
DIP DYE

Similar to tie-dyeing, dip dyeing fabric involves submerging your fabric into a bucket or vat of dye to make it a different color.
Use dip dyeing if you want to dye an entire piece a new color or if you want to get a striped or ombre effect on your fabric.

Process
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1. PREPARATION
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2. SCOURING
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3. EXTRACTION
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3. SCRUMPLE
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4. MESH NET
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5. TIE
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6. TIE
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7. DYE
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8. NEUTRALIZATION & SOAPING
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9. REMOVE TIE
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10. SOAPING

11. SOFTENER

12. EXTRACTOR

13. DRY

14. FINISHED GARMENT

Preparation for Bulk
1. It is very important to use fabric without softener or hydrophilic softener in the fabric mill. Some softener blocks dyestuffs on the fabric surface and dyestuffs will not be absorbed. Usually, it appears uneven dye effects like dye spot.
2. It is also very important to conduct a blanket test before cutting the fabrics. To learn blanket procedures, click here.
3. Fabric, style construction, accessory, and graphics are very important in garment wash and dye.
For the cost, the garment weight is important because the recipe is based on O.W.G. (on the weight of goods).
4. If there’s a zipper, you must wrap the zipper with the same fabric. If you wrap zipper, there will be some undyed area, which needs tolerance for garment dyeing & washing.
5. It is easy to get needle hole issue especially fabric is too thin. To learn more about the needle hole issue, click here.
6. Marble dye requires a wide Shadeband for bulk production. Individual workers put garment into mesh net and dye coverage vary by the strength of workers.
Pictures

1. Shadeband

2. Heavy Wash Effect

3. Burnout Line Effect

4. Pocket Issue
5. Thread Color Change

6. Burnout Spot
7. Uneven Effect #1

8. Uneven Effect #2

9. CSD DYE Crocking Issue
10. Hole Issue