Jacquard Procion MX Fabric Dye, 2/3oz, Cerulean Blue

You're not tie dying if you don't use procion by Jacquard brand tie dye! I've tried to use a lot of different brands of dyes some powder some liquid and I've never gotten the type of results like I have from this dye. It can be a bit pricey but it's well well worth it and I definitely wouldn't settle for the 2/3 of an ounce containers that's just not simply enough and the 8 oz last you a good long while. I've used both of the different tie dying techniques like ice dye and bottle dye with this particular brand and I've also used rubber bands and send you with this brand and it always turns out great! Note that you have to use soda Ash to soak the clothing before using this dye and it's also important that you use natural fabrics because that's the only way the dye will bind to the material. Don't use polyester or spandex or anything like that unless there's at least 50% natural fabric in the material. Silk looks great and is probably the best thing that I've ever used to tie dye. I've been doing this for 3 years now and this is the best thing going!

Like many others who have left lower or negative reviews, I also did not have the greatest results at first. After trying twice on a set of linen clothes the best I got was a darker blue-grey tint; both times stirring and leaving it in the dye bath for several hours. I didn't have any soda ash, but the instructions suggested that salt could be used as an alternative. I didn't have any luck with that.I decided to give it one more try and picked up soda ash, and also white vinegar (for setting the color in natural fabrics) which had been suggested by another reviewer.I soaked and aggitated the clothes in warm water with some soda ash.I boiled a large pot of water and added a cup of soda, poured that into the dye bath, added the wetted clothes, and stirred for 15 minutes. I let it sit for 1 hour (I don't know if it was necessary), then stirred again for 15 minutes.After the second stir I pulled the cloth out of the bath and squeezed out as much dye water as possible before putting them in another 5-gal bucket filled with 2 gal of white vinegar. I stirred that for another 15 minutes, then put them into the wash machine.This was the magic formula - I could tell immediately that they had finally been dyed a rich, deep solid black. After drying, the color remained rich and my clothes look amazing! I've worn this outfit several times, and there has been no color bleeding or dye rubbing off onto my body.For anyone struggling with this dye, the soda ash/sodium carbonate is imperative (I used Arm and Hammer picked up at the local grocery store), and I would also suggest vinegar (for natural fabrics) to make sure the color sets.After my experience I will certainly buy this dye again. It would be nice if the instructions on the container were clearer, and in larger print, but it is an excellent product and I highly recommend it.

