Dritz 87009 Permanent Fabric Dye, 1.75-Ounce, Dark Green

I got this dye for two pairs of polyester/rayon blend pants. I love the pants, but the color had faded, so I thought I had to retire them. I heard about using dye to restore the color, but I was worried that it wouldn't work because that pants were 50% polyester. I got this Dylon dye because you can use warm water instead of boiling hot water. Hot water would not be good for the pants, which are cold water wash only.I figured I had nothing to lose by trying the Dylon dye, so I did it in my stainless steel laundry sink. I lined the edges of the sink with some towels to catch any splashes and used two packs of dye for my two pairs of pants. I am happy to report that it worked perfectly and I was able to save the pants. I have worn and washed them a few times since the initial dye job, and they are still looking good and dark black. It was a small investment of time and money, and I have been able to keep some pants that I can't replace. So I am very happy with purchase and the results.

I am not a DIY-er. Growing up my mom was a costumer/seamstress and I watched her make hella messes everywhere dying fabric and clothing for the stage, and mom always came out with odd colored hands. I swore I'd never do it, the results might have looked great on stage, but the effort hardly seemed worth it for every day life (which, by the way, did not stop my mom from dying anything she could get her hand on if the mood struck her..!). Because I could never stand the mess it made, I never became a DIY-er - I'm a DIY idiot.Recently I bought a pair of pants that were so nicely cut, I really wished I had a pair in black. I decided to go for it - times have changed, and I'm not running a theater costume shop, there's no need for stress or mess.And I was right. I followed the directions explicitly. Pants were 100% cotton, brand new, so I washed them, but did not dry them. The directions say there's enough dye/dye-power to effectively dye about 1/2 pound of fabric, roughly equivalent to a large shirt or pair of pants. Perfect.I decided I'd push it a little and drop in a light henley that was also 100% cotton and would likely take very well.The pants were olive kaki, and the shirt a kind of muted pewter blue, both dark enough to provide a nice undertone to the velvet black Dylon color. I dyed both items together in a bucket, and was fairly lazy about stirring, but I was sure to saturate both items of clothing. I let them sit in the dye with a couple of extra stirs for an extra half hour, not that I think that did anything, but whatevs, couldn't hurt.Rinsed in cold water, as per instructions, then washed in the washing machine to get the excess dye out. I didn't use detergent, and will wash these clothes with other black clothing, as I'm sure there's plenty of excess dye in them.But the results are fantastic! The pants look incredible, you'd never know I didn't buy them off the shelf in the color they came out. A tip for those who want to do a top notch job - thread, nylon or metal zippers, buttons and decals, none of these things will take dye, which worked out well in my case. The shirt didn't come out black for some reason, but a rich navy blue. I don't think that had anything to do with the dye (for instance, if I used too much fabric for the amount of dye the pants wouldn't have come out as beautifully dark as they did), I think the shirt must have some part polyester or something. In both cases, I won - the shirt looks fantastic, better than when I bought it three years ago and the pants are incredible!I don't want to make a regular habit dying clothes, but I won't be reluctant either. This was a great, no muss no fuss experience with a top-notch result - my clothes don't look home-dyed at all, they look store crisp!One thing I'll suggest to the dying novice: spend an extra couple of $ to get long rubber gloves for the dying/stirring process. I used cheap little ones that went up to my wrists, and while I managed to keep my forearms dye-free, the right hand glove had a tiny puncture and I ended up with an entirely black middle finger on my right hand...ha! Thankfully the dye does wear off skin pretty quickly, so it only lasted a few days..! Whew!

I ordered this item a few months ago from the seller "Stuff 4 Scrapbooking." Not only did the dye not work, but the seller was completely useless. First of all it was shipped in a HUGE box. Too big to fit in my mailbox and was sent back to the post office. I have no idea why such a small item was in a gigantic box but it added hassle that I did not want to deal with.. If I wanted to drive around for fabric dye I would have gone to the store and picked it up myself. I have tried dies in the past and they have not worked - considering this one had good reviews I tried it and failed just like the rest. I even let my ONE item sit over night, it couldn't even dye one single item. The seller contacted me to see if I was satisfied and I was not, I never heard from them again. Do not waste your time or money.

I was very happy to find a dye that doesn't require very hot water and machine washing since I didn't want to shrink my new white 100% cotton gauze shirt in the dying process. I was a little worried when the dye initially looked an orange/red color after adding water, but continued on hoping for the best. It turned out a perfect sunflower yellow just like shown on the package! (See picture). Very easy process if you take the time to read and carefully follow the directions. I even rewrote them and looked up how to convert all measurements to US cups and had everything ready before I started. After rinsing until I could no longer see dye in the rinse water, I put the dyed shirt in the washer on the spin/rinse cycle and then hung to dry. It went so well I'm going to order another color for another shirt! :)

The cost seemed a little high for material dye, but I was willing to try it on my casual pants that I accidentally splattered bleach on them. It is a black cotton blend jogging wear that I often use around the house during the winter months. There is a YouTube example on how to remove bleach spots using this product. Not wanting to toss the pants or cut them up for grease rags since I only wore it a couple times before the accident. Originally I tried Rit black dye and followed the instruction, but it didn't removed the bleach spots off the front. After reading about this particular dye through YouTube I decided to give it try. The instruction is to add 1 Tsp of the dye and 1 Tsp of salt in a bowl. Mix them up and add warm/hot water to dissolve the two ingredients. Apply the solution on the bleach spot and afterward rinse the clothing. As of today I have tried three attempts using the same instruction. Each time I've seen little bits of improvements. Be careful when using this dye, it is messy and tiny specks seem to fall everywhere which eventually turns a blue color. You can easily wipe it off but it does get on everything. Black magic markers do not work very well. Don't expect a complete transformation on the first attempt when removing bleach spots.

So good. Much better than the most popular dye on the market. Will purchase again.

I don't have a picture of before unfortunately, but the shoes were kind of washed out purple, i followed the instructions, but i used 2 packs for same quantity of water, i used Vaseline for the sole, i kept them soaked for roughly an hour, i noticed the blue stitches didn't change color its good thing for me but i don't know if it's because of the color or maybe they're made from a different materialI'm really happy with the result.I just need to wait and see how it will hold, if there is any change i’ll try to update

I had a favourite old light blue shirt that had a badly faded collar and it always looked tatty because of the collar. But I now have a brand new looking shirt in light blue. which after ironing is absolutely great. I am so pleased this light blue dye is really good.No patchiness at all.

Colour turned out lovely easy to use value for money

Très bon produit