We dye black and blue jeans ourselves: choose a dye, follow the instructions, get the result

Have your favorite jeans lost their color?
Jeans are comfortable, practical and appropriate for almost any event. But over time, they change color, stains may appear on them, but not everyone decides to throw away their favorite thing. The way out of this situation is coloring. In this article I will explain how and with what you can dye black jeans at home.

Jeans - universal clothing

Coloring rules

To get an even color and not spoil the surrounding area and the skin of your hands with paint, follow these recommendations:

• Before use, be sure to read the instructions for the coloring agent;
• study the composition of the fabric. It will dye evenly only if it contains more than 80% cotton. If 30-50% is synthetic, it will leave marks in the form of thin stripes;
• Keep in mind that after drying the product becomes much lighter;
• artificial fabrics can only be painted with special paint for synthetics;
• Use protection to prevent the coloring agent from getting on the furniture or floor. To do this, cover the treatment area with thick plastic film or paper;
• be prepared for the fact that you will have to dye your jeans a second, and even a third time;
• Do not forget about hand protection, because it is very difficult to wash the skin of some products, while others, for example, whiteness, are quite aggressive. Therefore, it is best to carry out staining with rubber gloves;
• Make sure you do not have an allergic reaction to the product you are using.

How the jeans will look after dyeing depends on several factors:

• Original color. The easiest way is to return the shade to a faded product. If you want to dye white jeans black, most likely, this will not work: the dye will make the fabric dark gray;
• Dye. It is important to choose products that match the color of your jeans: dyes for black fabrics are not suitable for white ones, and vice versa.

Recommendations

What to look for when choosing coloring products:

• for instructions, they must be indicated on the packaging;
• what material is it intended for;
• If you don't know what your pants are made of, use universal dye.

It is best to choose universal paint

If the jeans contain lavsan or nitron, the dyes may not penetrate the fabric. The result is that the item will not be colored.

Specialty powder coatings can be expensive and often hard to find. Ordering online will take some time, but you can actually buy it.

Black jeans are practical and comfortable clothes

Preparing jeans for dyeing

Before you paint your jeans, you need to prepare them so that the paint goes on evenly:

1. Take out small change from your pockets: coins, candy wrappers, pieces of paper, etc.
2. Wash the item at a temperature of 40°C, in the “Jeans” or “Quick 30” mode, preferably with gel and conditioner. You can also use powder, but only as a last resort. The product must be turned right side out.
3. Determine the weight of the clothes in order to correctly calculate the required volume of water and the amount of dye.

This will be enough if the jeans are white or light blue.

Dark things (black, blue, burgundy or gray) must be discolored as much as possible. To do this, you need to boil them as follows:

1. Pour water into a saucepan that is the right size for the item.
2. Add white in a ratio of 1:10, mix.
3. Bring the solution to a boil.
4. Reduce heat and place jeans in pan.
5. Stirring the product periodically with a wooden spatula, cook it for half an hour or an hour until it becomes several tones lighter.
6. Turn off the stove, drain the water and bleach, and rinse the pan thoroughly.
7. Rinse slightly cooled jeans in clean water.
8. Wash the trousers again, again at 40°C, but without powder, to remove any remaining bleach.
9. There is no need to dry your jeans, you just need to squeeze out the excess moisture.

Attention! During the bleaching process, some things may turn yellow, this is normal, the yellowness will go away after the procedure is completed.

Types of men's and women's jeans with photos

Today there are a huge number of varieties of jeans.

Types of jeans:

Coloring methods

There are several ways you can dye denim at home. The choice of method depends on how much effort, money and time you are willing to spend on changing the color.

Manual

Hand-dying faded jeans is not as difficult as it might seem at first. For the procedure you will need:

• dye;
• large container that can accommodate jeans;
• a small bowl/bottle to dilute the dye;
• salt;
• soda;
• stirring spatula;
• water;
• gloves.

There are hot and cold dyeing methods. The hot method is used for most professional dyes. It involves boiling the item in paint; therefore, it is only suitable for dense natural fabrics.

Procedure:

1. Pour water into a large enamel-lined saucepan so that it fills ⅔ of the volume.
2. Heat it over high heat until almost boiling.
3. Add soda and salt in equal quantities (5-7 tbsp), dye in the proportion indicated in the instructions.
4. Mix the liquid thoroughly and wait until the soda and salt dissolve.
5. Place jeans in the solution and cover the pan with a lid.
6. Stirring occasionally, cook the product in the dye for about an hour - the more time passes, the richer the color will be.
7. After painting, rinse the jeans well several times.

