DYLON Washing Machine Fabric Dye Pod for Clothes & Soft
DYLON Washing Machine Fabric Dye Pod for Clothes & Soft Furnishings, 350g – Navy Blue
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| Usage | Washing Machine | Hand Wash | Washing Machine |
| Salt Included | ✓ | X | ✓ |
| Fabric Amount per Pack | 600g of fabric for full colour | 250g of fabric for full colour | 500g of fabric for full colour |
| Item Type | Larger items such as jeans and towels | Smaller / delicate items such as wool and silk blouses | Rejuvenating dark coloured items such as jeans and shirts |
| Colour Range | 22 shades to choose from | 19 shades to choose from | 3 dark, intense shades |
| Weight: | 350 Grams |
| Brand: | Dylon |
| Origin: | United Kingdom |
I followed the instructions and it worked brilliantly. I managed to dye 5 pairs of Jeans in my machine. They had all gone grey with age. Came out looking like brand new.
I used 7 tubs of violet to dye 1 heavy weight pale peach wool blanket, it came out a dark dusty pink, a very even colour which can be an issue when dying thick wool. Great product and didn’t stain the grey washing machine rubber.
Used it to help fix some bleach I don’t on my black jeans and you can’t even tell they was anything there before, take a few washes to dye and also make sure you don’t have anything left in washing machine but worked as intended
So easy to use. I dyed a cotton cardigan from a pale green to navy blue. Covered perfectly. No mess using these, not like the old days when you got dye everywhere.
The finish product seems colour fast too, which is excellent.
Upon reading the reviews I was skeptical but I’m soooo pleased I went ahead! My jeans before were a mess. I had a stain and tried to make a distressed look! It was an epic fail! I got the dye as a last ditch attempt to save them. They are like brand new jeans!! I was scared for my washing machine but this is my machine even before the last wash! There’s not a mark in it and the water is already clear! If your thinking about it. Just do it! I’m so happy with my new looking jeans
Bought this to dye two pairs of jeans that were mid-blue and had a fade effect on the front that I wasn’t that keen on. I like jeans that are very dark blue, so went for Navy Blue, not Dylon Jeans Blue. I’m glad I made that choice, as they came out great. Here’s what I did:
1) I washed the two pairs with detergent at 30C just before I dyed them (pic 1)
2) Then I put them in (damp) at 40C with 1 dye pod (I didn’t empty the powder out, I just unwrapped and took the lid off the pod per instructions).
3) Then I washed them again with detergent at 40C (pic 2)
4) Finally I wiped out my washing machine drum door and ran an empty wash at 40C with detergent.
That’s actually a total of 4 cycles, which seems like a lot. However, it was easy to do, and the results were great. Only the fabric dyed dark blue, as that’s a natural fibre. The orange stitching didn’t (as that’s typically polyester or nylon), and neither did the “leather” label at the back. If I’m nitpicking, the stitching looks a little bit light for the fabric now. But I don’t mind, and in any event that’s got nothing to do with the product.
I’ve since worn and washed both pairs once. When I washed them, I used a colour catcher sheet in case they ran slightly, which they did. So you may want to consider doing that, at least for the first few washes. Basically if you want dark jeans, I recommend considering Navy Blue.
Yes I did as directed, put coat in wash machine on 40 cycle..Coat came out pefect apart from the zipper that remains the same sky blue colour…I will still wear but wish it was covered.
It works on cotton. Be careful the fabric of you use. I tried to dye cushions. The Cotton great. The others that looked like natural fibres did not take at all.
I always buy this product to re blacking my clothes what I wear all the time so they get washed a lot an the colour starts fading so after I have blackened them again they show up grate.
Used this on some dowdy pink caravan curtains, it dyed the inside grey and the outside a very pleasing blue
Well pleased with the result. Very even dying with no odd dark or light colour patches. Would use again like a shot and highly recommend.
I do have a 10kg washing machine and I think that really helped as lots of water flow really got the curtains moving through the dye.
I dyed a very light cream 100% cotton sweater and a bright white 100% cotton shirt a dark grey colour at the same time – and I was surprised that while the white shirt came out grey the cream sweater came out a muddy greyish khaki colour. I then dyed them both olive green and the sweater came out a perfect clear olive green colour but the shirt came out a muddy olive green.
As a reminder all colours are made up of primary colours red, yellow and blue. So for best results if you have a piece of clothing with a yellow base- dye it a warm colour that also has a yellow base if you choose a cool colour with a blue base it might go that colour but will also look muddy. If you have a cool colour with a blue base choose a cool colour with a blue base or because if you choose a warm colour with a yellow base it might go that colour but will also look muddy.
Love Dylon so easy to use! and colours are great always a little lighter than the box even with exact weight, but won’t stop using them revitalises old clothes or gives a bit of change!
To improve your chances of a consistent result, follow the instructions but be aware dirt or soap residues are the enemies to the dyeing process. So I ensure the wash before dyeing is a thorough one, with no fabric conditioner. You could try using distilled white vinegar as a conditioner replacement (useful when you’ve run out or for towels that you need to stay absorbent), because it helps by neutralising any remaining soap. Choose the highest spin setting your machine offers to get rid of all of those residues. Then, clean out the detergent/conditioner drawer and run another rinse cycle with just water, selecting the option for water plus if your machine has the function.
The aim is to make sure there’s nothing but clean detergent free fabric.
Place the Dylon pod on top of the freshly washed well rinsed damp fabrics and follow the remaining instructions for the experience you’ve been dyeing to see.
4 wash cycles (cleaning, dyeing, after dye wash, machine clean-out wash) per batch of clothes is a bit energy intensive, so you might want to wait until you’ve got enough items to rejuvenate or for when it coincides with your scheduled machine maintenance wash and run a limescale treatment during the final clean-out wash killing two birds with one stone, to justify the ‘leccy costs. But, it’s better than looking scruffy or throwing out garments and your machine will most certainly be free of germs after the whole process.
Several cups of tea later… results were uniform colour throughout.
I chose the Navy Blue option (the product picture shot isn’t that accurate in the colour shade – it appears online as a denim blue). Results were a nice and deep uniform blue to several items all done at the same time (3 pairs of partially faded navy trousers, 2 casual navy shirts that looked a little tatty and a light blue t-shirt). One dye pod was enough to refresh all the garments to look crisp and close to new again without looking artificially over coloured.
I was a little apprehensive worried I’d get blotchy results claimed by other reviewers, but following the instructions which state to run on a 40 degrees cotton cycle, the results were as good as Dylon’s previous generation all-in-one pouch, minus no dyed fingers. Trust me, the dye powder can get everywhere if it’s mishandled, the pod just makes it all nice and simples.