Also, important note: DO A TEST RUN BEFORE DYEING YOUR WHOLE FABRIC. You don't want to end up crying over the 4 yards of silk that came out the wrong color.
/flashbacks to acid gradient dyeing in my kitchen "Well I forgot to write down what mixture of colors I used so I guess we'll just wing it and hope it's the right one" - I say while holding $200 worth of white silk 😅
did it worked out? :D and btw I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND ALSO NINAS I YOUR CON VLOGES ARE SO AMAZING AA ;; I wished I could meet you both but I love in germany.. /D
Sometimes these cosplay 101 videos aren't relevant to me but I enjoy learning from you and seeing how you do things. You are definitely a cosplay goddess and I really look up to you!
You clearly (not like I ever doubted what I'm about to say) know what's involved in every inch of cosplay. I appreciate that. Typically people would say how to dye fabric period, but little did I know that it varies between fabrics, 'dyable' ones of course
This is definitely so useful for me. I'm going on 7 years cosplaying and I still haven't dyed a thing but the cosplay I'm looking to start on calls for it (specifically the ombré effect) so it's time for me to get out of my comfort zone and put a new technique under my belt! Thanks for making these cosplay 101 videos!
Can I just say, you’ve come SO far when it comes to video quality. Your videos now look so much cleaner, crisper, and just generally look so much more professional
Once again, you have saved the day! I'm making my Prompto vest from scratch (actually, from old jeans) and just ran out and grabbed a bottle of Rit Black dye without reading any instructions. I checked the label on the dye and the jeans and now know exactly what to do to ensure a great dye process! Thank you so much!
You're such an Angel this just gave me hope for a somday having my Jubilee trench coat! I'm so happy to see there is something out there that might dye Polyester! Thanks girl!
Coffee&Chapters I recently dyed a polyester trenchcoat using the iDye Poly she shows here, and it worked great. Just protect your stove/cabinets with foil or something while stirring, so you don't get permanent dye drips all over them like mine. ^_^;
i always love your videos and watch them as soon as I get the notification; this video was super helpful! Also I just wanted to say you are a huge inspiration for me to cosplay and I hope I get to meet you one day!
Oh, I've never been this early on a mango video before! Lots of love for you, I've been following your work for years and I consider you my long distance cosplay senpai (?)
If you are looking for a specific color and don't want to waste a lot of dye Rit Dye's website has a free color mixing chart. It helps a ton and takes out some guess work when testing out the dye.
Did you ever learn this? I'm new to the entire concept of dying fabric, though I do work with dyes a lot in chemistry I have no idea how it works with fabric, so I'm looking into it now.
Please don't use utensils you use in the kitchen for food either. Especially wooden ones because stuff absorbs into them so well. The chemical safety officer in me cringes when people do dying in their pots and pans used for cooking :((((
Awesome tutorial! Your editing skills are mad. Question: if you dye a piece of fabric that is not white, will that affect the color it turns out? Or does the dye completely cover it?
Animegirlnanami It will effect the outcome of the color. Think of using markers on colored construction paper, sort of a similar thing. Hope I could help~
I keep forgetting that iDye Poly is a thing! Definitely gonna have to keep it in mind next time I'm struggling to find the right color of spandex fabric or polyester thread
Thanks for the info! I'm going to be cosplaying as Ladybug but I really wanted to get that hexagonal pattern that you see in the movies. I saw that Yaya Han created a great hexagonal fabric but it only came in black and white. I'm going to try dying a test piece red to see if I can get the color I want!
Super useful for someone who's never dyed fabric, but a couple questions; if you've got multiple yards of fabric do you need to dye it all at once or can you do it in sections? And is color mixing with dyes as simple as just pouring in the different colors? Also, unrelated to dyeing, but can I ask what color lens you're wearing in this (they look perfect for a planned cosplay I have)?
