What kind of fabric can be dyed
Natural fabrics with a high cotton thread content lend themselves to permanent dyeing. Silk, linen or woolen fabrics are well dyed. The color scheme lays down on them quite evenly, it is resistant to repeated washing.
> Mixed fabrics are less dyed. On products that contain different amounts of natural and synthetic fibers, the color scheme is uneven, the selected shade may be distorted. Fully synthetic fibers are dyed in different ways, special technologies are applied to them:
- Bologna-type fabric is dyed only in a cold way;
- polyester lends itself to staining with acrylic dyes, withstands painting, retains clear color boundaries for a long time;
- finished products made from mixed jeans are dyed in a special hot way.
What to make yourself
Natural food colors can be made easily at home. Cooking will take a little longer, but the composition of the dish will be completely known and harmless. Various bright vegetables, fruits and berries with a large amount of juice are used for the natural coloring of desserts. You can also use wine and chocolate. The amount of ingredients added for the color is small, so don't worry about preserving the flavor of the dessert.
Red
A large number of products can be used to give the dessert a red or pink color, it is also permissible to combine several ingredients to obtain different shades and degrees of saturation.
Recipe:
- Squeeze the juice from the selected product (cranberries, raspberries, lingonberries, cherries, strawberries, currants, red cabbage). If beets are used, then you need to grate several root crops, boil and strain the broth, add citric acid during cooking to preserve color.
- Then add 1-2 teaspoons of sugar. This way, the dye can be stored in the refrigerator in a glass container with a lid for up to 10 days.
- You can start staining. You need to add the resulting composition to the dessert gradually, depending on the desired result.
Also, to give the dish a red color, you can use wine and berry jam, this solution is perfect for impregnating a biscuit.
Black
The most commonly used black dye for baked goods and desserts is cocoa powder, dark chocolate, and cuttlefish ink. The latter are more suitable for coloring the dough, for example, for black pizza. If you are allergic to seafood, do not use this product.
Green
A beautiful green color can be obtained from fresh spinach leaves.
Recipe:
- 200 grams of spinach leaves should be boiled in a little water for half an hour.
- Strain the broth.
- Use the resulting hood for its intended purpose.
Adding Matcha tea powder will add a richer flavor to the dessert. In a similar way, you can make a dye from watercress.
Beige
To give the cream a beautiful beige shade, use tomato paste. You should add a little, a couple of drops, adjusting the intensity of the color, since a large amount of paste will give an orange tint, and not beige. The additive will not affect the taste of the product. In addition, in order to color the dessert in beige, you can add instant coffee or freshly ground coffee. But in this case, coffee can affect the consistency of the final product.
Blue
Various shades of blue are obtained from blueberries, blackberries, dark grapes and eggplant skins.
Recipe:
- Grind the selected coloring ingredient in a blender.
- Put the resulting workpiece on fire, add a few drops of vinegar and heat for three minutes.
- Strain and use for dessert.
The workpiece quickly sours, so you need to use it within two days.
Purple
For a rich purple color, you need a large head of red cabbage.
Recipe:
- Cut the cabbage into small cubes and boil for 15-40 minutes in a little water. The water should completely cover the chopped leaves in the saucepan. The cooking time depends on the type of vegetable. As a result, the broth should turn out to be a bright purple color.
- As soon as the color of the broth becomes a bright purple hue, the cabbage should be removed, and the broth should be left to simmer over low heat to the amount of a quarter of a glass.
- Apply as directed.
If you add a pinch of baking soda to the mixture, you get a bright blue color.
White
If you want to decorate baked goods or dessert with white patterns or details, it is better to use homemade mastic.
Recipe:
- Mix 200 g marshmallows, 200 g icing sugar, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of lemon juice and 2 tbsp. tablespoons of melted butter in a glass container.
- Melt the mixture in the microwave or in a water bath until a homogeneous viscous consistency.
- Apply for decoration.
