Review on Jacquard Dye-Na-Flow Black (2.25 OZ) by Shantel Griffin

I was going to dye some of the stretchy polyester/spandex leggings but didn't want to heat set the Dye-na-Flow color for fear of damaging the spandex. So I pulled the leggings over a piece of plexiglass and added clips around the edges to hold the stretched spandex in place. Then, using a stiff bristled brush (similar to that used for stencilling), I sparingly dipped the fabric paint and spread it over the heavily stretched fabric. The stiff bristles allowed me to add color without soaking the fabric with too much color. In any case, after I was done painting, I left the fabric stretched over the plexiglass and then laid the plexiglass on the floor and leaned it against the wall to make the installation as vertical as possible. I then took my little space heater and placed it in front of the stretched spandex about 12 inches away. I didn't want to overheat the spandex and I figured the heater would be hot but softer than an iron for heat setting fabric dye. It worked like a charm. The heater not only dried the paint very quickly, but also perfectly fixed it. I have washed the leggings in the washing machine and the color has not faded. I am very satisfied with this product. Incidentally, I considered using a Jacquard AirFix to set the color, but it was too expensive and difficult to get hold of quickly, so the heater needed relatively gentle heat to set the color.