Good Morning all!
i was wondering if anyone had dyed a wedding gown @ home? it found one on craiglist for $50.00, it would be for a costume and the color im going for is pink.
i am wondering if i should just look for it in pink?
advice input.. appreciated
TIA.
I can't add anything about dying a wedding dress but how about going to a thrift store? When my kids were in school I could always find something I could fashion in to a costume. Thift stores always have a variety of prom brides maid and wedding dresses to choose from.
This is a labor intensive project and can be messy. You will need to try die a small section of the dress and see how that turns out before committing the whole dress to dying. From that small patch area, you will be able to determine how well this dress will dye and how long you should keep it in the dye. How much money and time do you have to commit towards this. You may be better served by just getting a pink dress instead but at $50.00 plus the cost for the dye, let the choice be yours. Read all the directions on the dye before you dye, make certain you have eveything you need for success.
If it is for a one time event, how about a can of spray paint? seriously
Depends on the fabric of the dress... if it has a lot of embellishments on it (beads, pearls, sequins, etc.), they will probably not take the dye well, or at all. But the fabric should be ok if it's satin, lace, organza, etc.
i would call around to your local dry cleaners and see if they offering dying fabrics. If they do take it to them with a sample of the color you want. they should be able to match it and it should be fairly cheap....good luck
Could be tricky, is the dress made of different layers of material types? Spray paint may be the way to go, but I would try it on an old bed sheet first to see how the material will move after it dries.
It would really, really depend on the type of fabric from which it was made. Natural fabrics, like cotton, linen, silk even are very colorfast. Unfortunately, most wedding dresses are made of, or at least include parts that are mostly synthetic (lycra, polyester, acrylic tulle) so unless it is all natural fabric, the natural fabric parts will take in more color, while the synthetic areas will take little, if any.
You could just let my husband wash it with a red shirt and ta-da:
A beautiful pink dress! :)
