Jacquard iDye Poly Fabric Dye Kelly Green for Natural, Synthetic, Polyester and Blended Textile Fibres 14g No Mess Packet

This was my first time home dying anything and I’ve been totally blown away by the results. Photo speaks for itself. I needed a green bra, couldn’t find one, this was a brand new item in nude which you can see is now a beautiful forest green to match my dress, I’m over the moon with the results.

So I love my sofa but it was a freebie and the colour, though lovely, isn’t me. I’d been thinking of re-covering it but it’s a great fabric and I thought if only I could just dye it… I’m no stranger to dyeing natural fibres but I’ve always seen synthetics as beyond my reach so I looked into those fabric paints you can buy that people often use to change the colour of chairs and sofas, but the finish always looks patchy and it takes forever and multiple coats, etc, I didn’t fancy that. So I decided to try experimenting with synthetic dyes. The manufacturer stresses that for it to work your dye bath needs to be at near boiling temperatures for a prolonged period for the dye to bond with polyester, I think you’re essentially melting the dye into the plastic fibres. It’s strongly advised that use a stovetop method, however these are big pieces of fabric and I don’t have pots that big enough. There’s a 90* wash on my machine though so I figured it was worth a bash for £7. It was an agonising two and a half hours excitedly waiting to see if the dye would take but I am thrilled to report that it did. It was as easy as putting a wash cycle on, the dye is in powder form and comes in a soluble packet so I chucked that in the drum, emptied the contents of the colour activator in with it and a tiny squirt of washing up liquid just to help get the dye into the pile of the velvet. It did dye some of the plastic elements in the drum and I wouldn’t advise putting the dye in your detergent drawer as this might also change colour. But if I understand correctly that dye shouldn’t leach out, it’s now permanently bonded with the plastic so no drama there. I can’t say how durable it is in practice but based on that premise it should last just as well as whatever the original colour was. This is not for the faint hearted but if you’re open to the possibility it might not work out go for it! I’m ordering more now and will have to tackle removing the fixed upholstery from my sofa so that I can repeat the process for the whole thing. Think it all through before you set out, be prepared for what could go wrong and might just end up with something beautiful!

Ok, disappointed. I used this to change the colour and refresh some cotton teatowels to match other items in my kitchen - the colour was great initially, but it washes out and also contaminates other clothing as it does so. So really disappointed with the overall result

The dye itself is very good - I didn't appreciate what a faff it would be to use it. I used an old preserving pot on a primus stove in the garden in an effort to avoid the fumes. You do have to stir it for at least an hour and that can seem like a long time. I shan't bother to dye polyester again unless someone comes up with one that you can just leave to soak. Not a fault of the product - just a lot of effort to change the colour of a top.

Great to dye polyester material, colour was not the brightest apple green that I expected more of a deep khaki but it did the job well. Quite a smelly dye though and the trousers needed several goes in the washing machine afterwards to clear the scent but the coverage was great & I’m pleased with the results

I bought this dye for a very dull beige cotton sweatshirt. I wasn’t sure what material the stitching was hence the iDye. The instructions say to use boiling water and keep it simmering throughout the process. I didn’t have a big enough metal container to use on a hob so just used a plastic washing up bowl and boiling water to dissolve the powder. I topped it up with hot water from the tap. I made sure all the material was submerged and kept moving it around. I left it for one hour. Gave it a good rinse and then a low temperature machine wash. My dull beige sweatshirt is now a lovely shade of buttermilk. Just right.

This dye was such a lovely colour. It was very easy to use. I bought for to dye lace, and it worked perfectly. I will try it again.

Other reviewers have said they had success with this in their washing machines but two attempts, one at 60 degrees C and one at 95 degrees C, didn’t make much of a dent in this formerly ivory-white garment. The label claims it is 100% polyester. Both the care label and the buttons have come out the required shade (after the second attempt in a hotter wash) but not the garment itself. After the first wash it came out extremely pale pink, after the second was pale pink with a distinctly grey hue. It’s just for a fancy dress costume, on a second-hand item, because I didn’t want to spend much. I’m going to attempt using Dylon machine dye to see if that covers the (possibly mislabelled?) cloth and, if not, I’ll give up. I had intended to do it on the hob but when the packet arrived, it specified that you must not use a pan that you use for food/cooking. I don’t have a pan I’m prepared to sacrifice to dying clothes, so that’s why I attempted using a washing machine. (I’m only trying it because I thought the second-hand item was cotton and therefore planned to use Dylon in the first place!) I did run cleaner through our washing machine first so that any dirt that might catch the dye was removed and I’ll be cleaning it again afterwards before I test it and maybe put a dark load or two through. In summary, I’m quite envious of the people who managed to get it to work in a machine.

Not strong colouring and it stained, i follower as prescribed but still it made all these stains on my sweater

Funziona

très contente de cet achat. Fonctionne parfaitement sur le polyester, teinture parfaite

Arrived on time, and worked great. This dye is very green though and it wasn't a really flattering colour for a shirt. I had used two older white shirts of my husbands and used this to dye green for a wedding. I doubt he will wear the shirts again, but to no fault of the product. If you are dyeing clothes, just realize that this colour is verrrrrry green.

Started with a very light mint green alpha direct polartec hoodie. The clothing is great, the color was not. I read about how to dye polyester and this seemed like it might be worth a shot. Getting that much water to boil was the hardest part. It was about 50deg outside (have to do this outside, the smell is strong) on a little one burner camping stove. That wasn't going to work. So I tried a propane torch. That added enough heat, but it was kind of scary. Your clothing must stay in the boiling water for at least 1/2 hour. And then it was a little difficult to get the smell out. I rinsed and rinsed and baking soda and vinegar. Finally it it odor free. Pros - it works. your clothing will change color. Cheaper than buying new clothing. mess-free Cons - must be done outdoors. Hard to predict exactly the resulting color. boiling water takes a while I like this dye and will probably use it again if I want to change the color of a piece of gear