You can use different colors to create gradients or patterns, such as argyle or stripes. Dab the excess paint with a paper towel, then let it dry. Use a clean paper towel to gently dab off any excess paint. If you painted your mesh multiple colors, use a clean paper towel for each color, otherwise you risk mixing them. Once you have dabbed off the paint, wait for it to dry.
This should only take 20 to 30 minutes. Flip the fabric over and paint the back. Some of the paint will likely have soaked through to the back of the fabric, but you still want to give it a full coat. Use the same technique as you did for the front. If you painted the mesh multiple colors, be sure to replicate the same pattern on the back.
If the paper towel is covered with paint, the fabric can get stained. Let the fabric dry completely. Pat the excess paint off with a paper towel, then set the fabric off on a clean paper towel to dry. This should take another 20 to 30 minutes.
Once the fabric is dry, read the instructions on your bottle of paint; some textile paints require you to heat-set the paint with an iron. Method 3. Buy a can of fabric spray paint. It looks just like regular spray paint, except that it is made for fabric. You can find it alongside the other fabric dyes and fabric paints in a fabric or craft store. This method works best on lacrosse mesh, but it may other on other types of mesh fabric too.
This method may cause the fabric to turn stiff, so it is not recommended for garments. Lay your fabric out flat on a paper towel in a well-ventilated area. Outside would be the best, but a large room with open windows would also work. Choose a flat surface that is easy to clean, and cover it with several sheets of paper towel.
Once you have your surface covered, set your fabric on top. The paper towels will help soak up any excess paint and prevent it from pooling. You can also use cardboard or newspaper instead. Some types of fabric spray paint is translucent, just like fabric dye.
White mesh fabric will help the color show up the best. Cover any areas that you don't want painted with painter's tape. Like with fabric paint, you can paint your mesh multiple colors using this method too. Use painter's tape or masking tape to cover any areas that you don't want painted. Press the tape firmly against the mesh so that the paint doesn't seep under it. Shake the can, then apply a few light layers of paint. Hold the can 6 to 8 inches 15 to 20 cm away from the fabric, then apply a thin layer of paint.
Work your way from side-to-side in overlapping rows. If you covered any parts with cardboard, hold the cardboard down. Let the paint dry 15 to 20 minutes, then repeat the process for the back. Wait about 15 to 20 minutes for the paint to dry. Remove any cardboard, but leave the masking tape on. Flip the fabric over onto a clean sheet of cardboard, then paint the back.
Allow the paint dry another 15 to 20 minutes, then apply more colors, if desired. If you are painting your fabric multiple colors, now is the time to apply the next color. Use the same process for each color that you want to apply: paint the front, let it dry, then paint the back. Remember to mask off any areas that you don't want painted. Wait for the paint to dry a final 15 to 20 minutes, then remove the tape.
Once the paint has dried, peel off any masking or painter's tape that you applied. Heat-set the paint with an iron. Read the instructions that came with your spray paint to find out whether or not it needs to be heat-set. If you need to heat-set the paint, cover the fabric with a thin cloth and use a nylon, polyester, or synthetic head setting.
Make sure that the paint is completely dry before you heat-set it. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. If you got fabric paint on your counter or stove, wipe it off with rubbing alcohol. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. You can try using a color remover on colored mesh, but it won't make it white. Do not use bleach, or you'll ruin the mesh. Submit a Tip All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published.
Never use your cooking pots and utensils for dyeing fabric, or you risk contaminating them. Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0. Fabric dye can stain counters, sinks, and stovetops. Cover your work area with newspaper and work over a stainless steel sink. Related wikiHows How to. LCNlaxman said:. Click to expand It should if you use it for frabic it shoudl work on mesh!
Warrior Active Member. I rinsed it off then did it again And im pretty sure that you could probably just follow the RIT instructions for dying cloth and throw a whole bunch of mesh in there if you wanted to do a mass dye of all ur mesh, nylons, and shooters.
Orange Active Member. Jimalax doesn't use Rit to dye their mesh I'll tell you that much. When I dyed my mesh once, or twice, it just came to be a faded version of the color I wanted it to be. Orange said:. Brandon said:. Try using fabric dye I've heard that comes out really well with mesh. Wait, what? Regardless of the semantics, however, it lives comfortably alongside natural fabrics.
Home Blog Dyeing Which fabrics can I dye? Dyeing Which fabrics can I dye? Learn the difference between natural and synthetic fibres Find out why some synthetic blends may not dye, while others will do so happily Solve the greatest fabric mystery: what is viscose?
The three principles of dyeing. Almost all of your fabric dyeing questions can be answered by three principles: Synthetic fabrics cannot be dyed at least not domestically Most natural fabrics fall into two categories: a.
Able to be dyed in every way b. Only able to be dyed by hand Blended fabrics follow both rules In other words, you have to establish whether a fabric is natural or synthetic or — in the case of blended fabrics — how much of it is natural , to understand whether it can be dyed successfully.
Need a little more clarity? Your wish is our command:. Which natural fabrics can I dye? The most common of these are: Cotton Linen Viscose Denim Flax Jute Ramie Canvas A few natural fabrics prefer to be washed by hand and do better when coloured with hand dye. Which synthetic blends can I dye?
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