dharmatrading.com/They sell only white silk to dye. Silk takes dye really well. Linen does not. |
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Post by kivaanzion on Aug 20, 2005 6:27:18 GMT -5
Synthetics (such as polyester) will not pick up dye as well (or at all) as natural fabrics (such as cotton).
I know from experience that the colour will end up looking much lighter than expected.
As has already been suggested, it is always better to try and find the colour you are looking for first before trying to dye the fabric to match.
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Aug 20, 2005 13:05:03 GMT -5
It's always better and much less work to get the color you want rather than dye. That said I have dyed fabric. I found 5 yards of gray cotton twill on sale to make a robe out of that I threw into a brown dye wash and it came out great. But cotton takes dye well. And you do need to police the dye closely so it comes out evenly.
Dyes work best if you're not picky about the final color. Sometime uneven dyes are fine for costumes that are meant to look old and weathered, but that's even more work to get right.
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Post by GreyJedi on Aug 20, 2005 13:18:56 GMT -5
I've done a lot of dye jobs on the crinkle cotton cloth and I have to recommend doing it in the washing machine. Getting the fabric agitated enough helps make the dye absorb evenly into the fabric. For darker color, let it sit up to 1 hour before rinsing.
I have dyed synthetics (UnderArmor) but they will not dye accurately. My "brown" undersuit for my Jedi General costume came out grey-green; but fortunately I had fabric that was an exact match. ;D
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