The resulting mastic can be painted in any way.
Orange
You can decorate the dessert with an appetizing orange hue with carrots.
Recipe:
- Grate the carrots on a coarse grater.
- Place in a skillet with melted butter. The ratio of oil to carrots should be one to one.
- After a few minutes, the carrots will give off the juice. The fire should be turned off and wait until the workpiece has cooled down.
- Drain the juice, squeeze the remaining baked carrots through cheesecloth.
- Use as directed.
You can also use baked pumpkin juice and orange peel. The procedure is the same as in the carrot recipe.
Base for colorants
Colour | Product | Input recommendations | Notes (edit) |
Red | Paprika, cayenne pepper | Choose a powder, dilute with a little water. | May cause burning and allergic reactions. |
Alcanna | 200 ml. base oil, heated in a water bath, add 25 gr. ground, dried alkane roots. Insist from 24 hours. The more you insist, the more intense the color will be. | Use well in soap from scratch. | |
Clay (pink and moroccan) | It is better to pre-grind with water for even input. | Light scrubbing effect. | |
Orange | Turmeric | Pre-dissolves in water. | May irritate the skin |
Sea buckthorn oil | Enter as a base oil up to 1/3 teaspoon per 100 grams of base. | Soap may not wash well, but you will get an antibacterial effect. | |
Rosehip oil | Introduce as a base oil up to ½ teaspoon per 100 grams of base. | Soap may not wash well, but you will get a nourishing effect. | |
Annatto seeds | Carry out the same procedure as with alkane root, insist on oil. Administer as base oil. | Use well in soap from scratch. | |
Orange zest | Chop the dried orange zest and add to the soap. | The color will not turn out bright, but you can use it as blotches. Soap is stored for no more than 3 weeks. | |
Yellow | Curry, saffron | Pre-grind with water or oil. | May cause burning and allergic reactions. |
Rosehip oil | Introduce as a base oil up to 1/3 teaspoon per 100 grams of base. | Soap may not wash well, but you will get a nourishing effect. The result is a light yellow tint. | |
Calendula flowers, chamomile | Grind dried flowers. You can insist on heated base oil, decoction, or inject dry. In the first and second cases, you will get a more uniform color. | They can give bright blotches. Decoctions of herbs significantly reduce the shelf life of the soap. | |
Green | Chlorophyllipt | Gives a beautiful green color, add depending on how saturated the color you want to get. | Within a month, the soap will take on a gray tint, and then completely gray. Antibacterial effect. |
Brilliant green solution - "Zelenka" | Add up to 5 drops per 100 grams of base. | Overdosage may cause skin coloration. Brightens over time. | |
Sage, alfalfa, spirulina (you can buy tablets at the pharmacy), parsley seaweed, dill, spinach. | You can enter as decoction or dry powder. | Some herbs may turn gray or brownish over time. Soap with herbal decoctions deteriorates faster. | |
Henna powder | Dilute in water. Inject in the amount of 7 ml per 1 kg of prepared soap. | You can get from olive to dark green-gray sometimes brown. | |
Blue, light blue | Chamomile essential oil | Putting into soap 5-7 drops per 100 gr. the basics. | Color saturation depends on the concentration of the essential oil. |
Indigo root | Use dried root powder, injected with water or oil. | May stain the skin. | |
Blue clay | Add as an additive to soap. It is better to pre-grind with water for even input. | May give blue-gray color. | |
Purple | Alkana dyeing | Rub with oil before adding. | |
Brown | Cinnamon | No more than a teaspoon per 100 grams. | May cause skin irritation. |
Chocolate, cocoa, coffee grounds | Produces a rich brown color, sometimes to a dark brown color. Enter no more than 15% of the soap mass. | Reduces foaminess. Allergic reactions are possible. They have a scrubbing effect. Gives a light aroma, but disappears quickly. It is better to additionally introduce fragrances. | |
