#Rit dye

[forever70s]

1970 Rit dye ad

[ponyguru]

It’s finally here … pony dye a palooza part 2! 🤣 I may have to retake these photos later, both because I’m chasing the weak winter sunlight to get the most “true to color” photos, and because I really want to make sure this color match is right! 🤣 The entire purpose of this dye-a-thon is to find a match for HQG1C Baby Singalong, and it’s so close IRL, I feel like the hair might make the color fit perfectly. But I’m not sure! 🤣 But while I tired, I made her a bunch of new friends! 😀 Hope you like these pics, since I got even more for tomorrow that wouldn’t fit! 🤣

[justseventeen]

May 1970. 'Tied up tight? RIT Dye shows you a sensational therapy!'

[heckyeahponyscans]

[curatorsday]

Monday, September 2, 2024

I tried dying today. I have this thrifted lace top. I like the fit but I’m not a huge fan of the color. I also had a half bottle of green Rit dye. The dye is for natural fibers and the top is a mix, but I figured I’d give it a shot. I wasn’t wearing the top as it was. The cotton lace dyed beautifully and the polyester lining stayed the original color. The back must be a blend of fibers. It turned an unpleasant mix of green and salmon. The green lace on pink is an interesting combo though. I think I’ll live with it a bit.

[bitletsanddrabbles]

SO! You might be wondering what I've been doing while I was on hiatus! Outside of working, of course. That one is a given.

Well, I haven't really been writing, unfortunately. I have, of course, been continuing to post Stolen Child. Decided I'm going to do a double update on the 8th to celebrate getting older.

Mainly thought?

I have been going absolutely crazy dyeing yarn!

I've been shifting back into a natural dye phase, as I do from time to time, and was bemoaning the fact I don't really use wool yarn much (wool moths? In my house? ...just a couple...) and that most of the knitting Mum and I do these days is for a charity that doesn't insists on using synthetic yarns anyway because they need something warm - which cotton, silk, and such aren't - and will not give the poor kids with wool allergies a massive rash when suddenly it hit me!

I have a cupboard full of RitDyemore that I got for dyeing dolls, synthetic wigs, etc!

I CAN DYE SYNTHETIC YARN!

Along with allowing me to make colours that just aren't popular in stores at the moment (I guess green is out?), I can dye various types of yarn colours that they normally just...aren't! Ombré metallics! Jewel toned baby yarn! TIE DYE!

Needless to say I was very shortly at JoAnn selecting things to play with. I went with Big Twist, because Mum is going to be the one working with this, and she likes that brand. Then I added Big Twist Metallic, because I like shiny things, Bernat Pipsqueak, because I like soft things, and Caron Simply Soft, because really nice finish! I wanted to try Lionbrand Re-Spun, but they didn't have any in parchment, which is the closest they get to white. Bummer. Have to try that later.

Some of my more interesting findings are as follows:

They all took the dye nicely, but varied in which colours they absorbed from the bath!

The Pipsqueak tended to dye duller colours than the others, although they could still be nice and strong.

While the Pipsqueak (100% Polyester) retained it's super soft, fluffy texture when dyed, the acrylic yarns would up feeling like cotton? Not a bad thing, but kind of interesting. It's obviously something to do with the heat required for using Dyemore.

Getting a super even dye job is near impossible. There are too many factors that result in light patches. The good news is that the variation makes the yarn more interesting!

I have found multiple ways to make ombré and other variegated yarn. They are all fun. I think my favorite is to ball the yarn and then dye it.

Tie dyeing yarn does not work like you'd think it would! Basically the places where the yarn is tied are white, but they don't scrunch the surrounding strands together enough to cause fading or spidering or anything like that...which is ironic since not getting dye between the strands is one of the things that causes uneven dyeing and light spots? The end result is yarn with random white speckles through it, which is still super cool! (See the dark blue-green hank of Pipsqueak)

And that's what I've got for now! Most of these have been exhaust dyed (I've dyed multiple batches in the same dye bath, so they get progressively lighter), with the occasional variation. I'm planning on getting another skein of the Big Twist Metallic and just exhaust dyeing the entire thing with the same formula to see how consistent I can get. And, of course, hoping for some parchment Re-Spun. It'll be very interesting to see what the texture does on that one, given that is also 100% Polyester, but not fluffy and recycled. Does it make a difference?

...and definitely more variegated yarns in the future! Hands down my favorite!

