Dying fabric

[LadyStitch]

My hubby has gotten it into his head that he wants to make some pastel/flamingo pink linen shirts (see other thread)  Since he wants to save money he wants to simply dye 5-6 yards of natural linen to make the shirts.

I've got a place i can order raw linen from but he has his heart set on picking it up at Joann's    (We could get the pink he wants for $8 a yard, why dye it??? )

I've dyed that much cotton before in a washer, but that was when I was over seas.  We don't have the same dyes here.  I know Rit Dye works great for 100% cotton & linen items. 

What dyes would you recomend for polyester blend fabrics.  When I was over seas there was a bottle of dye that had 3 different types in it, so it would dye about anything.  I just don't remember what it was. 

Suggestions?

[gem]

Could you quickly just clarify something for us?  First, is this *linen* fabric you're looking at, or "linen-look" fabric with polyester content?   Second, is your husband qualified to make this decision? LOL 

Seriously--save yourself the hassle and just get the pink 100% linen from Fabrics-store.com.  I've heard that linen can be a bear to dye, and anything polyester won't dye at all, so...

[isabelladangelo]

Like Gem said, save yourself the hassle and just buy the pink linen.  I have some really bright pink linen that I think I bought at www.fabric.com .   I need to wash it and hope it bleeds a bit... 

[LadyStitch]

Turns out he didn't want to dye the linen, but instead the 100% cotton Twill. 

We found some Dylon Dye that can dye both cotton and polyester.

He actually is a theater guy himself so he has a clue.