Fill a sink with 2. Soak the mesh for 45 minutes. Pour 3. Add 11 tbsp. Stir the dye bath for 30 seconds. Bring the water to a boil, then reduce it to a simmer. You can also set it up on a piece of disposable cardboard if you have cardboard around your home. Place the head at the center of the newspaper covering. You can use marbling in combination with the duct-tape color blocking, or you can skip those steps and just use the marbling technique.
Spray webbing paint spray across the lacrosse head. Hold a can of webbing paint spray 3 feet 0. Depress the button on top of the can to spray out the paint.
Move the spray nozzle back and forth so that the spray covers the entirety of the head. Let the webbing paint dry for about 2 hours before you dye it in your liquid dye mixture. If your fingers come away wet, give the paint another 30 minute to dry.
Method 4. If you are dying the head a second color, then you need to leave the tape on the head that you placed on there before to keep the white parts of the stick.
Now, before dipping the full head into the second color, add more tape to keep parts of the head the color that you just dyed them.
This will keep the red color intact and prevent the blue from changing the red. Dip the head into a second color of dye. As before, keep the head in the water for seconds to let the dye soak into the plastic. An easy way to have a 2-colored lacrosse head is to only dip the top half of the lacrosse head in 1 color for 30 seconds.
Then, flip the head over and dip its lower half in the second color of dye for another 30 seconds. Remove the duct tape stripes or pattern once the head has cooled. Use your fingernails or the point of a knife blade to lift up the edges of the pieces of duct tape that you applied earlier. The patches of plastic under the tape should still be white. Keep in mind that you can still dye the lacrosse head 2 colors without using duct tape. If you opted not to use any duct tape, you can skip this step.
Once the head is dyed, place it immediately under the tap of the sink under ice-cold water. This will wash off all the remaining dye and will prevent it from bleeding back onto the string. Rinsing the stick with cool water also cures the stick, meaning that the dye will not bleed off of it and onto your hands.
You cannot dye a shaft, as most lacrosse shafts are made out of metal. Yes No. Not Helpful 1 Helpful 7. Rit dye is going to be the best; though any dye that will dye nylon will work. All of the professionals use Rit. Not Helpful 3 Helpful 8. Search forums. Log in. Install the app. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser.
It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Thread starter tbsundae Start date Aug 14, Status Not open for further replies. You can try washing the fabric in a washing machine, but hand washing would be much safer.
Mesh fabric is delicate. Get a bottle of fabric dye for polyester or nylon fabrics. Fabric mesh is usually made from nylon or polyester. This means that it won't take regular fabric dye. You can find this dye in most fabric stores and craft stores. Many online stores sell it too. Bring a large steel pot of water to a simmer.
Get a large, cheap, steel pot from a garage sale or thrift store, and set it on the stove. Fill it with enough water to completely submerge the fabric. Bring the water to a simmer over medium to high heat. Keep the temperature consistent. Do not re-use this pot for cooking. Fabric dye is toxic. Do not use an aluminum pot; it will react with the dye.
Stir the dye into the water. Shake the bottle first to mix the dye, then pour the dye into the water. How much dye you use depends on the brand, how much water you are using, and what color you want. If yours contains it, you should add it in. Add a squirt of dish soap into the water and give it a stir. This will help the dye adhere better! Consider testing the color on a piece of paper towel or scrap fabric.
Add the fabric to the pot and wait up to 30 minutes, stirring often. Place the damp fabric into the dye and press down on it with a spoon to ensure that it is completely submerged.
Let the fabric sit in the water for up to 30 minutes. Stir it often to keep the fabric moving; this will help keep the color consistent. How long you leave the fabric in the pot depends on how deep you want the color to be; the longer you leave it, the darker it will turn out.
As with the pot, don't use a cooking utensil to stir the fabric. Use an old spoon instead. Rinse the fabric until the water runs clear.
Use a pair of tongs to lift the fabric out of the pot. Squeeze out the excess dye, then rinse the fabric with warm water. Gradually lower the temperature until the water is cool. Continue rinsing until the water runs clear. You can try squeezing the excess water out with the tongs, but you can do it with your hands too.
Be sure to put on a pair of rubber gloves first, however. Be sure to wear gloves during this step so that you don't stain your skin. Wash, rinse, and dry the fabric. Wash the fabric just like you did in the beginning with warm, soapy water. Rinse it in clear water, then hang it up to dry. Wear a pair of rubber gloves during this step so that you don't stain your hands. Be aware that the dye may stain them! If you want to, you can wash the fabric by itself in the washing machine.
Run a cycle without anything in it afterwards to remove any excess dye from the machine. Method 2. Spread your fabric on a flat surface lined with paper towels.
This process can get messy, so work on top of a surface that can get stained.
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