Craft County Rit Back to Black Dye Kit - Restore Your Faded Color Back to a Vibrant Black - Includes ColorStay Dye Fixative and Gloves

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I had a pair of faded black pants that I was about to donate, but this dye brought them back to a deep, dark black. Super easy to use, and it didn't even turn the stitching weird colors.

I dyed an expensive linen dress. It turned out great. I used the washer method since the other was going to be too messy. I used the whole amount of each bottle and hot water. However I did have to improvise because my machine had bells and whistles; therefore, even if you stop the cycle it will start back on its own. I had to unplug my machine in order to do the full hour. Also I had to stir and move the clothes by hand for an hour. It turned out great though, so I can keep enjoying the dress. I think it was well worth the effort. It did not discolor the inside of my machine. The tag inside the dress stayed white. I have no idea about buttons. My dress had nothing like that. After everything was finished, I put it back through the wash and rinse cycle with only cold water for and extra final rinsing.

Followed instructions for the sink/bucket method. Used the hottest water available from the tap. Saved a pair of black Uniqlo Ultra Stretch Jeans (89% Cotton, 6% Polyester, 5% Spandex) that I accidentally swiped some bleach on. Left it in the dye for around 45 mins (stirring) and used the ColorStay step right after. Only downside is that it takes quite a bit of time and constant stirring. Under certain lighting, you can still see where the bleach has previously lightened the colour (by looking closely, the bleached parts are a slightly different shade of black and seemed a tad thinner). Under normal circumstances, it should be barely noticeable.

This stuff works much better than plain RIT black dye, powder or liquid. I managed to redye some splotchy jeans with this and it fixed the spottyness of the previous dye job. You’ll need a pretty large stovetop container to do jeans on the stove. I used a galvanized tub and placed a piece of Jean cloth in the bottom so my jeans didn’t touch the metal. A stainless tub would have been better. I ended up re-dying five pairs of jeans with the one mix. One at a time is a must to allow even coverage. The dye was slightly less effective with each successive pair, and the last pair it just darkened the blue they had been dyed previously. I used the fixative in my washing machine and it worked well to trap the dye in the fabric. The picture shows the jeans I cut the sample from and the sample cloth that was in the bottom of the tub.