Contract custom garment dyeing and printing services for clothing manufacturers across Canada, North America, and the world. Mfg. ID #: CA# 36532 Manufacturing and selecting garments to dye.
Garments of 90-100% cotton provide an excellent substrate for dyeing. Garment Dyeing Specialists
100% cotton or core spun cotton/polyester threads are recommended.
Electrolytes in the dye bath can form an acid and destroy the dyestuff.
Mixing various knitted and woven fabrics in multi-component garment is a valuable styling tool.
 Lightweight knits to heavy twills.
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Mercerized thread will be slightly darker.

Excessive shrinkage may cause the waistband and other areas of the garment to look crumpled.
Selecting PFD Components

This document gives a general overview of some of the issues that should be taken into consideration when manufacturing and selecting garments to dye and is meant only as a guideline.

The Dye House recommends that all garments be tested prior to production!

 

Fabric Selection:

Garments of 90-100% cotton provide an excellent substrate for dyeing. A diverse range of fabrics is successfully dyed in garment form ranging from lightweight knits to heavy twills. The option to mix various knitted and woven fabrics in multi-component garment is a valuable styling tool. Some shade differences will occur between the different components but they should be minimal and often can be used as a styling advantage.

Thread:

100% cotton or core spun cotton/polyester threads are recommended so that the thread will dye the same shade as the garment. Mercerized thread will be slightly darker and may be used for effects on non-mercerized fabric or for same shade on mercerized fabric.

Facing / Interlining:

This portion of the garment may not show, but some blended interlinings will pill and mat during garment dyeing. Excessive shrinkage may cause the waistband and other areas of the garment to look crumpled.

Zippers:

Non-ferrous based metal components such as nickel-plated brass zippers should be used since they are less affected by electrolytes and give some protection to copper-containing dyestuffs. For polyester and nylon zippers, colored zippers can be selected.

Pocketing:

All cotton and cotton/polyester blended fabrics have been used successfully.

Trim:

By selecting different fabric construction for the trim, an unlimited number of styling effects can be developed. Dye-ability of the trim should always be taken into consideration. Delicate trims may be damaged during garment dyeing.

Buttons:

Plastic buttons usually present no problems during dyeing and drying. In some instances, delicate buttons are sewn on after dyeing due to breakage problems or for color coordination. Metal buttons could present the same types of problems as metal zippers. The combination of different metals in buttons and snaps can produce an electric current up to 2 volts which in presence of electrolytes in the dye bath can form an acid and destroy the dyestuff and even make holes in garments.

Labels:

Polyester dye resistant labels can be used or labels may be added after dyeing. Legibility with lighter shades may not be a problem.
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Polyester dye resistant labels can be used or labels may be added after dyeing.