|
FIBER |
REACTIVE
DYES
(MX,F,H and
Liquid Reactive |
ACID
DYES
(WashFast, Sabraset,
One Shot) |
DISPERSE
DYES
(PROsperse
Disperse and Transperse) |
FABRIC PAINTS
(PROfab Textile
Paints, Setacolor, Setasilk) |
|
Acetate Rayon |
No |
No |
Best Choice |
Good Choice |
|
Acrylic |
No |
No |
Best Choice |
Only on fabric |
|
Alpaca |
Usable, but not
the
best choice |
Best choice |
No |
No |
|
Angora |
|
Best Choice |
No |
No |
|
Bamboo |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
|
|
Basket Reed |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
No |
|
Burlap |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
Only on fabric |
|
Cashmere |
Usable, but not
the best choice |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
|
Corn Silk
(Ingeo) |
No |
No |
Best Choice |
No |
|
Cotton fabric |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
Best Choice |
|
Cotton |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
Only on fabric |
|
Dacron |
No |
No |
Best Choice |
Only on fabric |
|
Eggs |
No |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
|
Feathers |
No |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
|
Flax (linen) |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
Only on fabric |
|
Hemp |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
Only on fabric |
|
Jute |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
Only on fabric |
|
Kevlar |
No |
No |
|
No |
|
Kite Material |
No |
Best Choice,
if
there is no
water
proof
finish on it |
Good choice,
if
there is no
water proof
finish on it |
Good Choice |
|
Leather |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
Usable, but not
the best choice |
|
Linen |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
Only on fabric |
|
Lyocel |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
Only on fabric |
|
Modacrylic |
No |
No |
|
No |
|
Modal |
No |
No |
|
No |
|
Mohair |
Usable, but not
the best choice |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
|
Nylon |
No |
Best Choice |
Best Choice |
Only on fabric |
|
Olefin |
No |
No |
Best Choice |
Only on fabric |
|
Orlon |
No |
No |
Best Choice |
Only on fabric |
|
Paper |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
Best Choice |
|
Poly-blends
fabrics |
No |
No |
No |
Best Choice |
|
Polyester
fabric |
No |
No |
Best Choice |
Best Choice |
|
Polyester
fiber |
No |
No |
Best Choice |
No |
|
Ramie |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
Only on fabric |
|
Rayon |
Best Choice, if
viscose rayon |
No |
Best Choice, if
acetate rayon |
Only on fabric |
|
Silk flowers |
No |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
|
Silk |
Usable, but not the best choice,
especially for black
and dark colors |
Best Choice |
No |
Only on fabric |
|
Soy silk |
No |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
|
Spandex |
Best Choice, if
cotton lycra |
Best Choice, if
nylon lycra |
No |
Only on fabric |
|
Straw |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
Useable, but not
the best choice |
|
Tencel |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
Only on fabric |
|
Viscose Rayon |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
Only on fabric |
|
Wood |
Best Choice,
as
a stain |
Best Choice,
as
a stain |
No |
Good choice |
|
Wool |
Usable, but not
the
best choice |
Best Choice |
No |
No |
