Description
Lemon Yellow is a vivid, sunlit yellow with a cool, green-leaning clarity — the sharpest, most electric of our yellows. Dharma Trading Co. #1 (Yellow MX-8G, Primary). As a primary dye, it is the foundation for mixing many other colors. Use at full concentration for a pure vivid yellow or dilute for a luminous citrus wash.
How to dash-dye with this color
- Prep your piece. Prewash a natural-fiber garment (cotton, rayon, linen or hemp) and leave it damp, not dripping.
- Sprinkle the dye. This activated dye is pre-mixed with soda ash, so there’s no pre-soak. Flick, sprinkle or tap the powder onto the fabric. Start light; you can always add more.
- Mist to move it. Mist with water (or a little soda ash and water) so the pigment travels and blooms. Blended colors split as they move.
- Let it set. Bag or wrap the piece and leave it somewhere warm, at least 70°F, for 4 hours or overnight for the richest color.
- Rinse and wash. Rinse in cool water until it runs mostly clear, then wash warm with mild detergent, alone or with similar colors the first few times.
Full instructions with photos: How to Dash Dye.
Safety and data sheets
- Wear a dust mask when you handle dry powder, and gloves to keep dye off your skin.
- Work somewhere well ventilated, away from food, children and pets. Use tools only for dyeing.
- Wipe up spilled powder with a damp cloth so it doesn’t become airborne.
- These are Procion MX fiber-reactive dyes from Dharma Trading Co. Find the safety data sheet for each color on Dharma’s Safety Data Sheets page.
