Name: Angela

Message: Hello, I have a project using polyester fringe.  It's white and I need to dye it a medium to dark shade of blue. What product(s) do I need to do this?  I've already tried the Dylon for cotton/polyester and it didn't hold.  Please let me know what I can do.  Thanks in advance for your help!!! 

In order to dye polyester, you must have a particular kind of dye called disperse dye. Disperse dye works only on synthetic fibers, not on natural fibers such as cotton. Unfortunately, the Dylon dye recommended for cotton/polyester blends dyes only the cotton portion of the blend, and is of no use for 100% polyester. Polyester is just too different, chemically, from natural fibers. You cannot dye polyester with any ordinary dye, such as fiber reactive dye or all-purpose dye, that can work on cotton.

You will have to purchase this dye by mail-order. Look for "disperse" on my page of Sources for Dyeing Supplies Around The World .

Disperse dyes can be applied through extensive boiling or by heat transfer. For more information about disperse dyes, see "Dyeing Polyester with Disperse Dyes."

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