Message: Hello,

I am having trouble mixing Dylon machine dye to the colour teal. Please could you tell me what to mix together. Thanks, Jenni

I have never mixed Dylon machine dyes together, but I might be able to help with your question, anyway. I would recommend that you also contact the Dylon dye company to see if they can answer your question.

Dylon dyes are generally premixed from other dye colors, so they are not ideal for color mixing, but it should be possible to mix green and blue, or green and turquoise, to get some sort of teal color. If you want a dark teal, try using half a packet of their 'Dark Green' with half a packet of their 'Bahama Blue'. For a brighter teal, try using 'Tropical Green' instead of 'Dark Green'. Using Dylon Machine Dye is the easiest way to dye in a front-loading washing machine .

Alternatively, you could use Procion MX dyes to mix the dye that you want. Like Dylon Machine Dye, Procion MX dye is a good fiber reactive dye that works very well on natural fibers when used as directed. Unlike Dylon dyes, Procion MX dyes can be obtained in pure colors of turquoise and yellow and used to mix any color you want. You will also have to add salt and soda ash, following a recipe from your dye supplier; Dylon Machine Dye contains the dye fixative already mixed in, but Procion MX dye does not. You can mail-order Procion MX dyes in the UK from several companies, which are listed in the 'Europe' section on my page of Sources for Dyeing Supplies Around the World.

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