Hello all I am looking for a very particular colour in wool jersey and have had no luck . I am now thinking about dyeing it myself . Has anyone tried this???Any advice ?? also has anyone had any experience in dying a strtech woven cotton twill or wollen twill Does the dye deal with the spandex?
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How about cold dyes? You won't have to use hot water that would felt the fabric. Buy a yard of white jersey and experiment.
Nancy
You might want to call Dharma Trading Company. They are like the dye specialists for home craftspeople. I have heard that they are happy to give advice to customers.
http://www.dharmatrading.com/
I was just at Dharma trading and thought of you, they list dyes suitable for wool.
Nancy
thankyou I will have to email them as
I am in the land of OZ
Have you tried looking at Britex Fabrics in San Francisco for the wool jersey color that you are looking for? I would think with all of the colors of wool that they have you would find the right color. They also have a swatch service. Check out http://www.britexfabrics.com for the number to call.
use ciba washfast acid dye.
I have dyed many wools with great results
The secret is very slow heating
stir, stir, stir
And very slow cooling
This will prevent the wool from felting.
craymond
thanks Terry, I havent done the dyeing yet but my other problem is that I am in Australia and Britex seem to not be very into internet trade . Any other sources ???
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