For example, to help them fade, try washing the black clothes in hot water, and use a strong detergent. When dyeing nylon, silk and wool, add 1 cup of white vinegar to the dye bath to intensify the color.

It's the dryer that actually causes shrinkage after clothes are washed in hot water. Yep that’s right coffee can dye black jeans! Brew up some caffeinated goodness.

Read on to find out ways to keep your jeans from fading, such as only washing black jeans with other dark colours. wikiHow marks an article as reader-approved once it receives enough positive feedback. I would never have thought to dye clothes with strong coffee. When dyeing cotton, rayon, ramie, or linen, add 1 cup of table salt to the dye bath. Interesting!

I was gonna let them sit over night.

This will darken them but not get them Jet Black. How can I revive a pair of khaki green shorts? Don’t use bath tubs made of porcelain or fiberglass for any part of the dyeing process because they will stain.

If you want the deepest black and your tap water doesn’t get hot enough, use a stove, teakettle or microwave to heat the water. If your washing machine also has a soil setting, always use the light-soil setting (unless your clothes are really dirty). Make sure you only wash black items of clothing and don’t add clothes in any other colour! If you are concerned about a particular garment, test a swatch first. I have the haunting problem of my black jeans “wearing” on the inner thigh, because well friction lol,  which results in that area becoming lighter than the rest of the jeans.

The coffee method is also non-toxic, and you don't have to worry about coffee staining the basin of your washing machine. wikiHow's Content Management Team carefully monitors the work from our editorial staff to ensure that each article is backed by trusted research and meets our high quality standards. I will definitely have to try this out! It doesn't matter how you get the two cups of coffee, as long as they are fresh and dark. Second, if you are using the black dye method suggested in the steps above, then the white stripes will definitely be dyed black, so you shouldn’t use any dyeing method on clothes with other colors than black on them or you’ll dye those areas too. Such a handy trick! All you need is two cups of black coffee, a washing machine and the black item of clothing in question. If you wash delicate items with garments made of heavier fabric, the delicates can get damaged and the heavier fabrics probably won’t get as clean as they should.


Check the dye packaging to make sure you are using enough dye for the amount of clothing you’re dying. Great for yoga pants, t-shirts, and other cottons. A package of RIT is cheap and does the trick. I had no idea but also have issues with fading of my black jeans. Approved. This trick is super easy and budget-proof!

Almost all black clothing eventually begins to fade after repeated washing and drying, leaving you with a closet full of dull grey shirts and pants.

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For one pair of jeans a pot of coffee is plenty. wikiHow's. When you remove the items from the dye bath, they will be wet and appear darker than the final result will be.

How often do you do it? Use the minimum amount of detergent necessary to get your garments clean.

The color is too uniform and flat, the shade of black just isn’t “right” and it looks too contrived, but I have a secret for getting natural looking results while restoring your dark denim back to it’s chic inky self, Coffee!

Works great on blue jeans as well to give them that aged wash look!

If you really want to avoid hand washing your laundry, the next best thing is to get a small mesh bag for your delicates.

This will cut down on damage to your delicates.

You can leave them in as long as you want! Also, dry them on high in the dryer and leave them the right side out when washing.

Just be aware that works best on natural fibers, like cotton and silk.

Put the jeans in the bucket and pour the coffee over them. Its a easy way to add the dark color back to the jeans. Luxury Spas have a certain identifiable instantly, Strategically placing my hair to hide my maskne be, Happy First Day of Fall. L. Never wash black denim in warm or hot water, ALWAYS wash in COLD! This article has 14 testimonials from our readers, earning it our reader-approved status.
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