Tips on dyeing cotton

[rik_uk3]

I've got an old ventile anorak coming from a mate, its in that "dayglow" orange so popular back in the 70's, any tips for dyeing it?

[sandsnakes]

If you dye it dark blue ist should come out green of a sort.

Dylon now do a dye based washing pack both blue and black. Use the entire contents like washing powder.
1 wash jacket, spin dry and put to one side
2 dump dye mix in washing machine ( open the packet in the machine, this prevents dye dust spreading around kitchen)
3 lay a old tea towel over dye powder (this prevents contact staining of jacket)
4 place in still damp jacket
5 hot wash
6 hot wash again with regular powder.

Now do a bleach wash to make sure all of the dye traces are gone from the machine!

I have dyed all sorts this way including lurid cammo. whit turning it into something more sedate and less military.

Sandsnakes :D

[addyb]

Mine's day-glo orange. It's so incredibly retro that when I wear it on campus, I constantly get comments on it. Why change a perfectly good thing? :D