Can i dye a black shirt red?
If your shirt is made of a dyeable fiber, you can dye a light color to a darker color, such as a very light khaki to a bright red. However, the stitching will stay the original color, because most clothing is sewn together with polyester thread. If the shirt is made of polyester, you probably won’t be able to dye it at all. The only way to dye a black shirt a lighter color, such as red, would be to remove the black dye first with bleach or Rit Color Remover. The only problem is that not all dye can be removed. Some black shirts will stay black no matter how much bleach or color remover you hit them with. Bleach will permanently damage many fabrics. If you try to dye a khaki shirt red, you will get a brighter, truer red if you can remove the khaki color first. When you want to dye clothing, it’s best to buy only white 100% cotton clothing that is labeled “prepared for dyeing”. A good mail-order source for dyeable clothing is Dharma Trading Company. They also sell good dyes that work muc
