Halloween means it's time to create a fun theme decor for family, friends and trick-or-treaters. This year accent all the black with bright orange, yellow and white candy corn inspired fall colours...Read more
Colour Splash Blog
Pre-Dissolve Tintex with Squeeze Bottles
Using Tintex is easy for first time dyers when the dye powder is completely dissolved. Hand dyeing is a great way to start experimenting with fabric dye.
Tie Dye is often done by hand using a bucket or with squeeze bottles. In general, you will get the best results when the water can stay in a very hot state while you dye. Tintex always needs to be completely mixed in very hot water..Read more
Dyeing Questions Roundup
Today's customer questions are: What happens when you dye a blue T shirt brown? How do you dye a straw hat black? We get many different questions about how to dye fabric and other items. We try and help you with your...Read more
Don't Dye List: 6 Items to Avoid
To dye or not to dye? We like to focus on all of the items that our all-purpose hot water dye can dye but...here is a helpful short list of materials to avoid..Read more
Tintex is Available at Dollarama Stores
Tintex is available with new packaging at selected Canadian Dollarama stores...Read more
2018 Summer Break Shipping Delay
While, our online store is open during our summer break, orders placed Friday July 20th - Monday Aug 6th will be held until regular shipping resumes on Tuesday Aug 7th.
Please note that shipping order minimums are still in place at checkout. All old S&H 'flat rates' for small orders that 'varied by province' are discontinued. Now every purchase gets free shipping at our shop. The Canadian order minimum is $59.50 and the USA order minimum is $79.50. Orders under the new minimums will NOT proceed at checkout. Instead you will get an error message about...Read more
Tintex Tues - Dyeing Cotton Rope Edition
Learn how easy it is for anyone to ::transform:: basic white rope using fabric dye...Greg, one of our talented Dye Testers, lets us in on his creative process. Now you can also create beautiful cord ready to use for home decor, fashion or crafts...after the jump
Easy Spiral Tie Dye
The warm weather is a great time to experiment & create new tie dye projects. You don't need to be a master dyer to make bullseye, spiral, stripe, heart or folded designs. It is easy to understand basic tie dye concepts to make new shapes...Read more
Dyed Pastel Easter Eggs
Spring is here and soon the Easter egg hunt will begin. Even if you don't have kids, decorated eggs can be a cute addition to spring tablescape.
Use up your extra dye by making cute egg designs. Yes, Tintex can dye Easter eggs for decoration (not eating). This is a fun craft that you can do in no time...Read more
Reusing Extra Tintex
Unopened Tintex packages can always be kept for another project. Prepared Tintex that has already been dissolved in hot water could in theory be reheated for another project. Dye solution must be stored in an airtight glass container until it may be reheated. Proceed with caution, as your results may vary when reheating dye depending on your project.
It is always a good idea to do a dye colour test before your start a new project. If needed, after the test you can make adjustments to the colour or technique.
For the best colour results, start with an unopened package and adjust the dye amount used to suit your specific fabric and desired colour intensity...Read more
