Talk:Dyeing

[Uses]
This could also fall under wikiproject chemistry. The chemical process could be shown in some detail as well.Martinac (talk) 12:55, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

There are many factural errors in this article such as:

'Furthermore, the composition of non-natural fabric does not generally retain color well and may bleed and/or change color when washed.'

Synthetic fibres such Polyamide (eg Nylon), Polyester (Terylene), Polyacrylonitrile (Acrylic, eg. Dralon) actually can have a better wash fastness than natural fibres such as cotton, wool, silk, jute etc, especially if they are dyed with dyes of the cheaper 'Direct Dyestuff' class.

If natural fibres are dyed properly using reactive dyes such as Cibacron F, levafix E-N, E-A, Procoin MX/H, Drimarene K or Remazol, then the fastness improves dramatically as the coloured portion of the dye (Chromophore) becomes chemically bonded to the natural fibre (eg. cellulose (cotton).

This article needs to be re-written by a competent dyestuff technician.

Marc Peter McConnell Formally of Bayer UK, Dyestuffs Div. and C.A. Colourtex, Leicester.

Spelling
Is dyeing really spelled like that? I guess it can't be dying, because that's a different word, but still, it looks weird. Are there any other verbs like this? —Keenan Pepper 18:56, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

According to the instructions on RIT DYE, use of hot water with a bit of salt is recommended for soaking the cloth being dyed. This is standard for tie-dying techniques also. I have found that washing the cloth in cold water and some baking soda after soaking in the dye helps to fix the color into the fabric.

Yes, Kennan Pepper, "dyeing" is spelled like this. Check out www.m-w.com, it's a great resource.

Cleanup
The comments above from a couple of years ago still apply. This article needs cleanup and expansion as well as editing for encyclopedic style. - PKM (talk) 02:55, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Merge with the article called 'Dye'?
There is a considerable overlap between the Dye and Dyeing articles, and since they're covering the same subject, perhaps the information on dyeing could be integrated into the Dye article? It seems a bit redundant to have two articles that essentially talk about the same thing. The End of an Era (talk) 16:03, 5 December 2012 (UTC)