Before starting any work.
Dying canvas chair covers.
Dry the slipcover and voilá.
I set a timer to go off every 10 minutes so i could start the heavy cycle over since my washer didn t have a timer.
Adding one cup of white vinegar after the fabric has been in the dye bath for 5 minutes will also help dye the colours out more evenly.
Otherwise 2 to 4 cups 470 to 950 ml of hot water will do.
Pour your fabric dye directly into the detergent dispenser.
Follow up with some hot water.
Salt is a catalyst in the dyeing process and helps to achieve long lasting and intense results.
If you re using bottled fabric dye you can simply pour 2 bottles worth of water.
Add covers to washer and agitate for 40 minutes.
Fiber reactive dyes tend to be the best choice for the fibers in canvas.
That was hard to do since the canvas was attached to my chair and stool.
Real canvas is made from cotton linen or hemp and is therefore a natural or cellulose fiber.
Add salt to the dye bath for a better result.
Oh happy dye day.
In a sweeeet turn of dye related events the brown totally took over and produced the identical color to the other brown covers even with the green dye under it.
So we have two extra brown covers on hand in case something catastrophic sharpie scissors blood happens to any of the eight everyday covers that we have.
In most cases when dying something you would pre wash it to remove any sizing.
Add your liquid dye into the dispenser then flush it with hot water.