1. You can dye it in sections, but I'd recommend using the same dye bath to ensure the colors match. (Otherwise, you'll want to record the ratios/measurements of everything that's going in the dye bath to ensure you can closely replicate it.) 2. Color mixing will depend on what type of dye you're using! I'd recommend googling "mixing all-purpose dye", "mixing acid dye", etc. to find detailed tutorials on those processes; they'll be much more thorough than what I can explain in a single TH-cam comment! 3. Super Pinky Violet from HoneyColor! :D
This video was so helpful. Thank you! I want to dye these nylon (they're 80% nylon, 20% spandex) compression stockings (they're pure white) to red and apparently acid dye is the best to use, but I am a bit intimidated by it. It says all-purpose dye can work too, but it won't be as vibrant, right? What would you suggest?
I have become what my friends call the cosplayer to go to for dying fabrics such as a button up shirt or a pair jeggings. I have been using the Tulip brand, which is what I use to tie dye for fun. What are your thoughts on Tulip? I think it is great becasue all i need is hot water and salt, but it sometimes stains the tub or sink, so I use a bucket now and take the water behind my apartment building to dump the dye out when I'm finished. I think I will be confident enough to dye a whole yard or strip of fabric if i can't find what i need at Joann Fabrics or Hobby Lobby. Thanks!
I personally don't use Tulip dyes, never had any good luck with them. (Also, dyes shouldn't be dumped down rainwater drains since the run-off can get into the ecosystem! Dispose of them in drains that lead to water treatment facilities.)
Thank you so much! How about blends? Like a synthetic blend with either protein or cellulose? Does the synthetic part mean you have to default to a synthetic friendly dye?
Hey Mangosirene! I'm needing to dye some fur and I wanted to ask for some help/advaice/tips anything you could give me. Not only is this a weird thing to dye, but it also is an ombre color. So it goes from dark purple to very light lavender/white. Don't have a clue on this one so any tips would be much appreciated!
Warning: spandex is not easy to dye. You'll have to dye it a bit darker than you want because the spandex fibers don't absorb colour, so please do swatch testing and be patient before you throw in your fabric. I'm dying white fabric to Yuri Katsuki's free skate jacket because the fabric I want just doesn't come in that colour, I have a half yard of it set aside for test runs. (Also, Rit now has a line of synthetic dyes, I'm using three of them to get the right colour).
I have a question: I have a synthetic yellow dress that I want to turn green. Should I put a blue on top or use a green and just accept that it won't be entirely green?
I was going to dye some white tights Orange. My mom didn't want me to dye them because she didn't want to ruin our washer. Wish I shown her this video. I thought you had to wash them in the washer once you rinsed them out.
I'm brand new to cosplay and I'm planning on dying a white shirt to be more of an ivory color. The shirt is 55% cotton, 39% Modal, and 6% elastane. What should I use, especially since I have no idea what the second two are?
What would be the best way for me to dye striped clothes? I bought a pair of socks with pink and white stripes for my gijinka cosplay, but I only need to dye the white.
so I wanted to make a Shiemi cosplay from Blue exorcist and I wanted to wear the outfit you first see her in (it's the kimono), but it has an ombre from blue to pink how would you do that? Thank you!
Joy Bau I've only ever seen people dye fabrics not really done it myself so you don't have to take this advice but you could probably get a pink then ombré dye the blue on it. Just like when painting you want to add the dark color onto the light color because it's a lot harder to make the light color show up on the dark color.
I'm dyeing a gradient on my silk chiffon this weekend! So, given this, I've been researching different dyeing information and techniques. For the gradient, take the darker color of the gradient and use that to dye on the lighter piece. Given I'm using silk, I'll probably be using a different dye and method then you (cause silk chiffon hates being cut and worked with in the first place lol). Assuming you're using a less finicky fabric, I would dye using the same stovetop method Nina used in this video. Test the color, and once you have a match to the color, you can start working the fabric up and down (using metal tongs) through the water for about 10-30 minutes or however long your dye tells you to dye for/until the color is vibarent. By moving the fabric up and down, you'll develop a gradient (you can control how quick/slow it starts to change colors by how you're moving your fabric). If you search "gradient dyeing tutorial," there's several examples of this using bins instead of a stovetop. Good luck!