My 100% cotton, lightest blue, duvet cover turned out gorgeous. It's now dark indigo (it's a bit bluer and darker than these phone pics with flash.) I had a half bottle of black liquid RIT dye sitting around so I added it to the mix, with this navy blue powder, because I wanted to make sure it came out dark enough. I thought it was going to come out dark ashy blue but I guess the RIT has some red in it. I did see red specks rinsing down the sides of my mixing bucket during prep so I'm not sure if it was from this powder or the liquid RIT. I'm OK with that because it's the original color I wanted. I just decided to go dark blue because I figured I'd have to buy 2 or 3 colors to get this beautiful dark indigo.It had yellowed from sweat, and it even had blood stains from old injuries on it. I used peroxide and ammonia and Persil, in cold water to lighten those. Then I washed it in hot water, with a bunch of Borax, soda Ash, 1 cup of salt (good for blood and protein,) and more Persil. That, surprisingly, got the old blood stains to fade the most, and the yellowed skin residue was almost unnoticeable -- should have done it a long time ago. I left the cover wet and started on my bucket mix.For a 4lb, king size cover, in my top-loading HE washer, it took 14 gallons of water, 8lbs of pickling salt, 18Tbs of this dye powder, and 1 1/2 cups of soda ash. (Technically, I ran out of soda ash so I added 1 cup of Borax and 1/2 cup of backing soda to 1 cup of soda ash, in a bowl of hot water. After stirring a lot, I strained that mix into the washing machine so the undesolved Borax wouldn't make my cover spotty, JIK.) I was religious about rearranging the cover every 5 minutes. I live at 5800 feet altitude so I added 10 minutes to the first, non-soda, stage, and 25 minutes to the soda-ash stage, so that's 25 minutes, then 1 hour and 25 minutes soaking time. Then I plugged the washer back in, let it fill up on a deep water, warm, cycle and let it run. It agitated the diluted mix for 45 minutes, then rinsed it twice. I then ran it through another almost-hot deep-water wash-and-double rinse cycle -- just water. (The rinses are always with cold water. This nicely allowed me to alternate hot and cold rinses.) I then added 14tsp of Jaquard color fixative to a single rinse & spin, deep-water, cycle. Finally, I washed the cover normally, in tap-cold water, with a bunch of other black clothes and some detergent, then dried it on low. Voila!I'm shocked at how even it came out, mainly because the unplugged washer seemed to be draining ever so slowly, to where I felt I needed more swishing room during the last 45 minutes. Instead of swishing I had to pick the cover up and dunk it again, which produced a lot of large bubbles. It was impoosible to keep it immersed over time (I even put heavy platic bottles on to.) It would have been easier to double the mix, up to 24 gallons of water, so I could stir and swish it around instead. (FYI, my recipe is already double-strength to ensure dark results.)My husband didn't believe it was the same cover. It's his favorite thing in the house, because it's soft and cool for sleeping, so I presented it to him with me wrapped under it. 😀My only other side note is don't do this before an interview or formal occasion. My hands look like a car mechanic's even though I wore long gloves and washed them every 5 minutes. In fact car grease is easier to was off. Keep rags handy for splatters, and remember to check your face and neck after each swishing. My wasing machine came out clean as a whistle though. A mild bleach cycle could be run through it if you want to be absolutely sure it's clean.

I tried going for a solid black and red tie dye with this brand of dye. Spent MANY HOURS AND DAYS of trial and error to get the right amount of tablespoons/water ratio, water temperature (per instructions), soda ash pre wash, prewashing without soda ash, multiple trial and error processes after dying then waiting 8,16, and 24 hours before rinsing and washing per instructions….shirts turned out pink and purple. So either I have no idea what I’m doing or this brand sucks. You be the judge.

I tie dye as a second income and I can definitely tell you that Jacquard Procion MX dyes are the best of the best. This Robin's egg blue is the perfect shade for a transition colour and I'm loving it. Added a touch of blue that can go to a darker shade or effortlessly fade into greens or turquoise. If you're wondering how these dyes would work for a project compared to store bought dyes, there really is none. 6 tsp in a bucket of water will dye a whole sheet set plus pillow cases and you will still have enough to do 5 T shirts in one solid colour. If it's a dress you wish was a different colour or shade then Jacquard is the best choice, because the colour they show is exactly what you get when you mix and dye. You won't have the problem of a red coming out pink or a yellow that looks like you stained fabric. Follow directions and always soak in soda ash and water for 30 mns and your good to go (soda ash is baking soda baked at 200 for 2hrs to reduce moisture and use 1cup per 12 cups warm water. Spin dry and dye while material is damp) check out all of Jacquards line of dyes for certain types of fabrics. 100% the best dyes on the market!.

I dyed my love seat covers, just the colour I was wanting, hard to do by handWill purchase again

Always use cold water to make the dye. It’s beautiful. I also like to leave my dyes and come back another time. All this great product needs is a few shakes and ready to go as it was when I made it.

I wear only black and only natural fibres. Re-dying my clothes is a must for their longevity. This product did wonderfully when paired with the suggested fixer! Did have a hard time diying vintage white lace. The lace never came out true black. Even after two diyings. But because it’s fibre content is not known to me. I can’t expect perfect results with this product.I will buy this again and continue to use it on all my natural fibre clothing!Also this product is usually sold in tiny jars for way more! I bought one of said jars to compare results. This bulk product works exactly the same. Unless you only need to dye one small item, once. I would suggest this bulk option to you!!!!

But less intense than hoped for. Should come with fixer, would save hassle and cost.