How can I dye sweaters made of 95% acrylic and 5% elastane?
Name: Lilian Message: Hello Paula, I’m from The Nethelands and have a question about dyeing two sweaters. I have two sweaters, one in the colour grey and one in the colour off-white. The grey sweater I want to dye black and the off-white sweater I want to dye red. One sweater each weighs about 300 grams (european measuring for weight). The label says: 95 percent acryl and 5 percent elastan (I think that’s spandex?). Wash at 30 degrees in the washing machine or by hand. It can be flat-ironed (the symbol is a flat-iron with one dot). Not for the tumble-dryer. It has the symbol ‘P’ with a circle around that letter, which I think it means that it can be chemically cleaned. The grey sweater I washed once really well, then I’ve tried to dye it with ”Dylon Colorfast Textiledye” in the colour black on 40 degrees Celsius in the washing machine. I followed all the instructions, but at the end of it, they grey sweater did not dye at all. Dylon is a brand in The Netherlands that is selled at the
