Dylon Textilfarbe M80 Antique Grey, 200g

Good dye, used it to to change some some heavy cushion covers grey. Pay close attention to the weight of your fabric before ordering, you might need several packages to get the effect you want. I wanted a slightly lighter colour than this, so only used one packet for double the amount of fabric advised. Colour turned out well, but was lighter than what I had guessed it would be. One thing it doesn't mention on the packet is the energy and water consumption required. You will need to run a wash cycle three times to dye something. Once to dye, second to clean the dye out, and again to rinse your machine so you don't accidentally dye anything in your next wash. You also can't use economy or water saving settings or it won't dye correctly.Overall the result is good.

I bought this to re dye a pair of grey denim jeans that had bleach spilt on them. The instructions are very clear but I add a note of caution. Good points the dye works well and applies evenly BUT you must thoroughly clean out the washing machine afterwards many more times than they suggest on the packet. We have a very modern washing machine and I suspect the problem is it uses less water than older ones. After the recommended wash through with detergent and then the empty wash through although it looked clean it still managed to add splats of dye to the next washing load and the next and the next despite cleaning out behind the rubber seal and door seal etc. The good thing is though that the white sheets it contaminated were saved by washing again with a stain remover. The grey colour isn't as much of a problem as the red ones that dylon do as they seem even more prone to hang around. Don't let this put you off though just do extra empty washes with plenty of detergent and it should be fine and use dark clothes for the first washes afterwards. It all goes to show that this is very good dye. If anything the Antique grey colour is too dark nearer charcoal but I expect it will fade over time and it did save a brand new pair of £65 jeans from an early trip to the clothing bank and the red version did the same for my wifes jeans.

I'm not as fond of antique grey as I am of some of the other colours in the range.When fully concentrated (correct weight fabric to dye) it gives a medium-dark green-toned grey which isn't the prettiest but is the only grey available when I needed that colour.When diluted or stretched (greater weight fabric to dye ratio) is where this dye literally falls apart- you get green and red spotting on your fabric rather than a consistent but diluted colour (like burlesque red produces). I dyed some curtains and was only at the 1200g mark (that they say ends up with a lighter colour on the box) and ended up using the hand dye version for a short amount of time to correct the colour splodges from this machine version,Wouldn't use again, mostly for the sickly green undertone.

I have owned a Carhartt coat for some time, I bought one because they are superior to every other coat in terms of warmth and durability, but I had always felt that the colour was a little too industrial for casual wear.Eventually I decided to take the plunge and dye it. So I purchased one of these 200g Dylon Antique Grey packs and also approx. 500g of salt (I say approx. because I bought a Saxa 750g tub and just used most of it!). I added both to the empty drum and set the washing machine to a 40 wash (they advise not to use a quick wash or economy setting...my wash took about 90 minutes). When that was done I put it on same wash with washing powder this time and when finished removed coat.I am very impressed with results - you can see my results on the main product page (link below):http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/B000TVGM3O/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_davTip: to clean your washing machine put it on a 90 wash with some detergent and bleach in the drum...then just put it on a 40 wash with just some conditioner in the drum to remove smells and then leave drawer and door open to vent/dry.Hope that helps :)

This dye was very easy to use and worked perfectly. I used it to dye a cotton grey cardigan, which had been exposed to a little bleach so had a few white marks on it, and a thin cotton dressing gown that had partly faded. I used the 'Antique Grey' dye with the 500g bag of Dylon salt you can buy separately, and quite cheaply, on Amazon. The dye produced a lovely charcoal grey, just the same as the colour on the packet, and it was very even - covered the bleach marks like they had never been there, and the dressing gown is all even coloured now. Really pleased, and will used more Dylon dyes in the future.