Name: Simon G

Message: Hi there I need to get a pair of Hulk Hogan red/yellow leggings. As I cannot find any anywhere, is it possible to tie-dye a pair? If so, would it be better getting a red pair to dye with a yellow pattern, or a yellow pair to dye with a red pattern?? 

Yes, you certainly can tie-dye tights or leggings, if they are white or yellow. It should be easy to dye them to look like Hulk Hogan's. The best ones to dye would be at least 80% cotton, because you can dye them with cool water fiber reactive dyes, such as Procion MX dyes. You can also dye white or yellow nylon tights or leggings, using acid dyes.

I know some good sources for cotton leggings in the US, such as Dharma Trading Company, but I don't know where to buy them in the UK, where you are. They must be available. Just check for the fiber content. You should start with white or yellow, because red dye or paint can easily be applied onto yellow leggings, but you generally can't lighten red to make yellow.

Even polyester leggings would do, actually. You can't dye polyester, not for a reasonable amount of trouble, but you can use a thin fabric paint, which will look a lot like a dye. I know that Fibrecrafts, for one, sells some good thin fabric paints that will work on polyester, and there are undoubtedly other sources in your area as well.

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