Supplies
- Cotton White Dog Leash
- Rit All-Purpose Liquid Dye (Sunshine Orange and Black)
- Rit ColorStay Dye Fixative
- Medium Sized Container
- Liquid Dish Detergent
- Salt
- Paper Towels
- Plastic Table Cover
- Rubber Gloves
Time
Total: Under 1 Hour
Difficulty
Beginner
Instructions
- Cover table with plastic. Gather supplies.
- To determine how much dye is needed: Weigh or estimate the weight of the leash. As a guideline, 1 box of powdered dye or ½ bottle of liquid dye will color 1 lb. of dry weight fabric. For dark colors and for more intense bright colors, double the amount of dye used.
- Pre-wash leash with detergent, rinse and leave wet.
- Wearing rubber gloves, fill a container with 3 gallons of very hot water. Pour Sunshine Orange dye solution into water, add a squirt of liquid dish detergent and a cup of salt; stir well.
- Now its dye time! Dip 1/2 of the leash into the dye bath and let it sit for 30 seconds. Pull out a foot of lightly dyed rope and hang it over the side. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes and then pull out 1 more foot of rope at a time, waiting 5-10 minutes for each section until half of the rope is fully dyed.
- Now repeat with Black dye on the other side of the leash. Double the dye quantity to get a bold color. You probably won’t get a true ombré with Black so just dip the entire half in the dyebath.
- Recommended: To enhance the color and reduce color bleeding, use Rit ColorStay Dye Fixative immediately after dyeing and before washing, following package instructions. Leave leash in fixative for 20 minutes.
- Rinse leash in cool water until rinse water begins to run clear.
