How to Do Ombre or Gradient Dyeing | Dip Dyeing

Dip dyeing is very interesting to learn. Any dress can be dyed by using this method. Please try it you can do it.

Good luck!!

Follow the steps carefully.

Take out the scarves from the pot, extract the water using hydro extractor machine or by hand. Take a wooden, aluminum or steel rod then roll the scarves on the rod as shown in the picture, here I have taken 3 silk cashmere scarves of 36x80 inch size. Please do not roll more than 3 pieces, if the layer is thick we won't get the desired result.

Hold the rolled scarves as shown in the picture, slowly dip the lowest part into the dye bath, here I have used acid dyes with lowest possible pH around 6 adjusted with acetic acid, start dipping at around 40 degree Celsius

Raise the temperature at 1 degree Celsius per minute, make the lowest part very dark as per requirement then slowly dip the remaining part, go on making required gradient

lift the rod up and down and let the lowest part be very dark.

Go on dipping looking at the gradient of color.

Do it carefully cause it's very hot now, finish as per its flow in up direction, so that no any uneven patches come, let the dyes distribution be beautifully lightened in upward direction

Now take out the scarves put them into cold water, don't off the heating let it be on.

Boil them again.

See the dyes have migrated to fabric, it is almost exhausted, stop heating and take it out from pot

Wash them, first cold wash then using washing soap. Finally add finishing agent like silicon softener