Hello, I have been looking into changing the colour of my seating cushions using fabric dye paint. Has anyone else done this? How did you find it and which products did you use.
I dont know about using it on Caravan cushions, but my daughter tried using it to cover up a stain on an upholstered dining chair and it was not very successful. They dye tended to transfer and show up on the clothing of anyone who sat on it, rather like it can do off denim sometimes.
She was told afterwards that it was due to a reaction between the dye and human perspiration, and she ended up having the chair rehupolstered and a new fabric applied.
Julia
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I would say its easier to cover the cushions using fabric. It's easy to do and can help maintain some of the value when it comes to resale,(the fabric can later be removed to reveal the original cushions) particularly if the caravan isn't very old.
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I wouldn't consider dying the fabric as it's likely to be patchy and unlikely to be colourfast. Not sure where you're based but the One Price Fabric shop sell all furnishing and curtain fabric for £4.95, really good value. Only problem is that they're not online as only stock what you see at the time, but have shops near Stoke and Liverpool.
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When using dye you need to be certain of the material you are wanting to dye and use the correct fixer. I dye yarn and soak it in citric acid before applying the dye and then use heat to 'fix' it. Cotton and synthetic fabrics require different agents not only to fix the dye, but also different dyes. So my advice would be re-cover, unless you are 100% sure of the fabric and therefore the necessary process required to dye it and fix it. You may find as well the cost will be quite high too once you have sourced all the required elements, you may be better off sourcing some fabric remnants. Good luck which ever you choose.
Definitely don't use any diy dye! Having studied and then worked with textiles for many years I have never come across a diy dye that is colour fast and doesn't rub off on whatever touches it. If you don't like the colour or fabric you currently have, make some new covers! Your profile doesn't mention where you are from but if you are anywhere near North Wales/Chester there is a fabulous fabric warehouse at Gresford that sells upholstery fabric at very good prices.
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Topic: Dye paint cushions???