And I have some wool, so I can play with natural dyes!

[dollulus]

Rit Dying Doll Hair Tutorial! Rainbow High and LOL Surprise OMG

INSTRUCTIONS - How to dye doll hair with Rit!

Supplies: Your dolly! Dye Big bowl or your sink Stirring stick (chopstick) Disposable gloves gentle soap

1. Start with clean hair. Rinse your dolls hair with water to remove any product. A teeny tiny amount of a gentle soap can be used. I like Dr. Bronners.

2. Prepare the dye bath. No need to boil water, just fill a large bowl with hot water from your sink. pour out a small amount of dye into the water. You can eyeball it or try this ratio: 1 Gallon to 1 teaspoon dye dilution as a rough starting point and then add more water or dye as needed. The color of the water will look darker than the outcome. You can always dye a test strand but I like to live dangerously.

3. Time to DYE! With wet hair dip your dolls head in the dye bath and swirl around. Dip for 10-30 seconds at a time so you don't over dye. Less is more with this project since there isn't an undo button! When you dip make sure you get to the hair line. You can even face her forward in the water briefly to get the hairline area.

4. Time to RINSE! After dipping immediately rinse the dye out of the hair. Once the water runs clean you have your final color. repeat the dip again if you want a stronger color.

5. Done! Just dry and style however you like now.

TIPS:

This is my method but everyone has their own way. There's no "correct" way to customize your doll so do whatever you prefer! Different types of doll hair may dye differently. I'm not responsible if you mess up your doll!

Don't use Rit Dyemore as it can stain the face or body. Stick with basic Rit, the liquid is a lot easier and less messy than the powder! Salt and vinegar are not necessary. The hair takes color just fine in hot water, no need to boil. Read instructions on the bottle but adjust them for doll hair like this tutorial or another's instructions.

Consider the dolls existing hair color when choosing the dye color. Just like human hair you can't dye dark colors to light colors. You will need to go from a lighter color to a darker color. Such as light blue to brown. Most dolls have paint on their scalp that matches their stock hair color. This paint won't change colors and can sometimes be seen contrasting with the new dyed hair.

LESS IS MORE! It's OK if it doesn't come out exactly as you envisioned. Even with some precision there are always surprises.

[thenarrativefoil]

ABSINTHE GREEN DYE JOB WAS A SUCCESS!!

[tatertotvk9]

Fuschia rit dye + a new wardrobe to ring in the new year! ✨👏🏽

[alexzandriathegood]

OK, Maybe Don't Use Dye on Your Resin BJD...

Or it might end up like mine!

(this is a test print from my BJD prototype)

Time to sand all of this off and maybe just paint the skin in layers of acrylic paint?

[forever70s]

Rit Dye ad, 1972

[sheliesshattered]

Test swatches! The next big task for my Rhaenyra cosplay is getting the grommets into the center back and along the armscyes, and I know just as soon as that's done I'll want to lace it up, so I figured I'd spend today getting ready for both.

In the second photo you can see, along the bottom, the color that the lacing cord started at -- a bright and slightly blue-ish red. I probably could have left it, but since I'm planning to attach lacing points to the end of each of the cords, I decided to take the time now to over-dye the red to tone it down to something slightly closer to my fabric. Since the cord has a rayon outer with a cotton core, I knew it would take dye like a champ.

The darker test run was my first attempt, using tan Rit Dye over the existing bright red, turned out much darker and still too blue-leaning for my taste, so I did another test with Tan and Golden Yellow mixed in equal amounts, and less dye total than the first attempt. That color turned out pretty damn perfect.

Since I was so happy with the color, I decided to just add more water and more dye to my dye pot and head straight into dyeing the several yards I'll need for the dress and the bag I'm (hopefully) going to make to carry my con gear around in. I actually ended up doing the whole thing twice because of unforeseen circumstances, but I'll post about that tomorrow when the cording is all dry and I can get a shot of it in daylight.

[cosmic-kitsune04]

Ritdyed my delica and got a nice wine red. Sry for the shitty lighting, my dumbass forgot to turn off the rgb on my keyboard.

[mendelmakes]

I've been looking for black jeans that fit me for like 2 years. I finally got frustrated and dyed a pair of jeans that fit me black. I'm bad at taking photos but they turned out really well.

[badlydrawnskeletons]

I dyed a shirt for one of my brothers with avocado pits and iron and did lettering in a secret code with rit dye. I really like that the stripes came out looking like teeth