I'd like to tye-dye this silk-satin material I have. Will the tye dye stay permanently, or do I need a special type of tye dye - if so, which?


Real silk dyes beautifully with the Procion MX dyes found in good tie-dye kits. I've dyed satin made of 100% silk many times, with wonderful results. Wash it first to make sure it can handle washing; you can't dye anything that is not washable.

You can't buy good dye at the grocery store, but any good crafts store will sell it to you, or you can look at dye suppliers online in the link below. Look for a tie-dye kit made by Dylon, Rainbow Rock, Jacquard, or Tulip. Avoid all-purpose dyes, such as Rit or Tintex, and the Rit tie-dye kits, because they contain inferior dyes that fade quickly and run in the laundry.

Polyester satin is much harder to dye. You can't use tie-dye dyes on polyester satin, because they will just wash out.

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[Portions of this answer were first posted, by me, on Yahoo answers, on September 30, 2008.]