Chopped cloves | Add powder to the base. | May cause skin irritation. | |
Karkade (hibiscus flowers), tea leaves | Add as a decoction to the soap. No more than 5%. | Reduces foam and shelf life. Sometimes it can take on a gray-brown or brown-brown hue. | |
Lactic | Milk | Can only be added dry (powder). | Short shelf life, when liquid milk is introduced, there is a high probability that it will become moldy. |
White | Titanium dioxide | Grind in glycerin or oil before adding to distribute evenly over the base. Entering 0.5-1% of the total mass. | Gives a bright white matte color. Safe for health. |
Black gray | Activated carbon | Add in the form of a powder mixed with water, 1-1.5 teaspoon. | Has a scrubbing effect, black lather, black spots remain in the soap. It can take on a gray-lilac hue if the base is white. |
Magnetite (powder) | A little water should be added to evenly introduce into the base. | Scrubbing effect. | |
DO NOT RECOMMEND TO USE! | Beet juice, nettle decoction, | They have an unpleasant odor that cannot be drowned out by fragrances and does not give a beautiful brownish-brown color. |
Useful knowledge for a novice soap maker:
History
Beta Java Edition | |||||
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? | Removed green stuff from red and yellow dye textures. | ||||
1.2 | Added wool dyes. | ||||
Official Java Edition | |||||
? | The bone meal texture has changed: one pixel has been omitted. | ||||
1.4.2 | 12w34a | Added the ability to dye leather armor and wolf collars. | |||
1.4.6 | 12w49a | Dyes are used in crafting stars. | |||
1.6.1 | 13w19a | Terracotta can now be painted. | |||
1.7.2 | 13w36a | With the addition of new flowers, many secondary and tertiary dyes have become primary. | |||
13w41a | Glass can now be colored. | ||||
1.8 | 14w30a | Added flags that can be colored. | |||
1.9 | 15w31a | Red dye can now be obtained from beets. | |||
15w34a | Added shields that can be indirectly colored by using the appropriate flags. | ||||
1.11 | 16w39b | Dyes are now used to change the color of Shulker Crates. | |||
1.12 | 17w06a | Dyes are used in cement crafting. | |||
17w15a | Dyes are used to change the color of the bed. | ||||
1.14 | 18w43a | Added blue dye, brown dye, black dye, and white dye. | |||
Bone Meal, Ink Sacks, Cocoa Beans, and Lapis Lazuli are now separate items and cannot be used as a dye. | |||||
New colorants can be created from previously matched ingredients. | |||||
0.3.0 | Added yellow dye. | ||||
0.3.3 | Added bone meal. | ||||
0.4.0 | Several dyes have been added: light blue, lime, purple, orange, pink, lilac, turquoise dyes, cactus green, and lapis lazuli. | ||||
Added red dye from smelting red mushrooms. | |||||
0.8.0 | build 3 | Ink sac, cocoa beans, gray and light gray dyes are available in the creative inventory. | |||
Red dye can now be obtained from beets. | |||||
0.9.0 | build 1 | Cocoa Beans can now be obtained from Cocoa Fruit. | |||
The turquoise flower has been replaced with a poppy, which can be used to craft a red dye. | |||||
build 3 | All new colors can be processed into dyes, so many secondary and tertiary dyes have become primary. | ||||
Gray and light gray dyes can be obtained in survival. | |||||
build 11 | Terracotta can now be painted. | ||||
0.11.0 | build 1 | The Ink Sack can be obtained from the Octopus. | |||
Added the ability to dye wolf collars. | |||||
0.14.0 | The cauldron can be used to dye leather armor after applying the dye to a cauldron filled with water. | ||||
? | After Alpha 0.15.0 (possibly earlier), Red Mushroom can no longer be used to make Red Dye. | ||||
0.16.0 | Cocoa beans can no longer be crafted. | ||||
1.0 | build 1 | Button Dye displayed when trying to paint a sheep. | |||
Added shulkers that can be painted. | |||||
Added painted glass. It cannot be crafted, but purple glass is generated in the Ender City. | |||||
1.1 | build 1 | Dyes can be used to change the color of the bed. | |||
Dyes are used in cement crafting. | |||||
