Natural dyes for hose?

[pipesndrumsnun]

Ritt works - and I would suggest doing all the band's hose at the same time. I have one pair that turned out really close to lovat blue with ritt.

Follow directions and just s s s l l l l o o o o w w w down the heating and cooling process if doing wool. Gentle heating and cooling doesn't seem to shrink the wool.... of course cotton is almost shrink proof.

I only ruined one pair, before I slowed down the heat and cool. Since then no problems.

Thanks James! I once tried to Ritt dye a bow-tie for my little nephew...it was supposed to be navy, but turned out more like "gun metal grey"...turns out the guy who sold me the tie was wrong...he told me it was cotton, but it was really polyester, so the dye wouldn't take or set well or something. Your experience will leave me more open to the possibility of Ritt dye and kilt hose!

[Chef]

Sister, I would pass on trying to dye your hose. If you did, not only would you need to dye them all at once but you should probably make sure you laundered them together as well, so that inconsistencies don't arise over time. Do-it-yourself dyes can be less predictable than commercially dyed items. Also if you dye the hose and then add a new member or a member needs to replace their hose, matching would be very difficult.