Name: Daphne
Message: Our dance studio is doing a dance which requires a costume of tie dye tights, the tights are made of supplex and lycra. Please tell me if that is possible, and if you have any suggestions.

Yes, it should probably be possible. Since supplex is a nylon fabric, you can use acid dyes. Since acid dyes require hot water, you cannot use the squirt bottle technique that is commonly used in tie-dyeing cotton with cool water dyes.

You can use the PRO Chemical & Dye's Kiton Acid Dye Rainbow Dyeing instructions, or their instructions for "Rainbow Dyeing using Sabraset/Lanaset Dyes".

Alternatively, you could use fabric paint, rather than dye. The Dharma Pigment Dye System, which is a type of fabric paint, can be used on nylon.



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