Dye your clothes in the washing machine. Experiment: dyeing clothes in the washing machine

For a long time I found an interesting product - paints for dyeing in a washing machine, and finally tried to update a couple of clothes. This is not an advertisement - a couple of friends saw the paint and became interested in the process of staining in the wash, so I decided to post it. I'll send it to the seller's website too.

Simplicol gray paint, article 15464, price 450r for 750g, + delivery 250r. Total 700 p.

Suitable for dyeing natural fabrics: cotton, linen, viscose. You can paint at 30-40 degrees. Initially I drew attention to them, because there was a chic scarf made of Yelets lace, which was not worn much because of the complex yellowish-white color, it does not suit me very much and it is difficult to combine. It was goal-1, I decided to take a chance and paint, although the thing is delicate, I was afraid to wash it in a typewriter. At the same time, I have already decided to dye a couple of worn-out white things - a linen dress and a cotton blouse.
Thing-2 a dress made of linen with something, has already begun to turn a little yellow, + once there was a couple of spots, after mixing, the view became uncool.
Thing-3 cotton blouse, began to change color at the neck + non-removable point. All the same, white things are too demanding, a little turned yellow and already look not ice, I don't buy more white.
According to the paint consumption plate for a dress, you need 600 g + 200 g for a blouse, a thin scarf, I roughly fit into a 750g pack.

Turn things inside out and put them in the typewriter uncrumpled.
Open the paint, put it on the things right in the bag in the drum.

Set it to 30-40 degrees (depending on the clothes) and start washing, it is advisable to set the mode so that there is a lot of water in the machine at once. There is no need to add additional powder.

We erase!

Washed - things have become a beautiful color and smell disgusting))

The next day - everything was washed, hurray, you can dry.

Results: the color came out everywhere amazing, beautiful gray. That's what I wanted. = ^ _ ^ = A by the quality of staining:

Thing-3 The blouse is ruined. The paint, apparently, at first scattered on it, or it was simply unevenly distributed in the drum, or there was not enough water. There are divorces and unpainted spots. The dot is not painted over. The seams are also not stained, the threads, apparently, synthetics, but it could be an element of decor. In general, with dark stains, wear only for a picnic.

Due to the decrease in size, I had to unseat the invisible button, which previously kept the dress on the verge of decency in the neckline area - and, of course, there were uncoloured areas where these buttons were sewn.

Secondly, due to the uneven coloring, general wear and tear, and as a result, the thing acquired a post-apocalyptic bummed charm)

I like the effect, but rather contrary to it. I'm going to wear this as a summer coat vest, with a shapeless bag and rose gold ballerinas, I hope they compensate for the bum-style and conceive the vest (if I don't forget, I'll take a photo later).

If you decide to give a bright color to your old favorite jeans, you can paint them yourself at home. In this way, you can inexpensively and simply update a thing so as not to purchase a new one. At the same time, along with painting jeans in any color (blue, black or other), you can additionally decorate them with interesting and unusual accessories.

To dye your jeans without any problems, you need to prepare your jeans for dyeing.

To do this, follow these steps:

wash the garment thoroughly in the usual way (by hand or in the washing machine);
dry jeans;
any stain that remains on the surface can change the staining not for the best, so you need to carefully remove each of them;
when choosing a dye, you should pay attention to the recommendations for dyeing (not every fabric can endure contact with one or another substance);
it is necessary to prepare the dye by carefully diluting it with water, with the obligatory breaking of lumps and filtering through a thin fabric, which will allow to achieve uniformity in staining.

Denim dyeing products

There are many dyes that can be used to change the color of denim. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages, as well as features of impact and application.

Special paints for fabrics

At the hardware store, you can find paint for your denim to your liking. These products are powdery and are used to dye things in the washing machine.

The paint application process looks like this:

dilute the substance, according to the attached instructions, if necessary;
turn the product inside out;
set the device to the temperature that is acceptable for this type of fabric;
put jeans in the washing machine, pour powder for dyeing on top (unless otherwise indicated in the instructions: often it must be diluted in water or mixed with some soda);
do not add fabric softener, its effect can change the desired result to an unrecognizable one;
set the washing mode that is necessary (most often it will be "washing cotton or linen", with a water temperature of 80 to 90 degrees);
when the wash is over, take out the jeans and rinse them by hand in a large amount of cool water, to which add a little vinegar to fix the color;
now washing starts again, in a short mode, for which you need to pour washing powder into the compartment of the machine;
dry the product only naturally, away from heating appliances.

