dyeing jeans

[fndmybetterhalf]

i actually ended up selling those cuz i gained some weight and was too tight on me unfortauntely...

but after the whole RIT dye process, i washed the jeans 2 times which still held the RIT dye pretty well and didnt bleed as much as i expected.

[Advantage]

Was thinking of doing the same thing on old black denim.. gonna do using Dark blue dye. Thought it would be cool to see some black - dark blue action..

[OptimaDies]

Dying Denim?

I have an old pair of JRs whish started life as Blackest black over dyed.

they havent worn great this past year an now look like a old pair of topman jeans.

so i want to dylon them...am i a retard or is this going to look awesome?

I still can't figure out if the double entendre was intentional or not.:confused:. Denimisdead desires dyeing dying denim?

fndmybetterhalf- do you have any pics of what happened post wash because they came out nice imo.

[selaviso]

dang those doirs came out real nice

[totally epic]

did the same to a pair of Diors i wasnt happy with after a couple washes...

came out looking better than expected. used black RIT dye which made the jeans turn SUPER dark with a hint of reddish purple hue.

How did you get the stitching to stay orange? Excuse this noobish question, I've never dyed anything before.

[datasupa]

I still can't figure out if the double entendre was intentional or not.:confused:. Denimisdead desires dyeing dying denim?

the spelling has been corrected = not intentional

(boo)

[pikler]

How did you get the stitching to stay orange? Excuse this noobish question, I've never dyed anything before.

Polyester threads don't pick up dye, if the threads had been cotton, things would have been different.

[denimisdead]

Just ordered the dye and 500g of salt. Oh yes.

How come the stitching on those diors are still orange, some sort of colour fast?

[totally epic]

Did you not read ONE POST above you?

[brianliu]

Just ordered the dye and 500g of salt. Oh yes.

How come the stitching on those diors are still orange, some sort of colour fast?

500g of (table?) salt and 1 package of rit dye in bucket - are there any tricks to this? or do you just dump the table salt and rit and jeans and stir?

[stussified]

does it still fade?

[denimisdead]

Did you not read ONE POST above you?

Yea, not sure how i missed that.

...Yes table salt will do it...Im not doing mine in a bucket...i wanted to give them a good soak and make sure the dye covers the jeans so im putting it all in a washing machine and crossing my fingers.

[denimisdead]

Dyed them last night, and they look awesome.

really pleased with them.

will post pictures saturday.

i recomend.

Dylon and salt for everyone!

[z_ace]

what about...

[ktothe]

Where can I get that dye? I skinned the knee on my APC's and Id like to try this.

EDIT: Google saves the day.

FINDMY: what color die did you use? I think im going to try the black...

[denimisdead]

Where can I get that dye? I skinned the knee on my APC's and Id like to try this.

EDIT: Google saves the day.

FINDMY: what color die did you use? I think im going to try the black...

yea i would probably only use black i think any other colour would just look really unatural.

PS if you're still stuck i got my dye here http://www.fabricdyes.co.uk

[totally epic]

I'm going to overdye my grey Skulls because I don't like the white stitching. Since it's cotton, it should be affected by the dye. I'm thinking of doing brown.

Pics this weekend when I finish.

[totally epic]

I went with black instead (more versatile). They're soaking in the bucket now. I hope it turns out as cool as it looks wet. The leather patch turned black too!

[totally epic]

Here's a preview. More pics tomorrow when I get better light.

[owl]

very nice Mr. epic

[Vanquish Gold]

This is an ultra cool thread.... even a light overdye of a different color on a pair of indigo jeans can achieved interesting effect.

[totally epic]

^indeed. I'm going to lightly overdye a pair of indigo APCs red or turquoise.

[jeepster]

^indeed. I'm going to lightly overdye a pair of indigo APCs red or turquoise.

how'd you go about doing the skulls.

we need info

cause once I finish with my NC's in about 4 months, im considering re-dying them in black.

[totally epic]

2 packets Rit black dye powder

1 cup table salt

1 tbsp Woolite dark

3 gallons near boiling water

1 bucket

1) Turn faucet to the hottest setting and soak jeans in hot tap water.

2) Heat some water on the stove.

3) In the bucket, add 4 cups of really hot water and dye. Stir until dissolved.

4) Now add 1 cup salt and 1 tbsp Woolite.

5) Add the rest of the hot water, while stirring.

6) Remove soaked jeans and wring out a bit of the water.

7) Put jeans into dye bucket.

8) Stir vigorously for 5 minutes, then let sit. Stir again every 5-10 minutes.

9) After soaking for an hour, pour dye out.

10) Rinse in warm water until water is fairly clear.

11) Now put jeans inside-out in washing machine, regular cycle, warm wash, cold rinse, Woolite dark.

12) Do a second rinse before the spin cycle.

13) Dry jeans on low heat setting.

14) Take out jeans when they're still a bit damp (20-30 mins), they will have shrunken considerably so put them on to stretch back out.

[owl]

^epicly done!

wanna dye my hobokens black!

[totally epic]

I forgot to take before pics, but here are the ones from Fabfour: http://www.fabfour.co.jp/netshop/babe/showcase/BB041.html. Take a look at the stitching, leather patch, and selvedge.

Now:

[theshonen8899]

That's really cool. How did the patch manage to turn black and keep the red ink?

And what shoes are you wearing on the first pic?

[totally epic]

I don't know. I'm not a leather expert. Shoes are RAF.

[joey_formal]

those came out really nice totally epic. i'm interested to see how well the rit dye holds up on them.

[totally epic]

Yeah, I don't plan on washing these very often and it's always possible to redye if they fade.