Hey can anyone help me out? I don't really like my legs and would be more comfortable wearing tights (pantyhose?) but the character I want to cosplay has tattoos on her legs so I was thinking I could dye the tights... how would I go about dying in a certain shape and/or what dye would I go with or how?
question for anyone passing by: what if you're painting part of your black boots, and those boots have some thin fuzzy fabric on them, and you're budget includes 20 bucks every two weeks? oddly specific but I hope you get the idea I've realized that taping them is a horrible idea and spray painting it was the worse thing I could have ever done, but it thankfully hardly stained it instead of ruining it. I'm... Very new to these things and don't want to ruin these boots because as painful as they are they're actually perfect for my Splatoon costume! The only reason I didn't get the best dye for them was because I got them at goodwill, which meant no tag on the type of boots rip
Random question, do you ever do cosplay commissions? lol idk why I ask this I like making my own but curious I guess? If you don't it'd be a good way to make money doing something you love (even though it requires you to slave away over a sewing machine soaking the fabric in your tears...)
You'd probably want to dye it black and then add the purple or red maybe by painting it on with fabric paint. You can also probably dip part of the corset into the dye bath so you'd only dye that part of it, but it sounds like that isn't what you want.
Household dyes are typically made with non-toxic chemicals that are removed during the water treatment process. (Your sink water doesn't go straight to the ocean or back into the water supply, haha!) The only thing to remember is that fiber-reactive dyes should be neutralized with baking soda before being poured down the drain, as explained on the instructions that come with the dye. You can find more information on safe dye disposal here: www.dummies.com/crafts/knitting/how-to-work-with-and-dispose-of-dyes-safely/ If you're truly concerned about it, excess dye can be bottled up and taken to a waste disposal facility!
Also, important note: DO A TEST RUN BEFORE DYEING YOUR WHOLE FABRIC. You don't want to end up crying over the 4 yards of silk that came out the wrong color.
^ So, so important! Always test before tossing the full yardage in there!
/flashbacks to acid gradient dyeing in my kitchen
"Well I forgot to write down what mixture of colors I used so I guess we'll just wing it and hope it's the right one" - I say while holding $200 worth of white silk 😅
WE'VE COME SO FAR
did it worked out? :D and btw I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND ALSO NINAS I YOUR CON VLOGES ARE SO AMAZING AA ;; I wished I could meet you both but I love in germany.. /D
mango god bless just when I'm about to do a bunch of dye-work you make a video and my life is saved
A) This is super useful, especially about which dyes are best for which type of fiber!
B) That RIT dye sneaking in at 4:18 is hilarious!
Sometimes these cosplay 101 videos aren't relevant to me but I enjoy learning from you and seeing how you do things. You are definitely a cosplay goddess and I really look up to you!
You clearly (not like I ever doubted what I'm about to say) know what's involved in every inch of cosplay. I appreciate that. Typically people would say how to dye fabric period, but little did I know that it varies between fabrics, 'dyable' ones of course
Can I just say. I just watched this whole playlist and this is the most helpful series I’ve ever watched. Thank you so much
This is definitely so useful for me. I'm going on 7 years cosplaying and I still haven't dyed a thing but the cosplay I'm looking to start on calls for it (specifically the ombré effect) so it's time for me to get out of my comfort zone and put a new technique under my belt!
Thanks for making these cosplay 101 videos!
Can I just say, you’ve come SO far when it comes to video quality. Your videos now look so much cleaner, crisper, and just generally look so much more professional
Mangosirene u r a life saver with all if ur videos! This year of con will be tough! Thank u so much
Once again, you have saved the day! I'm making my Prompto vest from scratch (actually, from old jeans) and just ran out and grabbed a bottle of Rit Black dye without reading any instructions. I checked the label on the dye and the jeans and now know exactly what to do to ensure a great dye process! Thank you so much!
