Message: I am looking for a light blue (sometimes called "baby blue") dye to dye my cotton knit top-----so you see, I need a very small amount. I have looked at the Ritt dyes (on-line), but couldn't find any color I liked. I have also looked at some of the Dylon cold water dyes (on-line), but haven't been able to find the blue I would like. (I found Bahama Blue too green). Do you have any suggestions??

All purpose dye, such as Rit, will not perform very well on cotton, as it is not very washfast. Dylon Cold Water dye is a more satisfactory type of dye, but you might do better to chose a different form of fiber reactive dye, such as Procion MX dye.

If you see the right dye color, but in too intense a shade, just use a much smaller amount of the dye. Try to err on the side of using too little, as it is easier to re-dye than to remove dye.

One place to look at Procion MX type dye is http://www.prochemical.com/catalog/mx.htm . You will find links to many different dye suppliers on my "Sources for Supplies" page at http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/dyesources.shtml .