Pretty Pink

April 6, 2008 6:45 AM | Permalink | Comments (6)

Dear Rit® Dye People:

Pink. Pink? I'm no expert, indeed, but when one dyes several white objects comprised of natural fibers (as per instructions) and adds the cup of salt to the dye mix (as per instructions) and inserts the items into the washing machine "wet and unfolded" (as PER INSTRUCTIONS) and one uses TAN DYE (#16) one expects said items to turn some shade of TAN. Okay, I admit that, uhm, someone may have used a surfeit of said dye, but one still expects a result in the tan colour family.

Rather, I discovered THREE DIFFERENT SHADES of PINK when the garments were examined in the washing machine. Bleach did nothing to diminish this phenomenon. Therein were gentle pink, PINK pink, and some shade of...CORAL.

That is all. Just wondered.

Sincerely,
A Curious Consumer

Perhaps more important things later?

6 Comments

Zina said:

Awww. Drat. Sorry. I'm not sure what memory reserve I'm drawing on in that this sounds so familiar. Maybe my mom had a similar mishap, years ago.

I'd suggest ditching the Rit and going for cold water dyes from Dharma trading:

http://www.dharmatrading.com/dyes/

I haven't used these dyes myself, but I've heard good things about them from people who have.

Oh, P.S. instead of bleach you might try color remover (Rit makes one.) Besides not working well, too much bleach could also put holes in your fabric.

April 6, 2008 9:39 AM

Kate said:

You're right about the bleach, but I gave it a shot because I'm trying to make the stuff wretched and older looking so I didn't care. Nonetheless, it does look like I'll be using some colour remover.

Thanks for the suggestion about dharma. I admit I was using cold water instead of warm or hot anyway.

Thanks, Guru!

April 6, 2008 10:09 AM

Deborah Gamble said:

Perhaps it is someone at Rit®'s hidden agenda related to breast cancer awareness. Which isn't all that bad. Right?

April 6, 2008 9:34 PM

Kate said:

Dear Debbie,

Always "finding the joy and humor." Thanks!

Dear Zina,

I LOVE Dharma Crafts! So I thank you and I HATE YOU. :-)

April 7, 2008 8:35 AM

Henrike said:

Thinking about your grandma and your family today- hoping for the best!
Sending lots of prayers and healing energy her way!

Hugs,
Henrike

April 15, 2008 2:15 PM

Kate said:

Thank you so much, Henrike.

You're the best.

April 16, 2008 12:06 AM

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