While my chair was still wet i saturated all the fabric in dye.
Dying canvas chair covers.
I set a timer to go off every 10 minutes so i could start the heavy cycle over since my washer didn t have a timer.
In a sweeeet turn of dye related events the brown totally took over and produced the identical color to the other brown covers even with the green dye under it.
Real canvas is made from cotton linen or hemp and is therefore a natural or cellulose fiber.
Fill washer up with hot water making sure the fabric can move freely and add dye to the water along with 1 cup of salt dissolved in about 4 cups of hot water.
Add covers to washer and agitate for 40 minutes.
Adding one cup of white vinegar after the fabric has been in the dye bath for 5 minutes will also help dye the colours out more evenly.
Follow up with some hot water.
Fiber reactive dyes tend to be the best choice for the fibers in canvas.
Before starting any work.
Otherwise 2 to 4 cups 470 to 950 ml of hot water will do.
Salt is a catalyst in the dyeing process and helps to achieve long lasting and intense results.
Oh happy dye day.
So we have two extra brown covers on hand in case something catastrophic sharpie scissors blood happens to any of the eight everyday covers that we have.
Pour your fabric dye directly into the detergent dispenser.
Add salt to the dye bath for a better result.
Add your liquid dye into the dispenser then flush it with hot water.
That was hard to do since the canvas was attached to my chair and stool.
Dry the slipcover and voilá.