hello, I have run into a problem. You see, I collect German military items, and I want to dye an existing grey visor(hat) with white piping black, but I wish for the piping to remain white. It has been suggested to me that I either 1. "paint" on the dye until the grey is black, or 2. I dye the whole thing black and paint the piping white. Is there any way I could mask off the piping and dye the hat as usual? I would like some opinions. thanks!
This might be worth a try.... a little obscure but it might work...
I did a dye class some years ago and we played with plain candle wax on dyed fabric. The purpose of the wax was to prevent the next coat of dye from seeping in to the fabric. We then had the fabric dry cleaned to remove the wax. I've also had Dylon stain remover to remove candle wax and that worked (except for the dye which is why I suggested plain uncoloured wax)
I was thinking maybe you could paint the candle wax on the piping with a small narrow flat paint brush and proceed with your dying. I would try it on something that you don't mind ruining first so that you'll learn from it.
Either way, I hope it helps!
Addie
This is know as resist dying. And these days there are water soluble versions that you can use on silk, that might be easier than wax. It can be either used over the first layer of dye or on a fabric to leave undyed areas. A web search using this term may come up with something. I'm guessing your hat is wool? I second asking Dharma for help. They are very knowledgeable and helpful. I also second trying it on something similar first.
Joy
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