I have a pair of purple corduroy pants, can i dye them black?

Question

haha, purple pants, they looked black in the store

Answer 1

Try Rit Dye, it works well, and corduroy is very absorbent and should do fine.

Answer 2

Yes, you can, but if you plan on keeping them for a while you will need to do a bit pf planning to obtain the products that are best for the job.

You also need to do that to avoid having other clothes affected by the dye job in later washes because the commonly-available dyes will run/bleed with EVERY wash.
Black and red dyes are the worst for this as they have the most noticeable effect on other clothes, turning the rest of the washload either gray or pink.

The common brands of dye, such as RIT or Tintex give results that should be considered temporary only, because no matter how carefully you follow the instructions, these products will bleed at least a little (and sometimes more) with EVERY wash, and this will continue until the dye is gone.

On some fabrics they will work better than others, and last longer, but on cottons, which is likely what the corduroy is made from, they do not fully bind with the cloth and bleeding is guaranteed.

To avoid the continual bleeding you must take a second step, which is to buy a fixative to keep the dye in place.

Alternatively, use a better quality of dye.



You can get very good advice on the products and where to obtain them on this page:

http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/dyesources.shtml#northamerica

Answer 3

Purple Corduroy Pants

Answer 4

You sure can dye them black just purchase yourself some Rit brand dye and you will be all set ready to dye them black next time I would like to suggest just for the sake of the color, check color near a window in the store you will be able to see the color differences such as the one you just experienced, I do this everytime and it works for me and when you have colored them black I have a suggestion to set the color with so it does not run or bleed Stop reds from running

Unless you have a fondness for pink-tinted clothing, take one simple precaution to prevent red -- or other brightly dyed -- washable clothes from ruining your wash loads. Soak your new garments in a few cups of undiluted white vinegar for 10-15 minutes before their first washing. You'll never have to worry about running colors again!
Make new clothes ready to wear

Get the chemicals, dust, odor, and whatever else out of your brand-new or secondhand clothes by pouring 1 cup white vinegar into the wash cycle the first time you wash them.

And best of all you will not need fabric softner in your wash water as White Vinegar softens your laundry as well as fabric softner for a lot less money


Good Luck !

Answer 5

Yeah, get some Rit, follow the directions then add enough water to cover the pants in the bucket.
Let them sit for like a half hour and rise.
corduroy will hold the color well but make sure that you rinse in COLD water

Answer 6

If they are 100% cotton, they will dye well. If they contain a synthetic fiber- you cannot count on the results.

You can use RIT dye if in the US. Check fabric and craft stores and laundry sections at larger stores.

Answer 7

If you dye them black, they may hold that purple color in the black - a purplish-black.
I'd get the color stripper from RIT and then dye with the black.

Answer 8

wet seal- but most stores do not carry corduroy pants in the summer season.

Answer 9

I would take them back