Name: Sandie
Message: I Dyed my kitchen curtains and after I dried them my dryer is now red how do I get the red dye out of my dryer. Please Help

What kind of dye did you use? How many times did you wash it before drying? What kind of detergent did you use?

I used rit dye scarlet red and i didn't wash them before I dryed them This was my first time at dying anything.

Oh, my. I've never heard of anyone machine-drying something that was still impregnated with unrinsed all-purpose dye! You will certainly need to scrub the dryer thoroughly before putting other clothing into it, to avoid transferring dye to the wrong things. Some stain may be left, but what really matters is just to remove all the dye that can be removed, so as not to ruin anything.

Perhaps you should contact the Rit Dye company, to see if they have any help to offer. Their web page is http://www.ritdye.com, and they have a "Contact Us" link there to a form that you can use.

As a general rule, I recommend against the use of all-purpose dye on cotton, since fiber reactive dye is so much easier to use and lasts much longer, but all-purpose dye will work, as long as you are careful to use hot water to do the dyeing (preferably 190 degrees F. or above, for 30 minutes to one hour), and wash thoroughly before doing anything else with the dyed items.

I'm sorry I can't be of more help.