The processing time for jeans also differs:

• it takes half an hour to dye light-colored clothes;
• dark products are boiled for 40-45 minutes;
• black things need to be cooked for about an hour.

To fix a fresh shade, you need:

1. Make a solution: 2 tbsp. l. 9% vinegar in 1 liter of water.
2. Soak jeans in it for 15-20 minutes.
3. Rinse them in the same solution.

The cold method is very simple and convenient, because the smell and dye vapors do not spread throughout the apartment. Typically, this method is used when it is not possible to paint the item with special paint or in a washing machine.

You can change the color of a product using the cold method using such means as:

• blue;
• industrial dye;
• hair dye.

Procedure:

1. Prepare a large container.
2. Pour water at room temperature into it.
3. Add the desired dye according to the instructions.
4. To stir thoroughly.
5. Immerse the product in the liquid.
6. Soak it for 1-2 hours.
7. Treat jeans with a fixing compound.
8. Rinse them.

Attention! It is necessary to maintain proportions - this will help to dye the denim evenly and neatly. When dyeing white items, the volume of water should be 30-40 times greater than the weight of the jeans; if you need to paint dark products - 20 times.

The main advantage of the manual method is that you can completely control the process. This is especially important if you want not only to refresh the color, but to paint your clothes creatively, with a designer approach. Various twists and creases of the fabric can create beautiful patterns and patterns, which allows you to make a unique item.

In the washing machine

You can also dye denim in a washing machine. However, it will not be possible to control the painting process or make interesting and unusual stains - after immersing the clothes in the drum, nothing depends on the person.

You can dye denim trousers in the washing machine in the following way:

1. Prepare the dye - it is better to dilute the dry powder with hot water in advance, rather than pour it straight into the machine. This will help achieve an even color.
2. Strain the solution through a gauze cloth to remove undissolved lumps of dye - they cause dark spots.
3. Pour the product into the drum of the washing machine (you can also use the powder compartment, but in this case the result will be slightly worse).
4. Turn the jeans inside out and place them in the washing machine.
5. Set the maximum temperature to 90-95°C. Usually the acceptable value on the denim label is 40°C, but this will not be enough to change the color.
6. The duration of painting should be at least 1.5 hours.
7. After the end of the cycle, soak the jeans for 25 minutes in a solution of 2 tbsp. l. 9% vinegar in 1 liter of water.
8. Wash in the washing machine using the usual settings (temperature – 40°C). This procedure will help remove excess paint from equipment and clothing.

Attention! Even after the second wash, colored water may remain in the washing machine. To prevent items from being damaged during subsequent washes, you need to run the cycle again in idle mode. You can add a solution of citric acid - it will not only remove the dye, but also clean the washing machine from scale.

Dry cleaning

If the item you need to dye is expensive or you are not sure that you can make the color of your jeans even, dry cleaning will come to the rescue.

There are several reasons why you should entrust coloring to professionals:

• uniform color, exact match to the shade from the palette;
• professional dyes, large selection of colors;
• possibility of partial coloring;
• saving time and effort;
• no contact with caustic chemicals, which is important for allergy sufferers.

Textile dyes

The purchased product should be dissolved in a sufficient amount of water. The next procedure is as follows:

1. Jeans soaked in it must be put on fire to boil. The duration of the procedure is at least an hour.
2. To ensure uniform dyeing, the pants must be turned over frequently.
3. Rinsing should also be done with vinegar and salt, after which the jeans should be dried.

Pants made from this material can be easily refreshed at home. The main thing is to choose the right tool and get your hands on a few unnecessary things.

How to dye jeans black?

Restoring the color of black jeans is quite difficult. You need to choose only strong dyes with black pigment.

Special paint

The highest quality results are obtained with special dye for jeans or cotton fabric. It is convenient to paint a product with it, as you can get an even, durable and rich color. However, this product is not suitable for those who are allergic to paint components. It is also not recommended to change the color of children's clothes, as the chemicals cause irritation.

You can dye black jeans either by hand or using a washing machine. It is necessary to dilute the powder in water in accordance with the instructions, then either place it in the drum of an automatic machine or in a container for painting.

Among the professional dyes suitable for denim are:

• fabric dye “Universal”;
• "Anles";
• "Jeans";
• Dylon.

Hair dye

You can dye old jeans with a hair dyeing compound, but it is advisable that it be without ammonia.

It is necessary to choose a black color, without impurities and additional shades. The more durable the paint, the better it will adhere to the fabric. Therefore, it is impossible to qualitatively change the color with a tinted shampoo or a cheap low-quality product.

