These dye recipes are all mixed with one cup of waterApple Green
4 tsp golden yellow*
1/2 tsp dark green
Eggplant
3 tsp aubergine*
1/2 tsp black
Dark Olive
3 tsp sunshine orange*
1/2 tsp dark green
1/4 tsp black
Army Green
2 tsp golden yellow*
1 tsp Black
1/2 tsp dark green
Curry
3 tsp sunshine orange*
1/2 tsp purple
Pumpkin Spice
1 tsp tangerine
1 tsp sunshine orange*
1/2 tsp cocoa
Yellow Ochre
3 tsp golden yellow*
1/2 tsp purple
Terra Cotta
1 1/2 tsp tangerine
1/2 tsp cocoa
Blue-violet/Periwinkle
1 1/2 tsp royal blue
1/2 tsp purple
More Colors
Orange Ochre3 tsp sunshine orange*
1 tsp purple
Lime Green
2 tsp Golden yellow*
1/2 tsp Kelly green
Leaf Green
3 tsp golden yellow*
1/2 tsp dark green
Mulberry
1 tsp purple
2 tsp fuchsia*
Violet
1 tsp purple
1 tsp royal blue
Olive Drab
2 tsp golden yellow*
1 tsp black
Wood Violet
1 1/2 tsp denim
1/2 tsp purple
Bronze
3 tsp sunshine orange*
1/2 tsp navy
1/4 tsp black
Light Olive
3 tsp golden yellow*
1/2 tsp black
Dark Terra Cotta
1 tsp tangerine
1 tsp cocoa
* powder dye
all other dyes are liquid dye
the liquid dyes are more concentrated colors than the powder
These dye recipes were used doing a low immersion dye method. See my article Quilting Arts magazine December 2008 issue.





















7 comments:
Judy, thanks so much for info! I enjoyed your article in QA and have wanted to try the RIT dyes but I've been a die-hard Procion person...now I will experiement! Thanks again!
Judy -
thanks for posting the recipes! I too use procion dyes, but will definitely try the RIT dyes thanks to you and your article in QA and these recipes!!!!
THANK YOU!
<3 judi
hummmmmmm.......I can see RIT dyes will be on our list for sure!
Loved the article. Due to finances (not recession related) I have not been able to take Quilt/Art Classes so I learn by reading everything I can find - The Rit Dye article was a God send. I have two questions - Couldn't you set the dye with vinegar after washing and what is the best cotton batting to use. I can only find 80/20 in my area. Is 100% cotton batting necessary. Once again Thanks. (first time on a blog)
Thanks Verlon54, I am glad you found the information helpful. I do not know about the vinegar but it makes sense.
I used warm and white for all my dyeing. The 80/20 will work but the colors may be a little less saturated, since the 20% that is polyester will not dye but the 80% that's cotton will.
Fantastic! What a treasure! I've scheduled a link to this post to go live on my blog Monday morning (Central USA time), December 22. I hope it brings you a few extra clicks.
Denise
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Judy,
You have fascinating blogs! Thanks for visiting mine, lucky me.
Cindy
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