Jacquard Acid Dye 1/2oz Jar Hot Fuchsia - Acid Dye for Wool, Silk, Alpaca, Feathers, Cosplay Wigs and Nylon - Powder Wool Dye for Full Coverage Dyeing - Vibrant Acid Silk Dye

Beautiful vibrant fuchsia color that doesn't wash out or fade

It would be even better if you use the manual again

Always performes as expected

If you want an electric pink on steroids--this is it! I love it. It's the color of a pink highlighter. I don't know if it actually fluoresces, but it's bright. It's exactly the shade I wanted to dye wool with.However. I dyed some raw farm wool last night with this. The pH was 4 and the dye pot was held at just under a simmer for over an hour and the dye did not exhaust. I let it cool completely in the pot overnight. And today, when rinsing, there was a lot of bleeding. Now, the wool is not oversaturated because I used this dye very dilute. I wasn't going for a deep dark pink--I was going for a very light color.So I'm worried about fading for two reasons: 1) it's fluorescent which means it's fugitive (fades quickly with time, exposure to sunlight etc) and 2) The dye bath did not exhaust and the dye is running during rinsing which means it may run every time I wash this wool.So. This is quite the dilemna. I'm contemplating overdying it with a different brand in a ho-hum magenta just so I can be sure that it will actually stay pink. I'm not sure I want to mess with this anymore because dying wool is such a big production.BUT. Despite manufacturers stating that acid dyes need a pH of 4.5 to effectively strike, some dyes seem to need a much lower pH to fully take up. pH is on a logarithmic scale--so 4 should have done the trick, but I'll try going a bit lower to see what happens with this. One more chance Jacquard. I'll report back later if I come to any distinct conclusions about this. Every dye is different. I wish the manufacturers would give us all the info on each individual dyes quirks so we can make informed decisions instead of having to find out on our own after paying for the dye. Harumph.

I haven't tried to use this dye yet, but when I got it in the mail yesterday I was surprised the jar was less than half full, it looks like someone took most of the powered dye out of the jar. And the jar is light weight plastic! I am very disappointed.

Likw

Amazing for dying hard item like spandex and more