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Stove Top Steamer Problem
Thank you for the feedback. It is possible that the stove top steamer is getting overheated which would could the metal to buckle. If you turn the heat down once the water has begun to boil-just high enough to generate steam-you might avoid this iss…

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Idye pot safe for food?
Please see my response to Michelle's question in this thread. Jenny

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iDye Poly powder-to-liquid??
The packets of iDye Poly as well as the iDye for Natural Fibers can be cut open and only a partial amount of the dye used. You can mix them up with water and blend them, but the instructions for use remain the same-stove method dyebath. You'l…

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Help!!!
iDye and iDye Poly are hot water dyes. For best results (deepest/darkest colors as well as really bright colors) you will want to follow the stove top instructions. Redyeing the cardigan in a boiling dyebath of iDye for Natural Fibers Black for 30-6…

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Jacquard Lumiere dying?
Lumiere straight from the bottle, doesn't have the consistency for airbrushing-it it too thick, which is why I suggested the Jacquard Airbrush Colors in metallic. While the metallic colors are opaque, they aren't 100% opaque, so you will s…

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Lumiere on rubber soles?
Since it is the sides of the sole and the heel, it would fair better than the bottom of the shoes. However, since those areas to still get scuffed and nicked, over time the paint may get damaged.

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Lumiere on rubber soles?
Lumiere should be okay, but longevity may be an issue given what the shoes are exposed to. Are you thinking about painting the bottom of a shoe-the part that hits the ground? Or are you looking to paint the sides of a rubber heel? The bottom of a s…

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Help with Overdying Synthetic Yarn
I usually clean up with a bleached based cleaner and let the stains soak a little if they don't come off right away. Jenny

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Jacquard Lumiere dying?
Dyes are not metallic, so dyeing wouldn't give you the look that you are going for. In addition, the water would harden the leather. On untreated leather, Lumiere would give you a metallic look if you want to had paint. Otherwise, if you would …

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Hair on Hide
Dayna, Since it isn't really possible to use a dye in this situation, you next best option is to paint it. Dye-Na-Flow is a flowable and transparent fabric paint. You can add either Jacquard Airfix or Versatex Fixer to the paint so it will air…

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iDyeing cotton w/o using washing machine?
Thousands of people have dyed using their washing machines without issue. It is important that the machine drains properly and that a full, empty cycle be run through after completing the dyeing process. I, personally, set it to an extra large hot w…

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garment dye help needed
Acrylic can be dyed with our Jacquard Basic Dyes, but these dyes are available only in 1lb quantities which is way more than you need for 1 garment. You'll want to keep in mind that dyes are transparent, so spotting may still be seen after ov…

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Dyeing heavy coat in plastic tub?
Spotting is often caused by two things. First, is that the dye was not completing dissolved and ended up landing on the fabric, greating super concentrated areas of dye. Second, is that the fabric had something on the fabric, such as oil or grease, …

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Help with dyeing polyester/nylon dress red
Every type of fiber dyes differently, which is why the results on the two fabrics were very different. You can try either iDye Color Remover or bleach to remove the color. What you may want to try instead of redyeing it, is to paint it using Dye-Na-…

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Dyeing heavy coat in plastic tub?
iDye for Natural Fiber and iDye Poly are hot water dyes and require near boiling temperatures for best colors. In order to achieve a true black, you will almost always need to simmer the dyebath on the stove top. You might try going to a second hand…

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Birthday Party
Some people dry their soda soaked shirts and then apply the dye to them-this generally causes the dyes to bleed into each other less. Our directions tell you to keep the soda soaked shirts damp-this allows for the dyes to spread more and the colors …

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Birthday Party
For a party that is only 3-4 hours, then as much as possible will have to be done before the children arrive. The shirts should be prewashed and then presoaked in the soda ash solution and the dyes should be dissolved in water. Once the children get…

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Hi!!
You can use Jacquard Acid dyes, with a thickener and then steam set. The instructions can be found here:http://www.jacquardproducts.com/products/dyes/aciddye/instructions4.php You could also use Dye-Na-Flow which is a paint, rather than a dye, and…

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Lino Block Printing On Cotton. Help?!
Caroline, I don't know much about that particular brand of paint, but both Jacquard Professional Screen Ink and our Versatex Printing Inks can be used for lino block printing. We did a quick in-house test and feel that the professional ink …

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Idye pot safe for food?
Michelle, We always endorse good housekeeping and good lab habits, which means that utensils used for dyeing and painting should not be used for food. Because of that, we never recommend using utensils for food after they have been used for dyeing.…

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98% cotton/2% spandex
Spandex can be damaged by high temperatures, but luckily the pants are 98% cotton, so you can use Procion MX dyes which will bond to the cotton fiber. These dyes require warm tap water, so the risk of damage to the Spandex is minimal. Product inform…

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Pearl ex in inkjet cartridge
I haven't heard of anyone doing it. It would be necessary that the nozzles that the ink sprays out of to be big enough to fit the Pearl Ex particle. You might end up clogging them. In addition, I'm not sure that the ink would be thick enou…

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dying vintage 30s rayon dress
Dyes are transparent, so it would be best to try to remove the color first-either with Jacquard Color Remover or with bleach (bleach damages fabric, so it really is a backup suggestion if the color remover doesn't work). Then once the color is …

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Heat Setting with Iron
Since you've already heatset it once--if it were me--I'd only do a 30 second heat set per area. However if it were me, I don't know that I would have the patience to heatset an entire sheet a second time. If you are planning on workin…

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Help with Overdying Synthetic Yarn
There really isn't any other way. Dyes are transparent, so the base color is going to skew your results as long as it is there. Jenny

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Help with Overdying Synthetic Yarn
Pre-reduced indigo is only for natural fibers and won't work on synthetics. You really want to try to strip the color if you want to achieve a blue with the iDye Poly. You can strip it with either Jacquard Color Remover or bleach. The effective…

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new to idye
You're welcome. Dye-Na-Flow (and our other waterbased fabric paints) can be used on both natural and synthetic fabrics, which includes nylon. Jenny

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new to idye
iDye and idye Poly are not meant to be used for tie dyeing. They are for immersion dyeing fabrics in the washing machine or stove top. Procion MX dyes can be used for tie dyeing natural fiber garments only. iDye Poly, especially, has to be done vi…

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Getting ink out of screen fabric.
If the paint isn't super dry, then you can try blasting it out with some pressurized water. A hose with a powerful nozel is a good choice. However, the pressure may also start to knock away at your screened image causing you to lose definition.…

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Heat Setting with Iron
Its not necessary to heat set it a second time as long as you've heat set at a hot enough temperature for a long enough time. However, it is fine to do so in order be extra sure. If you do your wash test and it has any washout after doing it tw…

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