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Procion Consistency? Dyes > Procion MX / Tie Dyeing
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Member 35 posts katekate Member 35 posts
katekate
Do different cellulose fibres react differently and lead to different results?
Or will a colour be consistent across cellulose fibre types?
 
What about fabric types? For example will a cotton denim be the same as a cotton flannel?
 
If all variables are kept the same, with a procion colour always come out the same?
 
Are these all the variables?:
Procion chemical colour
blend of procion (for blends)
Procion quantity
Water volume
Water temperature
Water hardness
Soda ash quantity
Salt quantity
Urea quantity
Agitation
Time at each stage
Fibre Type
Fabric Type
Fabric Colour
Fabric Coating
 
Are all possible fabric coatings like sizing, fire retardants, uv shield, etc completely removed by synthrapol?
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Jacquardmod Jacquardmod Administrator 2,467 posts
Jacquardmod Jacquardmod
Fabric type and temp are going to be the things that change it the most.  Probably salt and soda ash net.  
 
Yeah all these things change depth of shade and how the different mixtures of dyes strike the fabric.
 
The type of fabric will really do it.  This topic about the bra being colored with the poly dye is a good example.  Nylon simply takes the color much more than polyester.  
 
There is more consistency with cellulose fibers, but yeah, cotton, linen and Rayon can all look really different.
 
If you need consistency among fibers as far as color goes, the best thing to do is stick to the pure colors, but even that can change slightly with the type of fabric
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Chris Cruz Designs Member 32 posts
Chris Cruz Designs
that makes sense.  I do scarves and I have learned to accept that the colors will always be a little different depending on what materials I use.  Great article.
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katekate Member 35 posts
katekate
Thank you
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