The color palette has changed. | |||||
Bedrock Edition Official Release | |||||
1.8 | beta 1.8.0.10 | Added white, black, brown and blue dyes. | |||
Items that were previously used (bone meal, lapis lazuli, cocoa beans, and an ink sac can still be used as dyes). | |||||
1.10 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Glass panels and carpets can be painted. | |||
The Traveling Trader sells all dyes except black, white, brown, and blue. | |||||
Changed the texture of the dyes. | |||||
1.11 | beta 1.11.0.4 | Dyes are now sold in villages. | |||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
Added wool dyes. | |||||
PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||
Added white, black, blue and brown dyes. |
Applications
So, you have made the paint for the slime. Let's see how you can apply it when creating a slime. You will need:
- PVA;
- sodium tetraborate. You can buy it at the pharmacy;
- water;
- additional decorative elements for slime (sparkles, balls). You don't have to use them;
- apron;
- rubber gloves;
- a bowl with a spoon;
- sachet.
The procedure for making slime is as follows:
- Stir PVA, water, paint. The more glue you use, the larger the slime will be.
- Pour sodium tetraborate into the formed mass, mix well.
- Put the mixture in a bag and knead. The better you mix all the ingredients, the higher the quality of the slime will be.
You can also make a slime without glue. You will need:
- film mask;
- shaving foam;
- 1 tablespoon water
- dye;
- soda;
- liquid for lenses.
Slime is made like this:
- Place the film mask in the bowl.
- Pour shaving foam into the bowl. The amount of shaving foam should be the same as the volume of the film mask.
- Pour water, paint into the bowl.
- Stir all the elements.
- Add half a teaspoon of baking soda, stir again.
- Pour in a little lens cleaner.
- Remove the slime from the bowl, keep it in for 3 minutes. At first, the slime will stick to the skin, however, as it kneads, it will stop. If the slime sticks to your hands anyway, use more lens cleaner.
There is another popular way to make a slime. It is considered one of the easiest methods, because it can be used by those who make slime for the first time. It includes the following stages:
- Stir the sodium tetraborate and a cup of water in a container. You can use both boiled water and bottled water.
- Mixing PVA and water in another bowl (equal proportions).A quarter glass of water should be enough.
- Adding dye to a bowl of glue and water.
- Stir the contents of 2 bowls.
- Stir the mixture for a few minutes. The mixture should become homogeneous.
- Adding sodium tetraborate (if the slime has become too liquid).
- Kneading the slime in hands. Crumple the toy until it stops sticking to your skin.
How to cook
There are 3 common slime colorants:
- gouache;
- brilliant green;
- food colorings.
It is best to use the latter option. In this case, it is advisable to do them yourself. This is due to the fact that store dyes are toxic, therefore, if a child puts them in his mouth, he can be poisoned. Home-made coloring mixtures are absolutely safe for both people and pets.
What is needed
To make a dye, you will need:
- mixing containers;
- grater;
- frying pan;
- sieve;
- vegetable and fruit fruits (fresh).
The manufacturing process does not take much time, while the shades of the resulting dye will have a high saturation. The main thing is to monitor the proportions, otherwise, instead of the dye, slightly tinted water will be made.
Mixing containers
Deep bowls, small bowls, large cups, pots can be used as mixing containers. It is better to use glass or plastic dishes, as metal products can give the dye a gray tint that you do not need. This is due to metal particles that can separate from the dishes and mix with the mass located in it.
Grater
A regular kitchen grater will do. Here it is necessary for rubbing fruit and vegetable fruits. It is recommended to use a trowel with small holes to make it easier to make the dye mixture.