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Hair dye

When choosing a method that allows you to dye jeans at home, do not forget about hair dye as an excellent tool. This method is somewhat unusual, but it gives excellent results: the color holds well and turns out to be bright.

You can paint your trousers like this:

prepare paint of the desired shade (it is better to take 2 packs);
dilute the paint in the usual way, then add it to water, the amount of which should completely cover the product;
put jeans in a solution and leave for 1.5-2 hours;

How to dye jeans at home

rinse the pants for the first time in room temperature water, the second time in cold water, to which add a little vinegar and salt;
wash the product with a detergent;
hang up your pants to dry in the fresh air.

Blue

Blue is a composition in which starch and blue paint are combined. It works great on various fabrics, including denim.

The most common dyes are:

blue aniline;
paris blue;
indigo carmine;
ultramarine;
Prussian blue.

You need to apply it like this:

dilute the blue in cold water and mix it with warm liquid: it is important to do everything in accordance with the instructions, some of the substances work during washing, some during rinsing. As a rule, there is 0.3-0.5 grams per kilogram of denim. substances;
straighten clean jeans and lower them into the solution;
water should evenly soak the product so that the staining takes place equally on all parts of the thing;
after 2 hours or 12 hours (if you need a very rich shade of blue), you can take out the jeans;
rinse the pants in 2-3 waters, adding vinegar (5-7 tablespoons per 10 liters) or table salt to the last one.

Blue tends to wash out quickly from denim, so the staining will have to be repeated soon.

White

When deciding how to dye jeans at home, not many people think about using whiteness. It allows you to achieve the effect of a burnt out blue tint, the so-called "boiled water". A couple of decades ago, this style was very popular.

You can still get jeans of this shade today:

Dilute 250 ml of "Whiteness" in 10 liters of pure water
twist jeans into a roller and secure with an elastic band;
lower the product into a bucket so that it is completely covered with a solution;
boil for 15 minutes;
do not allow the pants to rise above the surface of the solution;
be sure to ventilate the kitchen at the time of boiling, the evaporating smell will be quite pungent.

Potassium permanganate

Potassium permanganate allows you to give jeans a beautiful shade and freshness of the newly purchased product.

An important point: you do not need to boil jeans in this case, which makes the whole process easier.

It's easy to use manganese for coloring:

first you need to mix the following ingredients: potassium permanganate in crystals (about 80 gr.), 9% vinegar (120 ml), hydrogen peroxide (30 ml);
dilute the resulting composition with water 2 to 1;
roll jeans into a tight bundle and fix with white elastic bands;
lower the product into the mixture;

withstand 20 minutes, promptly dipping pop-up jeans to the bottom;
pull out the pants and rinse them in the basin;
put the product in the washing machine and run 2 rinsing stages in a row, with the addition of liquid detergent;
dry the pants as usual, but away from the battery.

Zelenka

The brilliant green medical solution is able to give annoying jeans an interesting and fresh shade of emerald.

It is extremely simple to reproduce such staining:

dilute the green stuff in a large volume of water, adding as much solution as needed to achieve the desired color saturation. Typically, half a bucket of water requires about 10 ml of solution (this is a standard bottle from a pharmacy);
stir the greenery thoroughly;
dip jeans into the resulting mixture;
withstand the product for half an hour;
turn the pants from one side to the other in order to achieve uniform coloring;
take out jeans and rinse them thoroughly in several waters with the addition of a small amount of vinegar.

Acrylic paints

You can paint jeans at home using traditional methods or special paints based on acrylic. The result from such an impact will be of much higher quality.

On the shelves you can find different shades of such paints: from neon colors to noble silver. Acrylic paints are water-soluble, due to which a complete and uniform coloring of the product is achieved. In addition, you can apply stencils and apply any pattern to your pants that you like. In fact, it will not even be painting, but painting the product.