Who else is binge watching Mango's videos during Con Crunch?
You're such an Angel this just gave me hope for a somday having my Jubilee trench coat! I'm so happy to see there is something out there that might dye Polyester! Thanks girl!
Coffee&Chapters I recently dyed a polyester trenchcoat using the iDye Poly she shows here, and it worked great. Just protect your stove/cabinets with foil or something while stirring, so you don't get permanent dye drips all over them like mine. ^_^;
elfchild9 oh Thank you I'm so excited now to have something that works!
Coffee&Chapters Good luck! I hope it works out for you.
i always love your videos and watch them as soon as I get the notification; this video was super helpful! Also I just wanted to say you are a huge inspiration for me to cosplay and I hope I get to meet you one day!
Your hair looks like Lightning Faron!! So pretty!
What a wonderful thing to wake up to! 😁
once again your tutorials have swooped in and helped me while I was in a bind! thank you I really needed this for my current project !! 💖
Oh, I've never been this early on a mango video before! Lots of love for you, I've been following your work for years and I consider you my long distance cosplay senpai (?)
It never hurts to get a refresher! Just making this video was a nice reminder for me too~ x3 And thank you for the support, it means a lot~! C:
Mango! Can you please do a video on how to dye a wig? Please!
If you are looking for a specific color and don't want to waste a lot of dye Rit Dye's website has a free color mixing chart. It helps a ton and takes out some guess work when testing out the dye.
Could you do a how to on craft foam? How to shape it and seal/paint it? Love your videos!
Thanks x
Thank you, Mango! I'm going to eventually re-do Gunner Yuna and wanted to dye fabric for her skirt ^^ 💖✨ Have a great day :)
Just a quick question, is there a specific method for dying stripes or other patterns onto fabric without having to use fabric markers? Thank you!!
Did you ever learn this? I'm new to the entire concept of dying fabric, though I do work with dyes a lot in chemistry I have no idea how it works with fabric, so I'm looking into it now.
Please don't use utensils you use in the kitchen for food either. Especially wooden ones because stuff absorbs into them so well. The chemical safety officer in me cringes when people do dying in their pots and pans used for cooking :((((
Correct! All the tools I used in this video are specifically used only for dyeing :)
Awesome tutorial! Your editing skills are mad. Question: if you dye a piece of fabric that is not white, will that affect the color it turns out? Or does the dye completely cover it?
Animegirlnanami It will effect the outcome of the color. Think of using markers on colored construction paper, sort of a similar thing. Hope I could help~
I keep forgetting that iDye Poly is a thing! Definitely gonna have to keep it in mind next time I'm struggling to find the right color of spandex fabric or polyester thread
Thanks for the informative video but can u do one on fabric painting?
Thanks for the info! I'm going to be cosplaying as Ladybug but I really wanted to get that hexagonal pattern that you see in the movies. I saw that Yaya Han created a great hexagonal fabric but it only came in black and white. I'm going to try dying a test piece red to see if I can get the color I want!
I see you put those 3 royal blue Rit dyes you unearthed in your craft room clean out to good use. ;)
God I love this channel
Thank you for making this! Very helpful as always :) I'm looking to dye a garment that's a nylon spandex blend...I assume iDye Poly is my best bet?
Super useful for someone who's never dyed fabric, but a couple questions; if you've got multiple yards of fabric do you need to dye it all at once or can you do it in sections? And is color mixing with dyes as simple as just pouring in the different colors?
Also, unrelated to dyeing, but can I ask what color lens you're wearing in this (they look perfect for a planned cosplay I have)?
1. You can dye it in sections, but I'd recommend using the same dye bath to ensure the colors match. (Otherwise, you'll want to record the ratios/measurements of everything that's going in the dye bath to ensure you can closely replicate it.)