Fresh vegetables and fruits
For the manufacture of the coloring mixture, you can use the following fruit, vegetable and even berry fruits:
- beet;
- lemon;
- carrot;
- blueberry.
Recipes
Below you can find out how to prepare dyes of different shades.
Red
To make a red dye, follow this algorithm:
- Take 1 beet. Rub it on a grater with small holes.
- Heat the skillet.
- Pour the grated beets into the skillet.
- Pour a small amount of water into the skillet.
- Let the beets simmer for about a quarter of an hour.
- Pour 1 tablespoon of lemon juice into the skillet. This will add saturation to the color mixture.
- Strain the beet juice with a sieve.
Yellow
The algorithm is as follows:
- Take 1 carrot. Rub it on a fine grater.
- Heat the skillet.
- Add a piece of butter to the skillet.
- Fry the carrots a little.
- Wipe the grounds with a sieve.
Purple
Here you need berries. The procedure for preparing the dye is as follows:
- Take blueberry fruits and whisk them.
- Instead of whipping the berries, you can grate them through a strainer with a spoon.
- Done, now you can color your slime.
Blue
Here you need to follow this algorithm:
- Craft purple paint using the above algorithm.
- Add a tablespoon of baking soda to the purple paint.
- The shade of the dye will not change immediately. Place the bowl in a secluded spot for about 60 minutes.
Brown
The algorithm for making brown paint is different from the ones given above.
It includes the following steps:
- Take 10 tablespoons of sugar and 5 tablespoons of water.
- Pour sugar into a skillet and cover with water.
- Turn on a slow fire. If you turn on the heat too high, no paint will work, since the sugar will simply burn out.
- Stir the mixture in the pan.
- Wait until a brown mixture forms in the pan.
- Turn off the fire.
- Stir the mixture 3-4 more times.
- When sugar burns, pour it into a cup right away.
- If done correctly, a thick liquid should form in the pan. Rub it through a strainer.
General recommendations
Dyeing things is not an easy procedure that requires accuracy and skill. And given that dyes and solutions can be dangerous for both fabric and skin, then compliance with safety rules is simply necessary:
- Only use heavy rubber gloves when handling paint. They reliably protect the skin of the hands.
- Carefully study the composition of the dye and the instructions for its use.
- Look for a label on the product and see the icons and legends on the label. This will make it easier for you to navigate the acceptable and undesirable actions in relation to the fabric.
- Determine what kind of material you are dealing with. This will allow you to independently adjust the amount of dye. Natural fabrics lend themselves to dyeing faster and better than fabrics with an admixture of synthetic threads.
- When diluting the solution, consider the original color of the clothing. If the pants are white or beige, they will not turn black as a result of the procedure. You can only count on a dark gray shade. But if trousers or jeans are initially gray or brown, then in this case the chances of getting a rich black color are much greater.
What can be added to beauty slime?
Check out all the alternatives for what to add to your slime to make it more attractive and interesting. And then we recommend using all these options, of course, not right away, do it gradually so that your children rejoice over each new masterpiece.
Dyes
The most common component of slimes. It is added to almost all slimes. They are:
- food;
- gel;
- dry;
- liquid.
The color scheme is striking in its depth, you can choose both tint options for halftones and basic tones for every taste. The brightness can be adjusted by the amount of added material. If you need a soft tone, add less dye, if it is more catchy and bright, add or pour in much more.
I would also like to add flavors on a separate line, as they create beauty and a festive mood for your charm. It is the aroma that can reliably attract or, conversely, repulse.
For children's slimes, the fruity aromas of your favorite strawberries, raspberries, sweet apricots, as well as exotic fruits and wild berries are best suited. Children are still very fond of honey shades, the aroma of watermelon, duchess, barberry and creamy iris.
Sequins
Shining and captivating with enchanting iridescence, shiny material comes in a variety of forms: small, medium, large, dusty, curly and endless other options. The colors are usually gold, silver, white, black, green, yellow, blue and pink.
