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**Efonukmp** · 05-11-2006, 08:00 AM

So is it a good idea then to set the dye in both the keikogi and the hakama?? I have worked with dyed items before and I feel that the salt idea works pretty well. I just got a brand new set yesterday and they look great, now I just have to set the dye.

Most people buy tetron hakama so the dye is colourfast. You only need worry with cotton hakama, and then most people don't bother because they're such a pain in the butt to wash and never look quite as perfect after they've been washed. You don't sweat into hakama as much and your hips are covered by the kendogi. Usually with a new cotton hakama, only your ankles and calves get blue - easy to wash!

05-11-2006, 08:00 AM	#18
Efonukmp Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 461 Senior Member	So is it a good idea then to set the dye in both the keikogi and the hakama?? I have worked with dyed items before and I feel that the salt idea works pretty well. I just got a brand new set yesterday and they look great, now I just have to set the dye. Most people buy tetron hakama so the dye is colourfast. You only need worry with cotton hakama, and then most people don't bother because they're such a pain in the butt to wash and never look quite as perfect after they've been washed. You don't sweat into hakama as much and your hips are covered by the kendogi. Usually with a new cotton hakama, only your ankles and calves get blue - easy to wash!
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