Cotton Polyester Blend Fabric Dye

If dyeing polyester or a polyester cotton blend keep the fabric in the dye bath for at least 30 minutes to ensure that the color takes fully.

Cotton polyester blend fabric dye.

Printed colors are vibrant and unlikely to fade with time. Nylon tends to dye very quickly and much darker than other fibers so the actual time needed in the dye bath is less. This synthetic fabric dye can be used with many different synthetic fibers. Cotton linen wool and silk are all natural materials and should respond well to dye.

Color results may be somewhat lighter than with an all natural fiber and the best results require a white or light colored base fabric. As long as the blend contains at least 50 per cent cotton however it will take the colour although the end result will most likely be much lighter than the colour shown on the box. The fabric dye is vibrant and will dissolve in water. If you are hoping to alter man made fabrics beware that results may be less than ideal.

Polyester blend fabrics will be more difficult to dye and results may be more unpredictable than an all natural fiber but blends with at least 50 to 60 percent cotton can be dyed with some success. But thanks to special dyes and advanced printing technologies achieving high quality prints on polyester fabrics is no longer a worry. Item can remain in dye bath from 10 minutes up to one hour. The dye does require a hot dyebath which is common for most polyester and synthetic fiber dyes.

Some large or stationary items like carpets require a slightly different process and a specialized type of dye.