How To Darken Blue Jeans Without Dye

Drink a darker roast during this time to ensure that you have a darker coffee dye for your jeans.

Take them out after thirty minutes for a subtle fade. Don t rub a light. When faded to your satisfaction hang dry the jeans. After dry rinse the jeans fade jeans with water again.

Let the jeans sit in the tub for 20 to 30 minutes. So while my brand new jeans took the dye well and stayed dark my old and faded pants were only temporarily revived by dye as it seemed to fade more quickly from the beat up pants. Check the jeans every half an hour to see if they have reached the level of lightness you want. Dark jeans that leave you smurfy blue from the waist down is annoying albeit amusing but when a cobalt cloud is smeared allover the side of your handbag or you find that an entire load of laundry is tinted teal denim dyes that won t stay put can end up a costly mistake.

First soak the jeans in water and then wring the water out. Lift the jeans out of the water periodically to check on the color. Submerge the jeans in the bleach entirely. Put the jeans inside a container like a tub filled with a quart of lemon juice and let it stay there for a few hours.

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I used the navy liquid entire bottle and the jeans came out looking like a fresh pair off the shelf. The alcohol will loosen the dye on the jeans and the cloth will drag it over to the faded area. If you want dark jeans and you have faded blue go with the navy rit dye. But i will definitely keep dyeing jeans because it makes it so much easier to find the perfect fit when i no longer have to be concerned about the wash.

But be sure to take extra special care around leather pieces. If they haven t reached the desired color add a little more bleach and swish the jeans around again. If you want to have something different get the royal blue. Coffee along with tea and red wine contains tannic acid which will darken the color of your jeans to a desired hue.

If you do spot a blue shadow on your cream colored couch try blotting with mild dish detergent vinegar and water. Just remember that you must keep the mixture constantly stirred. Typically you will need to mix the dye s very warm water and salt in order to set up your dye bath. The longer you leave the jeans the more faded they will become.

Put on rubber gloves to prevent dying your skin. Wet the jeans if you have dried them after washing. Save your used coffee grounds until you have 2 cups of used grounds. Repeat the process as many times as needed to fully cover the faded areas.