Jacquard SolarFast Dye - 8oz - Black - Create Remarkably Detailed Photographs, Photograms, and Shadow-Prints on Paper or Fabric - Made in USA

This is a fun and creative product, especially if you enjoy DIY art or fabric projects. The SolarFast dye allows you to create detailed prints using sunlight, which is both unique and surprisingly easy once you understand the process. The black dye produces strong, crisp results with good contrast, especially on fabric. It works well for photograms, stencils, and even photographic prints if done carefully. The key is proper exposure and rinsing to lock in the design. There can be some trial and error at first, but once dialed in, the results are impressive and rewarding. Great for artists, crafters, or anyone looking to try something different.

I was a little skeptical because the dye looked gray and soapy out the bottle. I have done cyanotypes before so I was expecting a more watery dye. It worked great. I dyed a pair of jeans shorts (cotton/elastane blend) and exposed it to sunlight for 10 mins. I did not use the recommended detergent to wash my clothes and the design held up.

The dye is a little tricky to use, but the results are amazing! Washes well, it's a little on the thick side but still too watery to apply with a squeegee (though you can get an additive separately). Make sure to work quickly once you're outside, it has to work while the dye is still wet. And don't make the mistake of using glass or plexiglass with UV filtering (most kinds) as it will prevent the dye from exposing correctly.

Fast and easy product to use although I do have to soak my finalized images in black tea leaves or green tea leaves with water just to really get a black-and-white exposed image however if you’re looking for simplicity and you don’t wanna mix chemicals, this is the way to go amazing product you could also water it down with a little distilled water

OK, here's the deal: do NOT just open this bottle up and dump it on your nice new T-shirt and expect an awesome result. I STRONGLY advise you to get an old piece of cloth (or some test paper if you are going that route) and cut it up and take a few test runs at this. It is NOT easy to work with. Here are a few things I learned: 1.) It's really easy to use too much. Cloth really soaks this stuff up, so go light, spread it around, and wipe off as much excess as you possibly can before applying your image (or objects). I actually settled for putting a little in a cup, brushing it on, then wiping off the area. Get after it with a paper towel. Yes, it is a bit wasteful, but putting it right on the shirt is way too much. 2.) Affix the image (or object) REALLY tightly to the cloth. I used transparency film (print two, double them up) and taped/clamped the whole thing together. Then I rubbed the film so it is sticking to the shirt as tightly as possible. 3.) The detergent is absolutely REQUIRED. I saw some people say they just laundered the shirt. Nope. Don't cut corners, it won't work. Get the special detergent, it's not that expensive. You also do not need much because... 4.) Hand launder the shirt. Don't leave this step to your machine, It won't do a good job. Put on some gloves, get a small tub, get the water as hot as possible, use a capful of detergent and scrub it for a good long while. The directions say 10 min, but that might be overkill. Do it at least 5, though. Your design may fade a bit. It's worth it to get the background down. 5.) White is REALLY hard to do. Yes, the detergent WILL remove all of the excess un-activated solarfast dye, but there will be a slight darkening. This is MUCH worse if you use too much dye. It is impossible to remove when overdone. As an example of these things, look at my image. Shirt on left over done. Way too much dye. Not enough wash out, which was done in a machine. Dye doesn't even look black (it is reddish, a sure sign you over did it.) Shirt on right is very little dye, aggressive hand-washing. It is possible to do a design without a hard border, but it is very tricky. A lot of headache can be avoided by using a "frame" for you image. Especially on white. If you are going border free, I suggest a color shirt. Also, make the light blocking border very large. The dye will creep, you can see where it did on my test runs. This took me 4 or 5 tries to hit on a good method. Hopefully, I can knock you down to 2 tries! Took off one star because this stuff is just really, really hard to work with, and they really don't have good instructions. They need a troubleshooting/pitfalls section, but they want you to think this is easy to do. They make it seem easy in a video. It isn't. But I DO like it!

Works beautifully, I love the quality of this product.

Ok it’s easy too use. Straight out of bottle. But it’s really not teal. It’s dark green and olivey yellow. It did work good on fabric, a tee shirt. On paper it was just meh. I suggest watching lots of YouTube videos for tips and tricks. The instructions are basic. I would but again but I’m the regular blue color

These dyes are great and this sepia color is a really nice neutral warm tone that is appealing to both men and women.

Veio no tempo descrito e funciona bem. Aconselho se vão fazer prints de objetos de fotocopiarem e colocarem a fotocópia e não o objeto mesmo.

These do not work smoothly like the traditional blue cynotype and the colour is not black it is similar to blue.

No vale para nada , he probado en todos lo tejido, naturales, papeles .. y nada de nada … el negro brilla por su ausencia . Vale 13€ y no hace nada de lo q promete . Muy descontenta .. Amazon tendría q ver estas cosas ..

El producto actúa bien, pero no es el color de la etiqueta. Es un color verde...aún así es bonito.

Either I don't know how to use it, or it's the same as cyanotype and the black comes out blue! I tried it on paper and on textiles, the result is the same... I still liked this product that I will continue to use!