These dyes are tailored specifically for dyeing patterned Silk/Rayon blends, like Devore Satin where the backing is silk and the pattern overlay is rayon, or the silk velvet where the pile is rayon and the backing is silk. Alter Ego dyes provide colors for the silk fibers, and colors for the rayon fibers. You choose one of each, and pour them both into the dye bath with your fabric or scarf, vinegar, salt and fixative, and shazam! beautifully dyed in the 2 colors you chose.
The silk dye only dyes the silk fibers, and the rayon dye only dyes the rayon fibers. Check out the pics above to see examples. Absolutely fabulous results, and so easy to use even a blind-folded crazy man in a straight jacket could do it! Just throw everything into a pot on the stove, simmer and stir for about 30 minutes and booyah! If you like cut silk/rayon velvet or devore satin goods, in any form, you have to try these dyes! The results are fantastic, and they are so easy to use you will love them.
NOTE: The salt and vinegar in the kit can be replaced with regular table salt and white vinegar if necessary. The Alter Ego Dye Fixative IS required. It cannot be replaced with Soda Ash or Dharma Dye Fixative.
Six steps to dyeing:
- Put Lukewarm water in a saucepan.
Add the two colors (silk and viscose), the fixative, the vinegar, and the cooking salt. MIX WELL!
NOTE: The colors will be mixed in the water but they will separate again on the fabric.
- Rinse the fabric in lukewarm water, squeeze it out and while still damp put it in the saucepan (the salt will not dissolve completely).
Put the saucepan on low heat and stir during 5 minutes in order to homogenise the dyes, then increase the heat up to boiling for 20 minutes.
Turn the heat off and leave to stand for 10 minutes.
- Rinse under running water and then wash in lukewarm soapy water. Finish rinsing in clear water and squeeze out the fabric.
- Lay the fabric flat on an absorbent paper to dry or, better still, iron the fabric on the wrong side protecting it with an absorbent paper.
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Alter Ego Dye Scarf
These dyes are amazing! This tutorial will teach you how to use them and show you their vibrancy on one of our Devoré Cut Satin Scarves.
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Alter Ego Dyes Fixative
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This fixative is designed for the use of Alter Ego Dyes. It is required to set the dye on the fabric.
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Fixative 125ml
Is absolutely necessary when using the alter ego dyes.
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Alter Ego Dyes Kit
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Everything you need (except the devore scarves) to try out the amazing Alter Ego Dyes.
Alter Ego Dyes Kit contains:
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#1 - Jonquille
#3 - Garance
#7 - Bleu Infini
#51 - Genet
#53 - Zinnia
#57 - Turquoise
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50ml Vinegar
50g Salt
25ml Fixative
2 Droppers
2 Portion cups
Brocheur w/ instructions
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 6/13/2009 Easy to use. I use a syringe from children's medecine to measure ml's. I found that the recommended dye amounts per weight of silk/rayon pretty liberal - that is I cut the amount of dye used per item and colors are still pretty saturated and bright. This lowers the cost per item (it is pretty expensive). Colors can be mixed to provide different shades and custom colors - I used a blotting filter to gauge the shade and color - just if you add color to the pot, be sure and thoroughly mix it before adding the material.
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9 of 9 users found this review helpful.
 2/5/2009 Vibrant, beautiful clean colors, very professional results, extremely easy to use.
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6 of 6 users found this review helpful.
4/2/2008 Fun dye to use on silk/rayon fabric. You get to watch it dye differently on the 2 types of fibers, yet be able to do this all at the same time in the same dyebath.
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11 of 13 users found this review helpful.
7/15/2008 I MADE NINE SCARVES WITH THE KIT AS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. IT WAS SO EASY, AND THE RESULT IS BEAUTIFUL. THE FRINGE IS CRINKLY, BUT I THINK I SAW A SOLUTION ELSEWHERE ON THIS SITE. I COULD MAKE MORE WITH THE DYES LEFT FROM THE KIT.
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5 of 5 users found this review helpful.
11/19/2008 Ohmygosh! What a wonderful, easy to use product.
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4 of 4 users found this review helpful.
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7/1/2011 Incredible dye....I find it goes much further than other reviewers, and so the cost vs. the results seem to work for me...I find my customers LOVE the colors...great product.
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1 of 1 users found this review helpful.
6/23/2011 Work like a charm
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6/13/2011 expensive but worth the outlay... such a pleaure to mix, change shades and use and the results are amazing... leaving a beautifully soft hand to the fabric
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6/9/2011 I feel like I've got this incredible secret to dying, and it's so much fun to boot! My kitchen is not for cooking anymore!
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5/15/2011 Yes, these are expensive, but I've had great fun with them and achieved some beautiful, subtle combinations that people seem to really like. I got the starter set, then bit the bullet and got the full-size. I'd recommend the starter set for sure, and some lovely pastel combinations can be gained with small dye lots and little dye.
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1/17/2011 I loved this stuff. Having worked with cotton and fiber reactive dyes for years, this was a great switch. Using Alter Ego dyes and the incredible Devore scarves was fun, easy, and beautiful. Mixing the dyes by dropper gave a pretty different look every time, which was fun. I did 16 scarves in a few days over the holidays and had great, unique gifts to share.
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1/14/2011 About the coolest dyeing idea I've seen and the results are great.
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12/23/2010 each colour seemed to react differently. No instructions were available with the product so I had to rely on what other people wrote on-line. Some scarves worked better than others.
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