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- From: barbaraj@sacajawea.csc.ti.com (Heart Dancer)
- Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
- Subject: Re: question about fabric dye
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.003731.16768@csc.ti.com>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 00:37:31 GMT
- References: <1993Jan19.135016.20977@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
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- In article <1993Jan19.135016.20977@cbfsb.cb.att.com>, cris@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (cristine.a.letourneau) writes:
- >> Does anyone know what happens if you try to dye 100% polyester?
- >> ... I bought the sheers and some RIT thinking I could dye
- >> them myself, but the package says "Not recommended for 100%
- >> polyester" and, of course, the sheers are 100% polyester. Does
- >> anyone have experience trying to do this? Are there any special
- >> tricks I should try, or should I just forget it take them back?
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- The reason it is not recommended for polyester is that synthetic fibers
- are less likely to "take" the dye than natural fibers. Other dyes
- (which are more of a hassle than RIT, and btw, more toxic) might be
- more successful.
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- BJ
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