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can you dye things with coffee?
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Considering dyeing a duvet cover beige-ish with coffee. Thinking of putting it in the powder drawer of the washing machine, has anyone tried this? I don't want to do it in the bath as it may come out patchy as the material is so big.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The dyed fabric will smell of coffee, also if you sit on it with bare skin, the colour is likely to come off and dye you or dye your clothing. The permanence will depend on what the fabric is made of.
If you do try it run the machine on a long wash afterwards if you dont want coffee coloured clothes.
If you do try it run the machine on a long wash afterwards if you dont want coffee coloured clothes.
First, what is the duvet cover made of? If 100% cotton, it will take a deep stain from coffee initially, depending on the quantity of coffee used to the weight of cloth. This will rapidly fade with exposure to light and with washing, and as others have said it will smell of coffee and possibly also feel tacky.
If it is a poly-cotton fabric (as most are) it will only take a on feeble colour change and will just go a weary off-white quite quickly.
As others have said, dyeing a large one-colour item is always prone to a patchy result, as wear patterns that are not normally visible cause the fibres to pick up dyestuff at different rates.
On the other hand, you could have some real fun by dyeing it with a deep Dylon machine dye, and after drying draw on patterns with a metallic fabric pen, making it very original and detracting from any patchiness.
Or buy a new duvet cover.
If it is a poly-cotton fabric (as most are) it will only take a on feeble colour change and will just go a weary off-white quite quickly.
As others have said, dyeing a large one-colour item is always prone to a patchy result, as wear patterns that are not normally visible cause the fibres to pick up dyestuff at different rates.
On the other hand, you could have some real fun by dyeing it with a deep Dylon machine dye, and after drying draw on patterns with a metallic fabric pen, making it very original and detracting from any patchiness.
Or buy a new duvet cover.
I am wanting to dye a black and white duvet cover. We have recently decorated our bedroom with a black and what I thought white wallpaper, but the white is actually a slight beige/cream colour so the duvet doesnt match. The duvet is very similar to the wallpaper but reversed, a white background mainly so thought that coffee would create a light beige colour. I am a little concerned about the smell. A friend told me that vinegar seals the dye but don't want to be kept awake by any smell. I could always wash it with softener though. I am a little wary of tea but shall experiment with both now you have said. The duvet is cotton by the way.
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