Jacquard Acid Dye, 1/2 oz., Fire Red

This guy works really well, especially if the item that you are washing is brand new and has not been contaminated with fabric softener. The colors are very vivid and last a long time.

I overdyed a brownish red wool dress with Fire Red Jacquard dye and it turned out SO PRETTY!!! I don't do well with orangy shades and this one on top makes it more of a plummy red and much prettier (IMHO). It was pretty easy using the stovetop method.

Wonderful dye, especially for salmon fly dressers. A great addition if making Indian Crow substitutes.

Adheres well to wool

Not very bright orange tone

I use this shade of red very often. I use acid dye (activated by the mordant you choose, acidic like household vinegar or powdered citric acid, the main ingredient of kool-aid.) to custom color my fibers for spinners. This shade, Fire Red, is indispensable. I also use the Country Classics brand of dye, but for a nice warm tomato red, I add this color by Jacquard. The only reason that I'm giving this less than five stars is the price. I can easily use up half of this size container when mixing up my dye stock. I also use kool-aid and Wilton's gel colors for my acid dyeing. (This type of preparation works best with protein fibers like wool and silk, and it does a beautiful job on undyed firestar (superfine nylon, adds a bit of sparkle). You can use the "acid" dyes like this one for other fibers too. Just change your mordants to those compatible with plant fibers like cotton and linen. (Instead of vinegar or citric acid, use a small amount of soda ash.) My other tip is this: try dyeing your wool top or roving in a very low oven. I soak my wool in lukewarm water with just a few drops of blue Dawn dish soap. Squeeze out only the excess water, it's important to keep the fiber wet. The dye travels much faster through wet fiber free of lanolin (alpaca doesn't have any). I apply my dyestock, wrap my fibers in heavy plastic wrap and then heavy aluminum foil. Bake in a big casserole dish, covered, in 225 degree oven for one hour, 90 minutes max. Allow the wrapped fibers to cool very slowly, then rinse very gently. My wool stays incredibly soft.

I love Jacquard acid dyes. This is the primary yellow I use in all my wool dyeing; it is vibrant and offers good saturation. I mix all my dyes into water when I get them, that way I have dye solution ready to go. It's easier for me to store and measure liquid than these fine powders, since I don't own a $3000 scale that can accurately weigh them. Of the five colors I have in solution right now, yellow most noticeably precipitates when it's sitting. It's fine, if I slowly heat the jar it'll go back into solution easily and continue to deliver a great color.

Exactly as advertised, my wife had a bright orange silk shirt that got stained. Used this dye and following instructions she successfully dyed her shirt to a burgundy color.

Conforme à mes attentes. Expédition relativement rapide pour un produit venant des Etats-Unis. Très facile d'utilisation. Achat à renouveler lorsque je n'aurai plus de produit, et à prendre en coloris plus varié encore.

purchased for a particular project to dye hand spun yarn

I used 3 pots to dye a linen duvet cover and pillowcases and they came out as new! I’m so pleased and it was relatively easy. The washing machine was going all morning but better than the olden days when we had to stir a big pot for hours. Really really pleased! Thank you!

Works well when reading instructions properley

I have done a lot of dyeing fabric over the years (I'm talking a lot of years!) - this is the best dye I have used. I took my courage in my hands and dyed an off-white cashmere dressing gown and blanket that had got a bit old and icky. They now look glorious. And still as soft as they were before, which is the real revelation. I'd definitely not use any other dye after this. Thank you.