2. Color mixing will depend on what type of dye you're using! I'd recommend googling "mixing all-purpose dye", "mixing acid dye", etc. to find detailed tutorials on those processes; they'll be much more thorough than what I can explain in a single TH-cam comment!
3. Super Pinky Violet from HoneyColor! :D
This video was so helpful. Thank you! I want to dye these nylon (they're 80% nylon, 20% spandex) compression stockings (they're pure white) to red and apparently acid dye is the best to use, but I am a bit intimidated by it. It says all-purpose dye can work too, but it won't be as vibrant, right? What would you suggest?
I have become what my friends call the cosplayer to go to for dying fabrics such as a button up shirt or a pair jeggings. I have been using the Tulip brand, which is what I use to tie dye for fun. What are your thoughts on Tulip? I think it is great becasue all i need is hot water and salt, but it sometimes stains the tub or sink, so I use a bucket now and take the water behind my apartment building to dump the dye out when I'm finished. I think I will be confident enough to dye a whole yard or strip of fabric if i can't find what i need at Joann Fabrics or Hobby Lobby. Thanks!
I personally don't use Tulip dyes, never had any good luck with them. (Also, dyes shouldn't be dumped down rainwater drains since the run-off can get into the ecosystem! Dispose of them in drains that lead to water treatment facilities.)
what would you recomend for dyeing or coloring vinyl or pleathers? thats what im stuck on currently
could you help me figure out deying a white corset? I want it mainly black but with purple or red accents. its layered with lace over the main fabric.
Thank you so much! How about blends? Like a synthetic blend with either protein or cellulose? Does the synthetic part mean you have to default to a synthetic friendly dye?
If it contains a synthetic I always go with iDye Poly. Dye for the most difficult fiber content!
Thank you!
Hey Mangosirene! I'm needing to dye some fur and I wanted to ask for some help/advaice/tips anything you could give me. Not only is this a weird thing to dye, but it also is an ombre color. So it goes from dark purple to very light lavender/white. Don't have a clue on this one so any tips would be much appreciated!
Warning: spandex is not easy to dye. You'll have to dye it a bit darker than you want because the spandex fibers don't absorb colour, so please do swatch testing and be patient before you throw in your fabric. I'm dying white fabric to Yuri Katsuki's free skate jacket because the fabric I want just doesn't come in that colour, I have a half yard of it set aside for test runs. (Also, Rit now has a line of synthetic dyes, I'm using three of them to get the right colour).
What's the best to use on denim?
can you do a cosplay 101 of dying wigs next?
I have a question: I have a synthetic yellow dress that I want to turn green. Should I put a blue on top or use a green and just accept that it won't be entirely green?
I was going to dye some white tights Orange. My mom didn't want me to dye them because she didn't want to ruin our washer. Wish I shown her this video. I thought you had to wash them in the washer once you rinsed them out.
Mango where did you get the shell purse hanging in the background?? It's so pretty.
Thank you!! :D It's from MermaidPOP! A percentage of the proceeds from every order goes to saving sea turtle nests, too! mermaidpop.com/
What is your chosen method of dying?
Me: the safest method??????????
I'm brand new to cosplay and I'm planning on dying a white shirt to be more of an ivory color. The shirt is 55% cotton, 39% Modal, and 6% elastane. What should I use, especially since I have no idea what the second two are?
What would be the best way for me to dye striped clothes? I bought a pair of socks with pink and white stripes for my gijinka cosplay, but I only need to dye the white.
You look just like lighting
So even after testing for the right color, I'm not sure how to dye almost 12-14 yards of fabric and ensure it'll come out evenly. Any tips on that?
so I wanted to make a Shiemi cosplay from Blue exorcist and I wanted to wear the outfit you first see her in (it's the kimono), but it has an ombre from blue to pink how would you do that? Thank you!
