Well, the dyes for protein fibers generally require acids to set them, which can damage cellulosic fibers. The dyes for cellulosics generally require bases, which damage proteins.
*personally,* I'd dye the wool, because linen tends to be a stronger fiber naturally, and can take a little more abuse. idye sounds like an all-in-one like Rit, which will probably work decently for both fibers, but won't last long. Emma ________________________________________ From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Saragrace Knauf [wickedf...@msn.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 2:34 PM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] Dyeing linen wool blend Hi all, I bought this beutiful linen wool blend fabric (pale pink) with the intention of dyeing it a darker color. I use procion dyes on linen with great success, but am a little leery of using it on wool. I wrote dharma, who usually has great suggestions, but this time the customer rep wasn't encouraging: >hello, thank your for contacting dharma trading co., >procion w/ soda ash can roughen wool, but is still the best dye for linen. I would recommend >that rather than idye for natural fibers, since idye can fade with every wash. there is always >the danger of damaging a garment by dyeing it. I would only proceed if I was willing to risk >ruining the garment. As I pasted this response, I realize I was reading it as - "Don't try either method unless you are willing to risk ruining the garment" but maybe what he meant was: "use the procion, it is safe (though it may do funny things in the wool) but don't use idye products." What would you guys do??? Sg _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
