Dyeing black blacker
 

Ok fashionistas.

I have several solid black things that I want to die black(er) since they are fading. I have me a pack of RIT dye in black and a washer/dryer ready to go.

Is it that simple?

Good.

Now for the harder question.

I have a sweatshirt. I'm sure many of you have seen it. It's black with white letters embroidered on the front. You know my KROQ one. I want to dye it but not ruin the letters. Is that possible? How?

Unless they've improved it in the past few years, the dye will not be enough to restore your clothes to their former glory. You may want to check out a fabrics store to see what they would recommend, just in case there is something out there that would work. Short from not immersing the logo in the dye, I can't imagine what you could do to prevent it from getting stained. If you do find something that works let me know- as someone who only wears black, I would be very interested in finding something that actually worked besides tossing out the clothes and buying new!

It MIGHT work (on the sweatshirt) if the thread used in the embroidery is enough of a different material than the shirt. I've seen t-shirts dyed where the thread was different enough composition that it didn't 'take' very well, and it looked like the shirt was top-stitched in white.

However, I wouldn't risk it if it's important to you. If the shirt was a high percent of cotton AND the thread used in the letters was really shiny, then there's a decent chance that there's enough artificial fibers in the thread that it wouldn't take. But it's still is a risk.

In general, if the attire is very heavy in cotton percentage, you have a better shot of the dye working - though I've never tried dyeing black blacker.

Make sure to run a cycle (or two) in the washing machine after you're done (plus the dryer, too!) to get the dye out!