Dharma Trading Company has been a supplier of fiber arts supplies for more than 50 years.

Our Dharma Fiber Reactive Procion type dye is the dye of choice for all cellulose fibers, like cotton, rayon, hemp, bamboo, Tencel, and more. They are even sometimes used for silk because they are so economical.

Dharma Dye Fixative is an industrial "Fixing Agent" used in the dyeing industry as an after-treatment of reactive and direct dyeing. It is intended to improve washfastness, fastness to seawater and perspiration, prevent dye migration during dyeing and improve crockfastness.

The following method for using Dharma Fiber Reactive Procion dye is one of the best ways to paint the dye directly onto the fabric.

Here is Dharma Trading Co.'s own line of Professional Acid Dyes for Silk, Wool and Nylon! While we have offered other acid dyes for years, we package our own line of Acid Dyes in order to increase the range of colors and quantity discounts, and to overall lower prices for you.

Wax is applied to fabric, followed by dye, perhaps in many successive layers in complex Batiks. The following discussion will involve using Dharma Fiber Reactive MX Dye Powder on cotton, but can be adapted to other fabrics or dyes.

Dharma Pro-Tip!: To improve color and colorfastness, before you begin painting, add 1 tsp of vinegar per cup of final dye solution. Screen Printing, Stamping & Painting with Jacquard Acid Dyes

Dharma Trading Co. has tons of fabric paints for every fabric type and technique! They all work on almost all untreated fabrics and some even work on wood. We have paints for other things, like leather, and the different consistencies (thick, thin, or in-between) make each specific paint better for certain techniques.

Here at Dharma, we consider modern tie-dye to be an American art form! Each type is unique, but basically, Tie-dye is a way of creating patterns of color by folding, tying, stitching, crumpling or otherwise preparing the fabric to inhibit the flow of the dye into the folds of the fabric.

Dharma Fiber Reactive Dyes - Usage Instructions You can do all these things with Fiber Reactive Dyes! - hands down the best dyes for cotton, rayon, hemp, linen and other natural fibers. Tie-dye (multiple colors in patterns)