I have dyed Antron Fleece many colours but black.  When I tried dyeing a small piece it turned out as a brown and then I added more black dye and it only went to a dark brown and now I have a dark brown Antron Fleece.  I am very confused about why this happened since I used two bottles of RIT liquid dye with a failed result.  Any suggestions?  Any one have the same problem?

Daryl H

I have dyed Antron Fleece many colours but black.  When I tried dyeing a small piece it turned out as a brown and then I added more black dye and it only went to a dark brown and now I have a dark brown Antron Fleece.  I am very confused about why this happened since I used two bottles of RIT liquid dye with a failed result.  Any suggestions?  Any one have the same problem?

Daryl H

To get a true black you will probably have to go with a acid dye
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1344-AA.shtml?lnav=dyes.html
........... now I have not tried this yet but I read somewhere if you add a cup of white distilled vinegar to the rit dye it will help but I'm not sure this is true.
Paula Burch reccomends Jacquard dye
http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/FAQ/nylon.shtml

http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/dyelog/B1063361308/C1405331529/E1620969101/

Black is a hard color to dye. Let us know how it turns out.

Billy D.

Do they sell black fleece?

Do they sell black fleece?

Good Point......but I want Antron Fleece in the colour of black.

Daryl H

That's what I meant... sorry, I thought I saw somewhere that they do sell black antron fleece...?

I've managed to dye it a dark grey, but not real black.  I don't know how you managed to get brown.

as mentioned in 'Foam Book', to get really black Antron fleece with the RIT dye you probably should leave your Antron in the dyebath overnight.

I've managed to dye it a dark grey, but not real black.  I don't know how you managed to get brown.

I don't get how I got dark brown either?

I will try all methods and get back to you all and see what works.

Thanks for the feedback.

Daryl H

While I haven't worked with Antron fleece personally and I'm a bit of a newbie here on the forum, from cosplay experience I can honestly say that some materials take RIT Dye REALLY strangely. I've seen anything from purple to blue - and yes, to brown.

Leaving the fabric in the dyebath overnight may help, though, as previously mentioned. The trouble is that the black dye just takes so strangely to things, it's impossible to say what will happen with your batch.

I can get black in about 20 min. the trick is to do it on the stove and get the water almost to the point of boil add the die and stir constantly.

I can get black in about 20 min. the trick is to do it on the stove and get the water almost to the point of boil add the die and stir constantly.

 
That's how I've done it and I've never had any problems getting a deep dark black.

Thanks guys for sharing your experience.  I will have to do this colour on a stove top unlike the rest of the colours.   

Daryl H

I experienced the same problem with the antron fleece turning dark brown instead of black when I used the RIT dye.  HOWEVER, eventually, I achieved a true black color when I used the black dye from ALJO Manufacturing in New York.  This worked!  It turned the antron fleece black when I used it.   Hope this helps.

Which type of dye did you use from Aljo. Was it the Basic - Alcohol/Water Dye?