The process of drawing a pattern on jeans looks like this:

turn clean and dry jeans inside out;
having chosen a shade, dilute the paint in water, according to the attached instructions;
apply a drawing with your own hands or through a stencil;
put a sheet of paper over the face of the product and gently iron the jeans.

The process is very simple, however, such staining is not durable, after numerous washes, the pattern may lose its contours and completely wash off. This moment cannot be called a disadvantage, because the owner of the pants gets another opportunity to transform his thing and surprise others with an unusual design.

Spray can

The use of aerosol paints is no different from the use of acrylics. It is necessary to spray such a composition onto a clean, even fabric by randomly applying or strictly following the stencil.

Aniline paints

Aniline-based powders have been known for more than a dozen years; today they are more stable and withstand well the effects of the environment and numerous washings. These substances should be applied in the same way as other types of paints.

It is important to adhere to a few rules:

the most convenient are liquid formulations that do not require dilution;
it is convenient to apply this dye with soft brushes, with squirrel or ferret bristles;
aniline tends to spread over the surface, which allows you to create interesting transitions from one color to another;
if you do not want the effect of dripping paint, you can mix 1 part of aniline and 3 parts of tragacanth glue;
a good drawing is obtained if gelatin dissolved in water is added to the active substance. After soaking in this compound, jeans can be dried and worn.

Dillon

To dye boring jeans in black or blue shades, you can purchase the Dillon product in the store. One pack is enough for a pair of pants.

The coloring is like this:

select the cycle with the hottest water in the washing machine menu;
Add "Dillon" to the powder compartment;
put clean jeans in the drum;
start washing;
at the end of the mode, start the second wash by adding a non-aggressive type of washing powder to the machine;
turn on the rinse mode and dry the product in the fresh air.

Herbs, berries, vegetables

You can dye jeans yourself, at home, using both artificial dyes and natural remedies.

Different ingredients give different shades and colors:

orange: onion skins and fresh carrots;
yellow: laurel, turmeric, dried calendula;
brown: tea leaves, oak bark, nutshells;
pink: raspberries and cherries;
green: sorrel root and spinach greens;
blue: blueberries, cauliflower, dried cornflower;
gray: blackberries;
blue: cabbage with a head of cabbage red;
red: beets and pomegranate seeds.

An important fact: berry juices give the brightest and most persistent coloration.

Jeans painting technology:

squeeze juice from berries, make a decoction of herbs;
put jeans in a container with dye;
keep the product in a container for 4-5 hours, periodically straightening and turning it over;
rinse your pants in a solution of vinegar or salt;
dry on the balcony.

Jeans painting methods

Jeans can be dyed using different technologies, the choice of which depends on the type of dye, type of fabric and the wishes of the owner.

"Varenki"

You can add a boiled-down effect to your jeans by using chlorine-based bleach. Pants will have picturesque snow-white stains, and will attract the attention of others.

The process of making dumplings is as follows:

pour 250-300 ml of bleach into a metal bucket with water;
twist clean jeans several times, tie them tightly with a rope;
in a rolled-up form, immerse the product in the composition;
put the container on the stove and boil for 20 minutes;
rinse the item in cool water and dry in the usual way.

In the washing machine

A washing machine can make the dyeing process easier. However, it is possible that she herself can get dirty in the dye.

You need to dye jeans like this:

wash the product thoroughly and dry it;
prepare the coloring composition, if it requires dilution in water - get rid of all lumps by filtering it through the fabric;
put jeans in the car, pour out the composition;
select the required mode (at least 2 hours, with a temperature maximum that the fabric of jeans will allow);
after washing, place the item in a bowl with slightly salted water for 30 minutes;
start another washing mode to remove the dye;
after staining, inspect the drum of the machine, if there are traces of paint on the door gum, wash it with laundry soap.

In enameled dishes

The manual staining process involves the use of an enamel bowl.

It goes like this:

dilute the coloring matter in a separate container, strain it;
stir the paint in a bowl with 7-8 liters of water;
heat a bowl on the stove;
put jeans in hot liquid;
boil the product for an hour;
rinse the thing in hot and cold waters;
fix the color by rinsing in a vinegar solution;
wash jeans with a mild detergent.

