fading away

i wear a lot of black.

in fact, in college, most of the time you would either find me in

a delta zeta t-shirt or a black shirt.

i didn't really feel the need to expand my color palette

and so to this day i have one drawer just for my black shirts.

i'm glad to say that over the years, i have decided that

color is not the enemy and added to my wardrobe,

but still,

black is my best friend.

however, i don't want to buy all new black shirts every year.

and it's the quickest color to fade.

so i was trying to figure out how to salvage

a whole drawer full of clothes that was fading fast.

enter, RIT.

it's a fabric dye that you can put in your washing machine.

i bought two boxes of black at hobby lobby

and decided to give it a try.

i used the hottest water cycle

with the coldest rinse.

i only did about 4 or 5 shirts,

all cotton or cotton blend.

and all the directions are on the inside of the box.

everything turned out perfect.

in fact, i threw some old shoes that i love

but had turned into my old paint shoes

and were basically gray.

use your magnify glass and you can spot them from this old pic:

and now, back to black. yay!

i still have my second box of RIT for my sweaters,

but i'm putting that off since winter is o.v.e.r.

oh and ps - don't forget to do another cycle

with nothing in your washer but detergent and bleach

to rinse out all the dye before you add any other clothes. 

hope you can salvage some of your black (or any other color) too!