Joy Bau I've only ever seen people dye fabrics not really done it myself so you don't have to take this advice but you could probably get a pink then ombré dye the blue on it. Just like when painting you want to add the dark color onto the light color because it's a lot harder to make the light color show up on the dark color.
I'm dyeing a gradient on my silk chiffon this weekend! So, given this, I've been researching different dyeing information and techniques. For the gradient, take the darker color of the gradient and use that to dye on the lighter piece. Given I'm using silk, I'll probably be using a different dye and method then you (cause silk chiffon hates being cut and worked with in the first place lol). Assuming you're using a less finicky fabric, I would dye using the same stovetop method Nina used in this video. Test the color, and once you have a match to the color, you can start working the fabric up and down (using metal tongs) through the water for about 10-30 minutes or however long your dye tells you to dye for/until the color is vibarent. By moving the fabric up and down, you'll develop a gradient (you can control how quick/slow it starts to change colors by how you're moving your fabric). If you search "gradient dyeing tutorial," there's several examples of this using bins instead of a stovetop. Good luck!
Please tell me where you got your purple lenses, they are stunning on you.
They're Super Pinky Violet lenses from HoneyColor! :D
Ah, thank you so very much!
This makes me want to try dying faux leather...I've so far not been able to find fabric to realize my dream of a 2014 Batgirl jacket.
bless you for making this lol
Hey can anyone help me out? I don't really like my legs and would be more comfortable wearing tights (pantyhose?) but the character I want to cosplay has tattoos on her legs so I was thinking I could dye the tights... how would I go about dying in a certain shape and/or what dye would I go with or how?
question for anyone passing by:
what if you're painting part of your black boots, and those boots have some thin fuzzy fabric on them, and you're budget includes 20 bucks every two weeks? oddly specific but I hope you get the idea
I've realized that taping them is a horrible idea and spray painting it was the worse thing I could have ever done, but it thankfully hardly stained it instead of ruining it. I'm... Very new to these things and don't want to ruin these boots because as painful as they are they're actually perfect for my Splatoon costume!
The only reason I didn't get the best dye for them was because I got them at goodwill, which meant no tag on the type of boots rip
Hell yah babeyy💅
I am mesmerized by her beautiful purple eyes (contacts i'm sure...right?)
How to dye fabric: Step 1. Make a huuuuge mesh. Step 2: Cry in a corner.
ca you make a wig dying video?
Random question, do you ever do cosplay commissions? lol idk why I ask this I like making my own but curious I guess? If you don't it'd be a good way to make money doing something you love (even though it requires you to slave away over a sewing machine soaking the fabric in your tears...)
OC!
if only I had this a few months ago when dyeing a hoodie for a cosplay, probably wouldn't have turned out so dark 😅
I need to make it two separate colors
You'd probably want to dye it black and then add the purple or red maybe by painting it on with fabric paint. You can also probably dip part of the corset into the dye bath so you'd only dye that part of it, but it sounds like that isn't what you want.
I was working on my nylon gloves that i was going to dye brown but the rit fabric dye wouldn't take, so instead i used watercolour paints... lmao
*subscribed ViGoRouSly*
What the hell has happened to to all the names of your youtube videos?
OurMine hacked into a ton of TH-camr's titles and descriptions.
shit man
And later all that chemical dyed water will be washes down the bathtubs and ruins the water that we drink or gets into the ocean x.x not good :(
Household dyes are typically made with non-toxic chemicals that are removed during the water treatment process. (Your sink water doesn't go straight to the ocean or back into the water supply, haha!) The only thing to remember is that fiber-reactive dyes should be neutralized with baking soda before being poured down the drain, as explained on the instructions that come with the dye. You can find more information on safe dye disposal here: www.dummies.com/crafts/knitting/how-to-work-with-and-dispose-of-dyes-safely/ If you're truly concerned about it, excess dye can be bottled up and taken to a waste disposal facility!