We've all had it happen. A perfectly good cloth napkin ruined by a simple stain. Not to mention the incidental stain here or there that can diminish your fondness for a favorite pillowcase, towel, undershirt or underwear. Never fear! Dye will cover that stain and save the day. Read more to find out how.
Use dyes to give new life to old things by dyeing over unsightly stains, or use them to redecorate with a new color. Either way, you'll be thrilled with the results. You may even like the new version better than the old!
Dyeing is easy to do. Either throw the dye into the washing machine with your laundry, or use a big pot over a stove. Another added bonus is that dyeing old garments stretches your dollar.
Here are some fun projects to rejuvenate or redecorate using dye. Refer to the photos above:
1. Cool keyboard
2. Rit color palette
3. Stained pillowcase
4. Dirty shoes
5. Soiled napkin
6. Old underwear
7. Fabric
Extra tidbits: Some natural dyes include turmeric for yellow and tea for beige or brown.
(Images as linked and used with permission)
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How would you dye keys on a keyboard?? Such a great idea if possible!
If the plastic is fairly soft you would use Vinyl dye. If it is harder plastic you can us Rit dye. Just google it and lots of tutorials and Youtube videos show up.
cool idea with the keyboard. I would never have thought that possible
I have had great success with RIT in the washing machine and clothing. I had a pair of shorts that got a rust stain I couldn't get out, so I just dyed them a darker color. They look great even better than they did in the original color!
Under britches? Really?
I would like to dye some of my faded items, though. Just maybe not my panties....
And I probably wouldn't iron them and lay them out to dry on the back picnic table....
It works for me though I've never tried the undies (and probably won't). I regularly renew the black dye on my clothing and do an entire load at once combining my own clothing and friends/family. I also overdye any clothing that may have a spot so things go into a pot of black, navy or brown dye. Works like a charm! Personally I prefer Procion Fiber Reactive Dyes to RIT but I do use both. Sometimes I'll even buy white or ivory clothing, in natural materials, and then dye it myself at home just because I get better colors using Procion or RIT than I can find in finished clothing in the stores (most recent case in point: a cream colored Ralph Lauren safari-style jacket that's now a beautiful Robin's Egg Blue).
How do you use RIT type dye in a front load washer?