/fa/ - Fashion

>>12622334
I got a 5 gallon bucket and filled it with hot water (i used hot water from a shower and then added a couple gallons of boiling water from the stove to get it really hot), then I used 1 packet of iDye for natural fabrics and 1 packet of iDye Poly. Just follow the instructions on the package, you'll need to add salt to the bucket as well.
I put the parka in and stirred for about 30 seconds once every 7 minutes or so for about an hour. You don't need to stir it constantly if you're not doing the stove top method.

After that I hosed it off in my yard until the water coming off of it was fairly clear, then I machine washed it with a dark towel and a dye fixative to set the dye. I washed it like 2 more times before wearing it just to make sure I wouldn't get black dye rubbing off on my clothes (I didn't).

This is a picture of the front pocket where some of the pattern was still visible. It's very faint, but you can see it there and on the cuffs in bright light. The rest is pretty much black. You can't see the pattern unless you look really close at those specific areas. Also since I used poly dye the stitching and plastic parts and cord for tightening the waist and hood are black too.

I recommend dying it unless you're going for a milsurp look. I had it for a year before I dyed it and I barely wore it then. It's much more versatile now.

>>11880837
My process was actually pretty incompetent but it worked fairly well. I didn't have a pot big enough to do the stove top method (constant heat is supposedly especially important when dying polyester) so I boiled 2 big pots of water and poured them in a bucket then used a hot metal bar to reheat the water in the bucket every 10 minutes or so. I used 2 packs of iDye and 2 packs of iDye poly with a cup of salt and left the coat in the dye for around 50 minutes. I stirred it every 5 minutes or so. They say you need to stir constantly but my prior experience with dying said otherwise. I also used some dye fixative after I rinsed it the first time.

This is the most you can see of the pattern after 3 cold washes. It's just barely visible in a few areas when you look under a bright light.