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Here’s a “life-hack” for you.Apparently concentrated Kool-Aid can be used as a pretty effective leather dye.I was making a drink while cutting the snaps off some new straps for my pauldrons and I got curious, so I tried it, thinking, “ok even if this works, it will just wash out.”Nope.It took the “dye” (undiluted) in about 3 seconds. After drying for about an hour and a half, it would not wash off in the hottest tap-water. It would not wash out after soaking for 30 minutes.It did not wash out until I BOILED it, and even then, only by a tiny bit and it gave it a weathered look that was kind of cool.Add some waterproofing and I’d wager it would survive even that.That rich red is only one application too.Plus it smells great, lol.So there you go, cheap, fruity smelling leather dye in all the colors Kool-Aid has to offer.
WELL THEN!
this may be important to some of my followers *and certainly not just getting reblogged because of my costuming and my boyfriends desire for leather armor*
When I was in middle school we used to use it to dye our hair. Potent stuff.
If you’re dying anything with kool-aid it’s best to use SUGAR-FREE ones otherwise the thing you’re dying might get all sticky
the flavor only packets where you are supposed add sugar are the best. they will dye any natural fiber: leather, wool, cotton, hair, flax, jute, silk and so forth. heat the dye water so it is more potent. let dry then rinse excess out in cold water. there’s a whole system to this.
Oh my god
This will prove very useful for any future cosplays I wanna do.
small correction: Kool-aid will NOT dye cotton, jute, rayon, or anything else that is a cellulose based (plant) fiber. It is, however, a FANTASTIC dye for anything protein based (animal hair or skin), and some synthetics like nylon. It is an acid dye, the acid, in this case, being provided by the citric acid, which makes it set permanently with heat. Acid dyes don’t work on plant-based fibers, so don’t try to tie-dye your cotton t-shirt with kool-aid, the dye won’t stay. Also, the pigment load in kool-aid is pretty low, so if you’re doing, say, a whole skein of yarn, you’ll need a lot of packets, which ends up being not so cheap. They do make really pretty colors though, (I particularly like the pretty blue), and they do smell great.
If you’re looking to dye larger amounts of fabric, or you want to dye fabrics like cotton or polyester, you may want to look into getting stuff that’s actually made for that purpose. Try someplace like Dharma Trading Co. for lots of options. I am particularly fond of the Jacquard acid dyes, (which require the addition of an acid like vinegar to set), some of their colors are even blacklight reactive, which is fun.
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everydayechos:
triforceofdoom:
mittensmcgee:
samthor:
transgirljupiter:
armeleia:
pomegranateandivy:
screamingnorth:
gunmetalskies:
Here’s a “life-hack” for you.Apparently concentrated Kool-Aid can be used as a pretty effective leather dye.I was making a drink while cutting the snaps off some new straps for my pauldrons and I got curious, so I tried it, thinking, “ok even if this works, it will just wash out.”Nope.It took the “dye” (undiluted) in about 3 seconds. After drying for about an hour and a half, it would not wash off in the hottest tap-water. It would not wash out after soaking for 30 minutes.It did not wash out until I BOILED it, and even then, only by a tiny bit and it gave it a weathered look that was kind of cool.Add some waterproofing and I’d wager it would survive even that.That rich red is only one application too.Plus it smells great, lol.So there you go, cheap, fruity smelling leather dye in all the colors Kool-Aid has to offer.
WELL THEN!
this may be important to some of my followers *and certainly not just getting reblogged because of my costuming and my boyfriends desire for leather armor*
When I was in middle school we used to use it to dye our hair. Potent stuff.
If you’re dying anything with kool-aid it’s best to use SUGAR-FREE ones otherwise the thing you’re dying might get all sticky
the flavor only packets where you are supposed add sugar are the best. they will dye any natural fiber: leather, wool, cotton, hair, flax, jute, silk and so forth. heat the dye water so it is more potent. let dry then rinse excess out in cold water. there’s a whole system to this.
Oh my god
This will prove very useful for any future cosplays I wanna do.
small correction: Kool-aid will NOT dye cotton, jute, rayon, or anything else that is a cellulose based (plant) fiber. It is, however, a FANTASTIC dye for anything protein based (animal hair or skin), and some synthetics like nylon. It is an acid dye, the acid, in this case, being provided by the citric acid, which makes it set permanently with heat. Acid dyes don’t work on plant-based fibers, so don’t try to tie-dye your cotton t-shirt with kool-aid, the dye won’t stay. Also, the pigment load in kool-aid is pretty low, so if you’re doing, say, a whole skein of yarn, you’ll need a lot of packets, which ends up being not so cheap. They do make really pretty colors though, (I particularly like the pretty blue), and they do smell great.
If you’re looking to dye larger amounts of fabric, or you want to dye fabrics like cotton or polyester, you may want to look into getting stuff that’s actually made for that purpose. Try someplace like Dharma Trading Co. for lots of options. I am particularly fond of the Jacquard acid dyes, (which require the addition of an acid like vinegar to set), some of their colors are even blacklight reactive, which is fun.
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