My Dharma Trading Company Liquid and Ice Dyed Swatches

I made this video to share some of the liquid and ice dyed color swatches I've made using my Dharma Trading Company fiber reactive dyes. The ice dyed swatches were made by applying the dye over the top of the ice (DOI). My green ice dyed swatches were a little finicky. I made them twice and ended up with the same results both times.
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[@Chris-dz8sk]

Thanks a bunch for making this!!! Since this video shows the breakdown of each dye, I now have a WAY better idea of what additional dyes I'd like to purchase. It was so hard to pick using the Dharma color chart. So glad you made this!!!!!🥰💗

[@FunEndeavors]

I'm so glad it was helpful! 😀

[@PC-oq8ik]

This is the best video, ever. The color splits are accurate to my experiences and this will save me so much time and money when deciding on dye colors going to purchase.Thanks you so much!

[@FunEndeavors]

You are so welcome! 😀

[@marcmillet906]

i think i am nearing eighty dharma colors now. i made me a list of colors i want to eventually get as well. it is truly helpful seeing swatches. on the tie dye fb pages i joined i ask for colors if not automatically listed as it is so very helpful to see colors with a name. everyone's work and swatches are different. it is a real visual bonus to see good color images in works and swatches. thank you for sharing Angie. i have three new colors and i will be making my swatches this week. also, i decided that i am going to mix up just enough dye based on the amt needed to produce a color per dharma's chart but in an ounce then on the top of my 6x8 swatches i will apply the corresponding color. wishing you a great weekend.

[@FunEndeavors]

You have a good size collection going. When you start getting that many dyes, it is so helpful to have swatches. I have a hard time remembering the subtle differences of each color sometimes. I usually mix up about 2 ounces or 1/4 cup of dye to make my liquid swatches. I will sometimes have a spiral shirt tied and ready to go to use up the rest of the dye on the shirt. Kind of like a cleanup shirt. I absolutely hate wasting dye. I hope you have a great weekend too! 🙂

[@postoak2755]

Angie, thank you so much for doing this! You are such a wonderful resource person.

[@FunEndeavors]

You are so welcome, I'm glad you liked it! 😀

[@jjh3365]

Love this! I rarely use liquid so it’s great to see colors I might want for liquid dyeing.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful to you. 🙂

[@cannabinerd9665]

You're the real MVP Angie!

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! 🙂

[@PaulaPoole-t6m]

Angie, thank you so much for sharing these with me. As being new to tie-dye this is extremely helpful. And I love the color splits. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

[@FunEndeavors]

You are so welcome, I'm glad you liked them! 🙂

[@denisef1684]

Very informative and thank you so much for sharing!! Much needed info for those of us who have not started or have not finished making our own swatches! Thank you so much Angie!!!!

[@FunEndeavors]

I'm glad it was helpful! 🙂

[@suemoore1965]

Loved the video. Thank you so much for showing us side-by-side comparisons. I have wondered why KZbinrs would use powder dye instead of liquid dye. Correct me if I am wrong but it seems like powder dye would be more expensive. But WOW the beautiful watercolors and splits you can get is amazing with ice. So now I know why peole are willing to spend a little more for a chance at some beautiful colors and splits. Would love to see you do one of the pinks but under the ice, over the ice, 100% cotton, and maybe a 60/40 cotton or a 50/50 cotton shirt to see how it may react ejther the same or different. Just ONE color tried a few different ways. Thanks

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! The fiber reactive dye comes in a powder form that can either be mixed with water for a liquid or used for ice dyeing. The cost isn't vastly different. I weighed my dye for awhile to see and compare the difference between liquid and ice dyeing and I found very little price difference between the two. I don't usually use a lot of items that aren't 100% cotton. The colors would be the same as on a 100% cotton piece of fabric, but they would be very faded. Polyester won't accept this kind of dye, only the cotton portion. So, as the cotton content goes lower, the vibrancy goes lower as well.

[@jeanblack969]

This is exactly what I need, thank you so much for posting!

[@FunEndeavors]

You're welcome, I'm glad it was helpful! 🙂

[@sooskavee9680]

This is great! Thank you. These confirm my results which is good to know.

[@FunEndeavors]

That's great to hear! 🙂

[@cachecow]

WOW! Thanks, so eye opening and so many surprises! That was an incredible amount of work .... I'm almost afraid to ask you to do another video of DOI swatches with Happy Cat colors.

[@FunEndeavors]

I'm really glad you liked it! I already have all the DOI swatches for the Happy Cat colors done, but I just need to make them into a video. It's coming soon! 😀

[@TFJ70]

This is fantastic! Thank you for doing this work and sharing it. Very useful!

[@FunEndeavors]

You're very welcome, I'm glad you liked it! 🙂

[@2_pencil]

This was really fun, and yes I’d like to see more swatches. For some reason I was really taken with the brown splits. Thanks for pointing.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you! I've got the swatches done, now I just need to make the videos. I absolutely love browns for ice dyeing, they have some great color splits. 🙂

[@Wingnutwendy686]

This is so incredibly helpful, thank you!