To dye black faded jeans at home, you need:

1. Pour water into a suitable container so that the product can be completely immersed in the liquid.
2. Add paint - one package is enough to treat small jeans.
3. Mix the solution thoroughly so that the dye is evenly distributed in the water.
4. Leave the jeans for an hour (turning periodically, straightening the product to dye it evenly).
5. Rinse in vinegar solution: 2 tbsp. l. acid and 1 tbsp. l. salt in 1 liter of water.
6. Rinse again in clean water.
7. Dry.

Attention! After a few washes, even the highest quality paint will begin to wash off. Therefore, the effect of painting will last about 1-2 months, or even less.

Markers

The ink from felt-tip pens or markers is quite durable; you can even color jeans with it. To do this you need:

1. Take a few black markers apart.
2. Remove the rods and place them in lukewarm water.
3. After a few minutes, the liquid will turn black, you need to put the jeans in it, removing the rods.
4. Turning the clothes over every 5-10 minutes, soak them in the solution for an hour.
5. Soak in vinegar solution for 15 minutes.
6. Rinse.

How and with what to dye blue jeans?

Dyeing jeans blue is a little more difficult than dyeing them black, as you need to choose the exact shade. If you make a mistake with the color, the product may become spotted or poorly painted.

To dye blue or blue jeans, it is more convenient to use special paint. If you can’t find it, you can take other products that have a blue pigment.

Aniline dyes

Using aniline dye, you can turn jeans blue at home. It is used both to create an unusual pattern and to change the color of the product. Dyes are available in the form:

• powder - it allows you to dye a denim product in a washing machine;
• liquids.

An automatic machine helps achieve a more even color.

Liquid aniline dye is suitable for making beautiful designs. You can mix two colors and get interesting drips or pour the product into a spray bottle and make splashes.

If you need to draw a print with a clear outline, tragacanth glue will help. It can be purchased at a hardware store.

A homemade primer also helps thicken the aniline dye. To do it, you need:

1. Dissolve 3 g of gelatin in 1 liter of hot water.
2. Immerse the jeans in the solution.
3. Soak for 15-20 minutes.
4. Dry.
5. Pet.

Blue

Blue is one of the most budget-friendly means that you can use to dye blue and light blue jeans. The procedure is simple but time consuming. The bluing will not last long, so you will have to repeat the dyeing after 4-5 washes. It will also not be possible to wash jeans with things of a different color - the product fades a lot and stains light-colored clothes.

To dye denim blue, you need:

1. Make a solution of the product in cold water (about 30°C) - if you need to get a rich color, mix the components in a 1:1 ratio and add 1-2 tbsp. l. salt.
2. Immerse jeans in liquid.
3. Keep them in water for 2 to 12 hours, depending on how bright the color is needed.
4. Soak the product in a cold vinegar solution for 10 minutes.
5. Rinse the item in clean, lukewarm water.

Dylon

Powder dye for Dylon fabric appeared relatively recently, but has already received positive reviews. It is available in 50 g bags, this amount is calculated for 250 g of fabric. Therefore, before dyeing, jeans must be weighed to calculate the amount of dye. If the specified proportions are not observed, the final color will be lighter.

You can also choose paint for hand or machine dyeing. The method of application is simple - load the jeans into the washing machine or a large container and add the product according to the instructions.

Application of whiteness

For a long time in the post-Soviet space, denim jeans have remained trendy. Every self-respecting fashionista knew by heart the secrets of creating a fashionable new thing from ordinary trousers. This is a simple matter, since the usual “Whiteness” will help you.

1. Dilute a glass of “Whiteness” in a bucket of water.
2. Twist the item well into a sausage and secure it in several places with rubber bands.
3. Immerse them in a container with the solution and begin to gradually heat the basin on the stove. In this situation, you will need at least 15 minutes for the procedure. Be careful not to let the jeans float to the surface.

In this way, you can dye black or blue jeans so that large unusual patterns are formed on the surface.

Caring for jeans after dyeing

If you want to maintain the rich color for as long as possible, you need to follow the rules for caring for dyed jeans:

• Drying in direct sunlight is prohibited;
• washing temperature should not exceed 40°C;
• dyed items should be washed separately from others and dried naturally;
• Before washing, you need to turn your trousers inside out;
• choose powders and gels for colored or black clothes as laundry detergents;
• At first, it is undesirable to sit down and lean against light-colored upholstered furniture - the paint may imprint on it.

Conclusion

Above we looked at the most effective ways to dye jeans black. Choose the most suitable one for yourself and don’t be afraid to change your style and wardrobe.

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With the help of simple tips you can return or give a new color to your jeans