Caring for the product. How to keep color for longer

As soon as the jeans are dyed at home, you need to think about the color preservation. To do this, you need to follow several principles:

Inadmissibility of washing the product in hot water.
Use for washing laundry soap.
The choice of a delicate washing mode in an automatic machine or gentle washing by hand.
Prohibition of the use of fabric softener.
Washing separately from other things.

Dyeing jeans is not the most difficult process that anyone can handle at home. The main thing is to carefully select the dye, follow the instructions and properly care for the pants after painting.

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Painting jeans blue

If your favorite jeans or denim overalls have lost their former brightness, do not despair and rush to throw them away. There are fairly simple ways to return jeans to their previous look at home in a washing machine. The first painting method involves the use of a special blue dye.

Staining is quite simple, the main thing is to adhere to the following recommendations:

Blue - this method can rather freshen the color a little, rather than radically update it. Load the product into the washer and set the mode appropriate for the fabric. Then dilute 10 drops of blue in 30 ml of warm water, pour into the conditioner compartment. After washing, rinse in vinegar to set color. Hang to dry on the balcony or other place you are used to.

Painting jeans black

When your favorite black jeans have lost their former color saturation, it's time to learn how to dye jeans in a washing machine.

The mechanism looks like this:

Wash your pants if they are dirty, and if not, just wet them. Then dilute the black dye in warm water, as long as all the particles are completely dissolved. Add 250 grams of table salt.
Load the product into the drum and pour the dye into the same.
Set mode with maximum allowable temperature... Run.
At the end of the cycle rinse in vinegar solution.
Wash as usual at 30 degrees using liquid powder.
Dry.

Also, with the help of black, you can repaint the previously not obtained staining in a lighter shade.

Dyes used

The following tools are used to work with jeans:

Aniline dyes, are produced in two consistencies: powder, liquid. Designed for both natural and synthetic fabrics. Very often, manufacturers make dye preparations for a specific fabric composition.
Natural dyes, onion peel, beet juice, cones, berries. They are popular due to their environmental friendliness.

Blue, a cheap tool, but its minus is the fragility of staining, that is, the procedure must be repeated periodically.

Surely, having heard that dyeing jeans in a washing machine is real, many come to mind the famous "boiled" - a symbol of the era of the 80s. And there is a feeling that home coloring will give the effect of an uneven coating, and a “torn” one.

But, we hasten to assure you, you will not get such an effect (unless, of course, you yourself want to), since the technology of making "dumplings" involves whitening. And here we will talk with you about painting, in fact, paints.

Before embarking on such a responsible business, you need to know about all the possible consequences. And be sure to follow these recommendations in order to avoid unexpected effects.

In general, we would advise you not to get excited, but to check the result on some old thing. It's easy to spoil it, but it will be impossible to wash the paint if something doesn't work out.

So, what you need to understand before coloring:

Only cotton fabric, wool or linen is ideally dyed over, and the rest can simply be taken in pieces. Unfortunately, now there are often cases when the label states that it is 100% cotton, but in fact it turns out quite differently. Therefore, if you are not completely sure of the composition, try pre-dyeing a small piece of fabric, namely, from this product.
You can paint only a well-washed thing, moreover, they put it in the machine when wet. Otherwise, the paint will be uneven.
The paint cannot cover all the stains to the end. If your stain is much lighter than the base fabric, then it will be visible, in any case.
Painting a white thing in black is unlikely to work. It will turn out to be dark gray at best. To achieve deep blacks, you need more than one paint job.
You must understand that the painted thing will fade later. And it is not recommended to wash it in a machine, with other things, up to five washes. Only after that will it stop “getting dirty”.
Synthetics are almost never stained, so that paint manufacturers do not write. But, there are rare exceptions, of course. Therefore, try on a piece of cloth to avoid a “patchy” result.
The exact color indicated on the package comes out exclusively when you paint a white thing with it. If, you apply it to other shades, then the result will be slightly different. But, on the other hand, the declared color scheme! In general, almost a roulette.
As a rule, the threads used to sew the fabric are made of synthetics, since they are stronger and more durable. And be prepared for the main fabric to be dyed, and the threads will remain the same color. So, figure out in advance how they will be combined later.
Never add conditioner while painting! The paint will stain.
Rust stains are very difficult to paint.
Denim material is dyed on both sides

What effect to expect from different source colors

To list the entire color spectrum and possible shades, as you yourself understand, is simply unrealistic. There are a great many of them. And the result depends on the quality of the material itself.