[@FunEndeavors]

You're so welcome! 😀

[@FlashIsDarlene]

This is wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you! 😀

[@davilux]

Thank you so much! This is incredibly helpful!

[@FunEndeavors]

I'm glad you like it! 😀

[@latonyawatson-woodruff6175]

Thank you so very much! This was extremely helpful❤

[@FunEndeavors]

Awesome, I'm glad it was helpful! 😀

[@1Corinthians2.2]

Thanks for showing us your results for all the colors. I noticed the liquid dyed swatches did not always come out as solid colors, but as components of that color broken down. Were these dip dyed? When I use the squeeze bottle will the colors appear more solid? I am particularly interested in the Raven Black. Will it really come out a black color, if I want to make black lines to highlight my pattern?

[@FunEndeavors]

For the liquid dyed swatches, I put the swatch into a small plastic baggie and squirt the color into the bag. Then I use my hands to move the color around inside the bag to make sure it is fully coated with color. I think the swatches I show for Raven are both ice dyed swatches. Raven is one of my favorite blacks for liquid dyeing. Raven will liquid dye a dark solid black if you mix it according to the Dharma instructions (using 8 teaspoons of dye and 1 cup of water). I've found that black liquid dye starts to weaken the older it gets. It will still be black, but not as dark as when first mixed. I usually try to use my black liquid dye within a few days to get the darkest black I can.

[@pamelarehm7973]

Hello and thank you for sharing all of this with us! You mentioned after every letter next to the colors except D what does that one mean? Thank you again!

[@FunEndeavors]

The "D" is for Dharma Trading Company in California. 😀

[@pamelarehm7973]

So if there is no other letters the color won't split? @@FunEndeavors

[@FunEndeavors]

@@pamelarehm7973 The "D" just shows the dye supplier and is for my reference so that I know exactly who I purchased the color from. Most dye color powders are a mixture of several different colors. All the colors that are mixtures will split. Some have more splits than others though depending on the amount of different colors and quantity used. The pure colors are the only ones that won't split at all. Paula Burch has a very helpful chart showing which colors are pure unmixed colors that won't split. Here is a link to that chart. www.pburch.net/dyeing/FAQ/pureMXcolors.shtml

[@88hitcombo]

Awesome video!!! I ice dyed with Atomic Fireball and couldn't believe how light it came out. I thought I did something wrong. Now I'm seeing that it just ice dyes significantly lighter than liquid. Great video!!!😊

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you! Some colors are full of surprises when you ice dye with them. 😀

[@sharongrossman9052]

Do dyes from Jacquard split or is it only dyes from companies like Dharma, Pro Chem and others that split?? A newbie who is trying to figure it all out. Thanks so much!!

[@FunEndeavors]

I'm entirely sure, because I've never used the Jacquard dyes. Usually most fiber reactive dyes that aren't pure colors will split though. I have put a link to Paula Burch's table of pure unmixed dyes. The Jacquard ones listed won't split, but I would think the other ones should. You can test them by taking a very small amount of the powder and dropping it on a damp paper towel.

[@sharongrossman9052]

@@FunEndeavors thanks

[@FunEndeavors]

@@sharongrossman9052 You're welcome!

[@erinr6906]

There isnt going to be a color swatch that will be the same when ice dyeing. Ice dyeing is all about the suprise. Dont try to figure it out. Just know pure colors dont split. You want colors to split in ice dye.

[@roscoefranklin6305]

❤

[@FunEndeavors]

😀

[@lareebrownell3399]

Thank you, Angie. It's amazing how different my green and gray swatches of the same colors are so different from yours. I do swatches of almost all my dyes. I have learned that some of Dharma's "new" colors are almost exactly the same as previously differently named colors they've offered over the years.

[@FunEndeavors]

I am not sure about all of my green swatches. I made them when it was really hot here and I wondered if they got too warm when they were processing. So, I actually made them a 2nd time. Most of them turned out looking about the same as the first batch. I think it gives me a pretty good idea of the color splits, but I'm not surprised yours are a little different. I've noticed that too with some of the Dharma colors. I did a project with Salmon Mousse and it looked exactly like my Orange Marmalade swatch. 🙂

[@DisturbedMind200]

Yes!! Please do the other company's also! I can't wait to see happy cat. Thank you so much!

[@FunEndeavors]

I've got them dyed, I just need to get them put into a video. 😀

[@DisturbedMind200]

@@FunEndeavors Yay!! 🖤

[@throwinpebbles]

Thank you so much for this, Angie!!! 💜 Very excited to see to see the swatches from the other dye companies, too

[@FunEndeavors]

I'm glad you liked it! I've got the swatches made, but I just need to get the videos done. 🙂

[@serafin2024]

Thank you so much for your work! This video helps me a lot what colour I will choose as a beginner. Those dharma colours added to dyes on website are sometimes different than these on dyed fabric. Also I can see differents brightness of colours. Greetings!

