Name: Anna H.

Message: I can appreciate the fact that you must receive a sometimes unmanageable load of mail and questions.  I do truly hope you might find a convenient time to review my questions for you.

Since I have a short attention span, I briefly reviewed your website, 
I need to know what your preferred suggested method would be for dying clothing as well as shoes various colors that will not fade quickly once washed ( clothing of course. )  What is best example of product to use?  Bringing some color to my clothing will undoubtedly bring joy to my life, the clothing I prefer is manufactured in a limited variety of colors.

Adding color is a good way to bring joy to your life. There is no single answer to your question of which dyes to use, because different fibers require different dyes. If your problem is a short attention span, you just need to know where to start. I would recommend that you start by closely studying my page on "About Dyes".

If you are dyeing cotton, rayon, linen, or hemp, chose a fiber reactive dye, such as Procion MX dye. This is the easiest form of dyeing, because you do not have to cook the dye into the fiber, and the dyes are brighter and last longer than other types of dye. 

I have easily dyed cotton canvas shoes using the "How to Tie Dye" recipe. Leather shoes are another issue altogether. There are instructions for immersion-"Dyeing Chrome-Tanned Leather using PRO MX Reactive Dyes", but the instructions are not suitable for shoes that should not be immersed. Some shoe repair stores will sell dye, but I cannot tell you how bright or washfast they are. In some cases your best bet will be to use permanent fabric markers, and in others you will do better to use high quality fabric paints such as Lumiere or Neopaque. 

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