Therefore, the only thing we can recommend to you is to get acquainted with the spectrum of color mixing. So that, at least, a little to understand what will come out in the end. As they say, he who is forewarned is armed! And then do not cry that you were not warned when instead of blue, you get purple.

Well, let's get down to the most important thing. You have already washed the item, it is wet. Now you must dilute the dye composition, based on the manufacturer's recommendations. Many manufacturers recommend adding a couple of tablespoons of table salt. If it says so, add it by all means. If not, then this is not necessary, and they did not forget to write.

If you do not need to mix with salt, then simply pour the paint into the drum. Run the long wash cycle, at 40-60C. And that's it! Then, at the end of the cycle, put on a regular wash, with exceptionally cold water, with the addition of powder and fabric softener. This temperature regime will consolidate the staining result.

After that, we take out the thing and run the machine again. You can put some old rags, or you can empty it. This is necessary to collect the remaining paint from the drum and completely clean it. Also, we do not recommend washing white items immediately after such a procedure, even after cleaning. The protected - God protects, as they say ...

As you can see, painting jeans in a washing machine is an elementary thing.

Absolutely nothing will happen. The machine does not deteriorate from this, does not stain or breaks down. Washing machine paint is much safer than vinegar, for example.

The only thing is that the rubber parts may change color a little. They will just need to be washed manually later.

How to make dumplings

Dumplings are not painted with paint, but with ordinary, cheap bleach. In order to achieve the effect of mottling and dark stripes, the legs need to be well twisted in a spiral.

You can use rubber bands, and you get the effect of stars and specks. In general, the scope for imagination is huge. Try it! Moreover, fashion is back and such jeans are now quite relevant.

After you have performed the manipulation of curling the fabric, place them in a bucket, add bleach according to the instructions on the package and turn on the gas. They should boil for about 10 minutes.

Then, of course, wash them thoroughly with powder.

How to decorate jeans

The ornament can be applied using acrylic paints or regular markers! Choose any color and pattern you want. Acrylic should be applied with a sponge, not in a very thick layer. And the marker is just neat, trying not to go beyond the boundaries of the template.

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Let the garment dry for 24 hours, then machine wash it with powder. Now you know how to dye jeans in the washing machine and we hope you will be pleased with the result!

What if you don't want to part with your favorite things, but they have already lost their original appearance and have become faded? There is only one way out, they can be repainted. Especially often on the forums they ask the question of how to dye jeans in the washing machine? Some housewives are intimidated by this procedure, but it should be said that there is nothing complicated in it. The main thing is to choose the right paint for dyeing clothes and follow all the recommendations that are indicated on the packaging with the dye composition.

How to dye clothes in the washing machine

Before you paint things in the washing machine, they must be thoroughly washed. After the clothes have been washed, proceed directly to painting:

They take a special paint for the fabric and dilute it with water, according to the attached instructions. If the paint is in liquid form, then it is measured out with a measuring cup.
The paint previously diluted in a small volume of water is poured into the washing machine tray intended for the detergent.
Wet clothes to be dyed are placed in the drum. These can be jeans, T-shirts, dresses, coats and other things.
The highest temperature regime is selected for dyeing fabrics. It must be remembered that the paint is well and evenly applied to the fabric at temperatures above 90 degrees. Wash things in a typewriter for at least half an hour. Usually this time is enough for the thing to acquire a uniform shade.
An additional rinse mode is set so that the ink residues are well removed from the fibers.
After staining and rinsing is finished, powder is poured into the detergent compartment and the item is washed in the usual way, but in cold water. Clothes dye cures well at low temperatures.

After the staining of the clothes is over and it has been washed and rinsed, you can start cleaning the washing machine from the paint. To do this, a glass of any bleach is poured into the detergent compartment, you can take the usual whiteness and start a regular wash at 40 degrees. It is advisable to put some old things or rags in the drum so that it does not spin idle, but if there are none at hand, then they just scroll the water. The procedure for such a wash is necessary so that the paint for clothes is removed from all parts of the washing machine and does not spoil the laundry during subsequent washings.

