Basic Dyes Jacquard


Basic Dyes are the perfect colors for hard-to-dye substrates. Developed for acrylic, these dyes are also great on wood, reeds, straw, paper, leather and hemp! Use them for potpourri, wigs, buttons…the list is endless.

They are bright, beautiful and easy-to-use. In fact, basic dyes may be used to color a variety of fibers (including silk and wool), but because they tend to have poor light- and washfastness ratings, they are generally only used when other dyes (such as acid dyes or fiber reactive dyes) are not an option. Despite their poor lightfastness, however, basic dyes offer some of the most vibrant and intense colors available for any fiber, and may be used whenever maximum color intensity is desired.

Basic Dyes do not work well on cotton, regular polyester, or nylon. To dye cotton, we recommend Procion MX Fiber-Reactive Dyes or iDye Natural, and for polyester or nylon we recommend iDye Poly.

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0.5 oz.

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JAC-JBD1001
0.5oz Yellow Basic Dye
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Yellow $4.79 $4.31
10% off
In stock
JAC-JBD1003
0.5oz Golden Yellow Basic Dye
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Golden Yellow $4.79 $4.31
10% off
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JAC-JBD1005
0.5oz Orange Basic Dye
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Orange $4.79 $4.31
10% off
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JAC-JBD1007
0.5oz Pink Basic Dye
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Pink $4.79 $4.31
10% off
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JAC-JBD1009
0.5oz Red Basic Dye
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Red $4.79 $4.31
10% off
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JAC-JBD1011
0.5oz Purple Basic Dye
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Purple $4.79 $4.31
10% off
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JAC-JBD1013
0.5oz Crystal Violet Basic Dye
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Crystal Violet $4.79 $4.31
10% off
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JAC-JBD1015
0.5oz Blue Basic Dye
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Blue $4.79 $4.31
10% off
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JAC-JBD1017
0.5oz Turquoise Basic Dye
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Turquoise $4.79 $4.31
10% off
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JAC-JBD1019
0.5oz Malachite Basic Dye
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Malachite $4.79 $4.31
10% off
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JAC-JBD1021
0.5oz Green Basic Dye
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Green $4.79 $4.31
10% off
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JAC-JBD1023
0.5oz Brown Basic Dye
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Brown $4.79 $4.31
10% off
Out of stock
JAC-JBD1025
0.5oz Black Basic Dye
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Black $4.79 $4.31
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1 lb.

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JAC-JBD3001
1lb Yellow Basic Dye
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Yellow $44.99 $40.49
10% off
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JAC-JBD3003
1lb Golden Yellow Basic Dye
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Golden Yellow $44.99 $40.49
10% off
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JAC-JBD3005
1lb Orange Basic Dye
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Orange $44.99 $40.49
10% off
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JAC-JBD3007
1lb Pink Basic Dye
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Pink $44.99 $40.49
10% off
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JAC-JBD3009
1lb Red Basic Dye
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Red $63.99 $57.59
10% off
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JAC-JBD3011
1lb Purple Basic Dye
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Purple $44.99 $40.49
10% off
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JAC-JBD3013
1lb Crystal Violet Basic Dye
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Crystal Violet $44.99 $40.49
10% off
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JAC-JBD3015
1lb Blue Basic Dye
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Blue $44.99 $40.49
10% off
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JAC-JBD3017
1lb Turquoise Basic Dye
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Turquoise $63.99 $57.59
10% off
Special order
JAC-JBD3019
1lb Malachite Basic Dye
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Malachite $44.99 $40.49
10% off
Special order
JAC-JBD3021
1lb Green Basic Dye
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Green $44.99 $40.49
10% off
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JAC-JBD3023
1lb Brown Basic Dye
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Brown $44.99 $40.49
10% off
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JAC-JBD3025
1lb Black Basic Dye
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Black $44.99 $40.49
10% off
Special order