Dye on your own from the comfort of your own laundry rooms (Dylon Dye)

Member Name: ScottSails

Product:	Dylon Dye
Date:	09/03/09 (322 review reads)
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Advantages: not suicide advice - home Dyeing is a serious business and cheaper too!

Disadvantages: time/effort

I decided to dye my 3 seater blue sofa-covers grey to save replacing them for new - Dylon is the leading home-dye brand and so just one 'Robert Dyas' shopping-trip later I was armed with all the tools; salt/dye/gloves and a spare 3 hours on Sunday to undertake the task! Each carton of dye is circa £4 per kilo of material but prices vary. Unfortunately I neglected to weigh the dry-material and so made 'guesstimates' to the dye/cloth weight ratio which was a fatal flaw in the process leaving me with just a darker shade of blue albeit a bit steely in appearance it's still blue. I used the correct pre-dye stripper too but again it was the 'chef's-error' and not the recipe which, I should've followed more closely. I'll be back at Robert Dyas later to buy greater quantities of dye and this time will be sure to reduce the washer-load and weigh material properly too. Other than these simple 'school-boy' errors (always read and follow the instructions) using Dylon products are reliable and much more affordable than a professional dyeing service, replacing covers or buying a new sofa! The temptation is too tempting to become dye-crazy, I've already ear-marked a bathrobe, a set of curtains and about 10 loose cushion-covers for the next session!! I'll let you know the result next-time.

Summary: Dyeing at home pays dividends if you do it right!