After painting things in the washing machine, you can rinse them manually, but always in cool water. To fix the paint, you can add vinegar to the last rinse water, at the rate of a tablespoon for 3 liters of water.

Will the paint damage the washing machine?

Some housewives, having learned that it is possible to dye clothes in a washing machine, ask a reasonable question, will the machine deteriorate? So, when using ordinary fabric paint, nothing will happen to the machine, because the dyes do not contain various aggressive substances that can lead to wear and tear of some parts. It is much more harmful to pour table vinegar or other acids into the washing machine, under the influence of which the rubber parts are destroyed.

But when painting things in this way, there are subtleties. So, after using the paint, household appliances need to be thoroughly rinsed, otherwise the things loaded next time will turn out to be speckled. To do this, in the typewriter after staining, at least once, they scroll something unnecessary, for example, some kind of rag.

Dyeing fabric in a washing machine has a significant advantage over manual dyeing. You don't have to constantly stand over a large pot of boiling water and stir things regularly to color them evenly. In this case, the washing machine does everything for the person.

By machine dyeing clothes, accidents can be avoided. Indeed, when painting by hand, a person deals with a large volume of boiling water, so burns are possible.

What paint to give preference

Before you start dyeing things, you need to choose the right dye. All fabric dyes are marked with the type of fabric they are intended for. If the composition of the clothes is not entirely clear, it is better to purchase a dye that says that it is universal. The most common are dyes for fabrics of such brands:

Surf is a versatile fabric dye that is suitable for both natural and artificial fabrics. Five different shades are produced under this brand. It should be borne in mind that one small packet of paint is designed for half a kilo of dry linen;
Simplicol - This dye is intended for dyeing natural and mixed fabrics. On the packaging with paint it is indicated that it cannot be used for dyeing natural wool, silk and cashmere. This dye contains a special fixer; this paint is optimal for coloring things in a washing machine.
Fashion Color is a high quality durable fabric dye from a German manufacturer. There are many different colors in the palette, such a dye is ideal for dyeing things in a washing machine. Just one small packet of paint is enough for 1.5 kg of dry laundry.

When choosing a paint, you can ask the seller of household chemicals to recommend a suitable dye composition for a particular fabric.

It should be borne in mind that the color declared on the packaging by the manufacturer is obtained only when dyeing white fabrics. If the color of the fabric is different, then the shade will be different.

Before proceeding with the procedure for dyeing things, you need to study the list of recommendations.

First, you need to carefully weigh the pros and cons. You need to understand that when dyeing clothes for an amateur, expectation and reality can be radically different.
You need to know exactly the composition of the fabric. It is not uncommon for the composition stated on the label to be completely untrue.
It is necessary to accurately determine the desired color. You can paint in colors that are slightly darker than the original color of the thing. You can objectively evaluate the final result only after the clothes are completely dry, since the wet color is slightly darker. If the shade of the diluted paint does not inspire confidence. Then it is better not to risk it, as you can irrevocably spoil the thing. In an industrial setting, paints are tested many times before dyeing fabrics. With amateur paint, there is only one try.

It is advisable to test the paint on a small piece of fabric of a similar composition. In this case, you can understand what result to expect.
You need to paint things in old clothes. A wet cloth should be ready in case paint spills.
If the dye is in the form of a powder, then it is preliminarily diluted in water, and then filtered through a couple of layers of gauze.
It is necessary to work with rubber gloves so as not to get your hands dirty.

To get a good result, you must strictly follow the instructions on the paint package.

It should be borne in mind that things fade a lot after painting. Most of all, the water is dyed at the first wash, then the shedding decreases with each wash.

When working with paint, do not inhale its vapors, as this can lead to severe allergies. The room in which things are painted must be well ventilated.

How to care for painted things

All things after staining require special care. You must adhere to these rules:

Do not dry clothes in direct sunlight. From this it burns out.
It is necessary to wash the dyed items several times separately from the rest of the laundry.
Each time after washing, at the last rinse, add a little vinegar to the water.
For washing colored items, you must use a special powder, without various bleaches.

With the help of staining, old things can be restored to life, but only if you do everything right. It should be borne in mind that if there are various spots on the clothes, then they will not be painted over evenly, and the color will still differ from the general shade.