Name: urniez

Message: Sorry I just gone through your web site. I really need your help. 

I need to dye a 100% cotton tee shirt. What paint should I use and what chemical to mix with?? Could I straight away order from you??

Don't use paint, use dye instead. Paint sticks to the surface, whereas dye bonds throughout the fiber and does not rub off with wear.

The best dye for cotton is any of several different fiber reactive dyes. I do not recommend the use of all-purpose dyes, such as Rit brand dye, on cotton. Cool water fiber reactive dyes, such as Procion MX dyes,  last much longer, give much better results, and are much easier to apply than all-purpose dyes. 

Most fiber reactive dyes are set with a high pH. The safest and easiest-to-use pH increaser is soda ash, or sodium cabonate. Do not use baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, because it does not produce a high enough pH. For good recipes for dyeing with fiber reactive dye on cotton, see:
1. Hand Dyeing - How to Do It: basic recipe for Procion MX dyes on cellulose or silk
2. How to Tie Dye - Complete Instructions and
3. How to Batik.

You can mail-order good fiber reactive dyes, such as Procion MX dye, from most of the retailers listed on my page of Sources for Dyeing Supplies Around the World, or you can order from Amazon.com using my Color Chart for Buying Procion MX Dyes through Amazon.

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