Lyocell takes direct dyes beautifully, however it does not exhaust the dye bath and about 10 percent of the color comes out in rinsing. I used Cushings direct dyes. I’ve heard that fiber reactive dyes work really well if you want darker colors and they are more wash-fast.
Here is what happened when I dyed lyocell in orange direct dye from Cushings Dyes.
Here is how it spun up. It’s a bit slippery but not as slippery as angora, the shine is gorgeous rivaling silk. It feels a bit denser than silk though. Also I found when I washed lyocell yarn it shrunk a bit not much though. I found out after research that lyocell fabric will shrink once about 3% and after that won’t shrink again.
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