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Does anyone know how to do it themselves? I want to dye my first dress black ASAP and wear it to our company holiday party!
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I've used RIT dye for tie dying before but I think Mrs. Eggplant wrote a post about crynoline dying in her washingmasching and she used RIT was well and had great results. good luck!
When using a color as dep as black, I would caution that you follow the ddirections carefully as too much water will give you a grey dress.
Ooh! Be careful if you are thinking of doing it yourself. Some fabrics (including 100% silk organza) are finished with a chemical that creates the smooth sheen of the fabric. If you get it wet this finish comes off and your fabric will be permanently pulled and wrinkled (the wrinkles can't be ironed out). It's called "crocking" and is permanenent damage. My dress was ruined just from getting wet in the rain, so I can't imagine how bad it would be if it were submerged in water!
The only advice I was given was watch out for the stitching. The dress may be a dyable fabric but if they used a polyester thread it might stay white. This happened with a corset of mine - made for a really interesting look, but likely not what you want for a formal dress.
Good Luck.
Dyeing it myself does make me nervous. Does anyone have any clue as to a company/store that may provide this type of service?
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Chicago Bees,
I would love to be able to wear my wedding dress again and want to have it shortened and dyed. Does anyone have any suggestions as to business in the Chicagoland area that does this?
Thanks!