What is the best black dye?
Synthetic dyes are best. The ‘Ritt’ dye rarely works well and tends to be coloured, though it isnt available in the UK. There is a japanese semi-natural dye (Ginsa?) which is not bad if you can get it. As for tips on how to actually dye clothes with this:Don’t use a Washing machine. Get a big pot (no, not that one, I said a BIG POT. Put the object in that you wish to die, and fill it with enough water to cover the object and then some. Remove the object. This is done to make sure that when you put the article of clothing back in, you don’t die the stove.Put the pot on the stove and boil the water. The hotter the better. Unfortunately it is difficult to get the water much above 212f (100c). Add the Dye. Approxametly twice what the package says and stir (no, not with your arm, and don’t use the spoon that you stir spaghetti with either) add the garment. Boil for a while, turn off the heat and let cool. When the BIG POT is cool enough, put in a corner overnight.
Synthetic dyes are best. The ‘Ritt’ dye rarely works well and tends to be coloured, though it isnt available in the UK. There is a japanese semi-natural dye (Ginsa?) which is not bad if you can get it. As for tips on how to actually dye clothes with this: Don’t use a Washing machine. Get a big pot (no, not that one, I said a BIG POT. Put the object in that you wish to die, and fill it with enough water to cover the object and then some. Remove the object. This is done to make sure that when you put the article of clothing back in, you don’t die the stove. Put the pot on the stove and boil the water. The hotter the better. Unfortunately it is difficult to get the water much above 212f (100c). Add the Dye. Approxametly twice what the package says and stir (no, not with your arm, and don’t use the spoon that you stir spaghetti with either) add the garment. Boil for a while, turn off the heat and let cool. When the BIG POT is cool enough, put in a corner overnight. The next day rinse the g