[@FunEndeavors]

I'm so glad you found it helpful! I would be lost without my color swatches. 😀

[@beverlyschwaller3398]

Thank you for taking the time to do this and sharing it. It has helped me in my decisions

[@FunEndeavors]

You are so welcome, I'm glad it helped! 😀

[@hollyecf]

Love this! Thanks so much for going to all the trouble for us! I had to run and grab my swatches to compare. Such a fun Saturday morning!

[@FunEndeavors]

Awesome! Did our swatches match? 🙂

[@hollyecf]

@@FunEndeavors Very close! I was thrilled to see yours! Now for Happy Cat? Pretty please...

[@SarahBoyntonPoetogenics]

These are phenomenal! I always do DUI in the muck for 2 days. Would love swatches like that. The splits are WILD with DUI in the muck!

[@SarahBoyntonPoetogenics]

Now I'm thinking single color DOI would be a ton of fun with seeing some of these swatches!

[@SarahBoyntonPoetogenics]

The muck swatches were BOMB!!!! SO FLIPPING AMAZING! I am going to hunt for Lapis!!!

[@FunEndeavors]

Glad you like them! DUI and muck dyed swatches would be cool too.

[@FunEndeavors]

I love Lapis. Pro Chemical and Dye still sells it, but I'm not sure why Dharma stopped selling it. I guess I should contact them and ask. 🙂

[@alan_whoneedstiedye]

Thank you, very helpful for working on ice dying and looking for splits.

[@FunEndeavors]

You're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😀

[@bbrown8353]

Thank you for this. I'm going to try ice dying for the first time - now I have the information needed to pickcolors that I like solid but know how they spilt so I can get those suited best for my needs in both processes!!!

[@FunEndeavors]

Awesome! Dharma has now put ice dyed swatches of their colors on their website. I think it is great to see how a color works with both liquid and ice. 😀

[@amandastumbaugh]

this was extremely helpful!!! I have been dying to try the mint green special order fiber reactive dye but the expense is a little much right now so I'm waiting! I put the colors that you had on your video that I haven't tried yet but have beautiful splits! THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@FunEndeavors]

You're welcome, I'm glad it was helpful! 😀

[@lauraballcarey]

This is wonderful,,,thanks for posting! I think my weekend plans just changed....

[@FunEndeavors]

Awesome - have fun! 🙂

[@AlienShuttlecraft]

Wow! That was a lot of work. You have all those colors still? Did Bluebird split white or was there just no dye there? KZbin suggested what I thought was one of your videos but it wasn't 😢. I only watched a little of it and they were making a landscape with trees and hills. Ever make a design like that? Thanks for this wonderful video.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! Yes, I still have all those dye colors. I have quite the collection, but a girl's got to have choices - lol. 😀 No, I haven't ever made a video like that. I've been so busy making swatches, that I haven't actually tie dyed a shirt in a little while. I'm excited to get back to it now that the swatches are finished.

[@PeaceTrainJump]

Thank you for making this helpful video!

[@FunEndeavors]

You're very welcome! 😀

[@cynthiasmyth552]

I want to ice dye red cashmere and violet cashmere. Any suggestions on colors? Cynthia

[@FunEndeavors]

I've never dyed cashmere, but I love Fire Red, Cardinal Red and Oxblood Red from Dharma. If you want violet, they sell Ultraviolet, Red Violet and Blue Violet.

[@bethkalbach3139]

Thanks now when I’m on the fence about getting a new color I can look back your colors and see if I want it.

[@FunEndeavors]

I'm so glad you found it helpful! 😀

[@ritahurault6442]

This is the best, thank you so much for sharing it is wildly helpful!

[@FunEndeavors]

You're so welcome! 🙂

[@valeriejoynelson1409]

Do you dye them in the muck? Should I be putting holes in my cups?

[@FunEndeavors]

I normally rack dye mine. I dyed a couple in the muck a few years ago, and I am just too heavy-handed with the dye. They didn't show the colors splits very much.

[@shellygoodwin7221]

That's a lot of work. Thank you for sharing ❤

[@FunEndeavors]

You are so welcome, I'm glad you liked it! 😀

[@priscillawilliams4113]

Just wow! Some of the browns blew me away. This video makes it even more exciting when you introduce more colors.

[@FunEndeavors]

I absolutely love the brown colors for ice dyeing. I think they have some of the best color splits. 🙂

[@reacakes]

You are a Godsend 😍

[@FunEndeavors]

I'm glad I could help! 😀

[@MaClunkey]

Thank you!

[@FunEndeavors]

I hope you found it helpful! 🙂

[@Uniquelyyours1]

Thanks so much for your very thorough and helpful list. It gives me so many ideas for color combinations for future projects. Thanks for sharing, Angie. Have a lovely weekend.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you, I'm really glad it helped you! I hope you have a fantastic weekend yourself! 😀

[@timdavis3249]

This will be a great reference guide that I will be using again and again. Thank you so much Angie ❤.

[@FunEndeavors]

You are so welcome, Tim! 🙂