How To Dye A Stuffed Animal

Make sure to wear a little dusk mask just in a case theres weird old dust inside your stuffed animal.

How to dye a stuffed animal. Its best to use a machine without an agitator. Just keep applying coats til you get the right color. Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 2.

You should buy a stainless steel or enamel pot specifically for dyeing. The only thing you need to make any acrylic paint into a fabric dye is this stuff you can get easily called Textile Medium. Wet down the fabric in clear tap water.

It looks milky but add it to acrylic and it doesnt change the color. If you go with detergent a teaspoon or so will do depending on the size of the stuffed animal. You can dye acrylic with the same disperse dye that works on polyester or with another type of dye more hazardous in use which is called basic or cationic dye.

See Dyeing Acrylic with Basic Dye. Today my dad and I dye a white stuffed monkey purple using Rit Dye More. Pick Ribbon Color and Personalize it.

One option is to spray some WD-40 onto the stains and then rub in some liquid dishwashing soap and then give the toy a trip in the washing machine. You can also dye them with Rit dye if the color is light enough. This stuff is great.

Run the dryer for 10 minutes. Stuffed animals and plush toys. I saw an article using sharpies but the pictures were gone so it must be very old but its a thought especially for details.