Coffee Dye Fabric - Before and After
08-27-2011, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Corky
Not much of a tute, but I wanted this white fabric to be beige so I poured hot coffee into a bowl and soaked it for about a half hour.
I like it better than the tea dye method, I think it lasts longer (through washing) and stains darker.
Plus I love the coffee smell!!! :)
I like it better than the tea dye method, I think it lasts longer (through washing) and stains darker.
Plus I love the coffee smell!!! :)
08-27-2011, 10:59 AM
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Regular strength (I like it stronger than most restaurants, though)
I really think it was the heat (I used hot coffee) I think it removed any treatment the fabric may have had in it.
I tried cold coffee a while back with different fabric and it didn't do as well, turned out blotchy. Maybe it was the fabric, but I'm thinking it was the heat as well.
I really think it was the heat (I used hot coffee) I think it removed any treatment the fabric may have had in it.
I tried cold coffee a while back with different fabric and it didn't do as well, turned out blotchy. Maybe it was the fabric, but I'm thinking it was the heat as well.
Originally Posted by Val in IN
Wow, it looks great! I need to give this a try. How strong did you make the coffee?
08-27-2011, 11:00 AM
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BTW - I rinsed it afterwards, until the water was clear. Haven't used soap, but I think it won't fade much further.
Originally Posted by Corky
Not much of a tute, but I wanted this white fabric to be beige so I poured hot coffee into a bowl and soaked it for about a half hour.
I like it better than the tea dye method, I think it lasts longer (through washing) and stains darker.
Plus I love the coffee smell!!! :)
I like it better than the tea dye method, I think it lasts longer (through washing) and stains darker.
Plus I love the coffee smell!!! :)
08-27-2011, 11:01 AM
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Terrific!!!
Originally Posted by chickadeee55
Corky, thank you for this tip. I used it today, I had some white fabric that was too white, so I used coffee to tone it down, worked perfect, turned out perfect color, now I am sewing the quilt together. Yeah!
08-27-2011, 11:02 AM
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Oh oh! Now my white fabrics need to run hide!!
Originally Posted by Greeter Eva
I heard that Red Rose tea gives you a pinker shade than the other brands. Don't know but would be worth a try.
08-27-2011, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by matraina
O.K., you coffee dyers, is the fabric still dyed after a few washes?
I did things that would have repeated washings.
I usually put a bottle of instant in washer on hot water and then add whatever. make sure to aggitate before adding fabric.
small bottle small load lg bottle lg load.
I used generic whatever was cheapest.
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