I have a Tan, brown, and black beanie thats 60% cotton, and 40% acrylic that I want to dye Green, yellow, and redIs it possible to do that? And if so, what dye should I use?
Even though the dye would stick to the cotton, the acrylic content would automatically make the colour look muted and less vibrant(The acrylic will stay whatever colour it started out as.) Another factor - To have the colours show up in the bright tones you have chosen, you would have to remove the original coloursEven though you would be able to remove some of the colour with bleach, you would not be able to remove all of it(Again, the acrylic would be the same, no matter what.) There's also a good chance of weakening and damaging the fibers - Bleach can be very corrosive to cotton fibersOverall: it has a high chance of messing up and not looking right, even if you have a lot of experience dying fibersIf you really want a beanie in those colours, consider making one, or having one made There are tons of free patterns on the internetA beanie often uses so little fabric or yarn that you can use leftovers from other projects.
Some of us prefer to number the chemical groups 1 to 18 across the PT as recommended by IUPAC in 1990For groups 1-11 (Cu group) the group number indicates the number of valence e?In this case we mean the number of electrons that are suitable in energy for bonding and certainly not the maximum oxidation state of the element (the heavier group 8 elements Ru(VIII) and Os(VIII) are found in the tetroxides, MO4); for groups 12-18 you drop the 1 so group 13 (B-Tl) have three valence e?; group 17 (halogens) have seven valence e?The noble gases, group 18 elements, as you probably know are largely inert and only Xe has significant chemistryThis new method of labeling has several advantagesFor example there is no confusion between A and B groups (the US and European conventions are opposite)If you are a transition metal chemist there is no confusion with Groups 8, 9 and 10 (and the number of e? each has)In the past referring to a group VIII element you could be talking an element in group 8, 9, 10 or even 18.
