Name: Catherine

Message: I know that your site reccommends either spot-treating a bleach spot with a similar colored pen/marker, or removing the color entirely and redying the item. Will those methods be safe for a 100% cotton shirt that already has screen printing on it?

100% cotton is the safest material to use bleach on. I don't think that most screen printing is affected by bleach. 

If you can find a similar shade of fabric marker, that's safe for any fiber at all. 

Also, I'm confused on mixing the Procion MX colors to achieve a baby/sky blue color. Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.

What Procion MX dye you should use to get a sky color depends. There are many shades of blue sky. I would recommend using a small amount of blue MX-R (variously called sky blue, basic blue, or medium blue by different suppliers), or a small amount of blue MX-G (cerulean blue), or a small amount of turquoise MX-G (turquoise), or a small amount of a half-and-half mixture of blue MX-G and turquoise MX-G. (See "Which Procion MX colors are pure, and which mixtures?" to convert the generic name into the name used by your dye supplier.)

The key is to use a sufficiently small amount of dye. If you would normally use four teaspoons per cup of dye concentrate (that's for tie-dyeing), try using only one-half teaspoon of dye. If you would use five tablespoons of dye in the washing machine, try using one five teaspoons, or less. Remember that it is easier to redye something darker than it is to remove too much dye.

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