Chopped foil
Ordinary foil can be an excellent way to decorate a slime. Take either a wrapper of chocolate, or New Year's rain, or just baking foil and cut it into small pieces. We are sure you will like it.
Pearlescent powder
Such a powder is exclusively combined with any kind of dyes, it dissolves well in water and oil. The color palette is huge. Gives hand gum a soft, delicate shine, thanks to an infinite variety of small iridescent pigments.
Foam balls
They create a very special, incomparable crunchy slime. A pleasant light massage for the palms and fingers, helping to stimulate blood circulation. Foam balls are multi-colored and monochromatic. White fillers create some exclusivity when you add them to a transparent slime.
Serebryanka dry paint
It creates a delightful metallic sheen for the piece. It comes in a silvery shade, golden and bronze. A fine-grained dispersed powder is suitable for slugs.
Properties of gouache
Use a gouache that contains glue, whitewash and pigment.This is the most suitable option for slimes, which creates a rich shade and makes your slime matte.
Watercolors and dyes for eggs
Egg watercolor paint should be added to slimes in a larger volume than conventional dyes or gouache, since it is made on the basis of vegetable glue and water. Both dry and liquid materials act equally, they are absolutely harmless. This paint is even added to cakes, jellies and various other desserts.
Mother-of-pearl kandurin
Another harmless product widely used in cooking. It is a powdery substance of various colors that can be added to the slime, both dry and in the form of a solution, by diluting the powder with water. Provides unparalleled soft shine.
Glitter
It is a holographic glitter of a single color (there is a huge selection of shades) or iridescent, playing with various pigmented highlights in the light. They range in size from 4 to 125 mm, in the form of fine dust, snowflakes, stars, hearts, and more. They look amazing and create a special beauty for the slime.
The choice of dye for painting
When choosing a dye, you need to be guided by the following rules:
- Consider original color. If the pants were originally beige, then after dyeing the clothes will not turn black or blue. In this case, only halftones can be achieved.
- Dyes for clothing should be purchased fresh.
- The packaging must contain complete instructions for use and the type of fabric for which the dye is suitable.
When choosing a dye, you should also take into account the type of fabric. Natural materials dye faster than synthetic materials. For trousers, it is not recommended to purchase formulations that include lavsan and nitron. These substances damage the fabric. For clothing, you can use universal dyes, available in the form of a nut or liquid.
Blue
Basically, blue is used to dye trousers. This solution returns the deep blue color to the clothes. This composition is recommended for use when restoring jeans that have lost their original color.
Brown
In addition to store-bought fabric dyes, you can dye your trousers brown with a husk solution. To obtain the desired color, you will have to take 400 grams of the original component for every 100 grams of clothing. Then the trousers should be boiled in onion husks mixed with water.
Black
The black shade is considered the most popular. In addition to specialized dyes, the following are used to restore tissue of this color:
- hair dye;
- powder dyes;
- coffee solution;
- refueling for a cartridge of a copier;
- tobacco ash.
To fix the black color, it is recommended to treat the fabric with vinegar essence and salt. Such processing will be required if the indicated folk remedies were used for staining.
When to add correctly
Various desserts and dishes have their own specifics when coloring.
Recommendations for use:
- When coloring the cream, add the coloring additive last, so as not to affect the stability when whipping. A tablespoon is usually enough for a glass of cream.
- You should not add dye to raw dough, since the biscuit may not rise when baking. It is better to saturate the baked goods after baking.
- The mastic is colored at the time of preparation, the amount of dye is adjusted depending on the desired result. Coloring a mastic cake has its own characteristics. The colorant can affect the consistency of the product, and therefore you will need to periodically stir in the powdered sugar to adjust the viscosity. It will be possible to get bright mastic using only purchased dyes, but mastic of delicate pastel shades is quite possible using home-made dyes.
- Drinks are colored at the time of preparation; a teaspoon is enough for a glass.