Q. I bought this dress from American eagle for my boyfriends graduation http://m.ae.com/web/browse/product.jsp?productId=0393_9723_783 and I love the style the color just doesn't fully convince me and I was wondering if there was a way of getting the dress to a pink or coral color I would really appreciate it thanks
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I would my self take the dress to a professional shop to have it dyed.
There are so many things that can go wrong when trying to dye something your self.
If the dress means a lot to you, then I would not take the chance.
Some dye's you have to do in the washing machine on a hot wash, and others you do on a cold wash, and then all depends what sort of fabric it is.
So all in all I would not try to do it myself. It is up to you.
I would my self take the dress to a professional shop to have it dyed.
There are so many things that can go wrong when trying to dye something your self.
If the dress means a lot to you, then I would not take the chance.
Some dye's you have to do in the washing machine on a hot wash, and others you do on a cold wash, and then all depends what sort of fabric it is.
So all in all I would not try to do it myself. It is up to you.
is it bad to dye a vintage 1960's dress a different colour?
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A dress that old would be difficult to successfully dye. Many dresses from that time were made of undyable synthetics and coated and specially treated fabrics. If the fabric label says the fabric is something that ends in "crylic" then it's undyable. If the fiber begins with poly-anything or ends in "ester" or "cron" or "lon"then it's impossible to dye at home. Dresses that are marked as "sanforized" mercerzed or any other type of "ized" have surface coatings to make the garment resist wrinkles or, to make the fabric stiff and heavy or for many other reasons. these coatings and treatment wore of faster in different areas, and even in cotton or wool or linen different parts of a dress would wear and abrade faster than others and when the dress is dyed the color will be absorbed differently in different areas and stained areas will dye a different colour.. Eg: under the arms and across the back might turn dirty lime green while the rest of the dress is blue. Finally, the dyes might damage the fabric. If the fabric is silk or super light cotton or linen there is the chance that something in the dye or the dye fixatives might further weaken the fibers. Some fabrics were dyed with metallic salts and they can react poorly with other dyes, either turning weir colors or making the dress fall apart in the dye. So it's not really bad, it's not like the vintage police will hunt you down and slap you, it's just that you probably won't be happy with the results and you could ruin the dress.
If you do want to dye it you'll need to figure out what fabric and fiber the dress is, and you can't say "i think it's cotton maybe" that's not good enough. You might also want to check a few dye resources on the web and consult with a dry cleaners that specializes in dyeing. They will better be able to tell you if what you want is possible or not. But don't just buy a bottle of rit from wall mart and throw the dress in, I can almost guarantee you won't like the results.
The internet's best source for all things dyeing: http://www.pburch.net/dyeing.shtml
A dress that old would be difficult to successfully dye. Many dresses from that time were made of undyable synthetics and coated and specially treated fabrics. If the fabric label says the fabric is something that ends in "crylic" then it's undyable. If the fiber begins with poly-anything or ends in "ester" or "cron" or "lon"then it's impossible to dye at home. Dresses that are marked as "sanforized" mercerzed or any other type of "ized" have surface coatings to make the garment resist wrinkles or, to make the fabric stiff and heavy or for many other reasons. these coatings and treatment wore of faster in different areas, and even in cotton or wool or linen different parts of a dress would wear and abrade faster than others and when the dress is dyed the color will be absorbed differently in different areas and stained areas will dye a different colour.. Eg: under the arms and across the back might turn dirty lime green while the rest of the dress is blue. Finally, the dyes might damage the fabric. If the fabric is silk or super light cotton or linen there is the chance that something in the dye or the dye fixatives might further weaken the fibers. Some fabrics were dyed with metallic salts and they can react poorly with other dyes, either turning weir colors or making the dress fall apart in the dye. So it's not really bad, it's not like the vintage police will hunt you down and slap you, it's just that you probably won't be happy with the results and you could ruin the dress.
If you do want to dye it you'll need to figure out what fabric and fiber the dress is, and you can't say "i think it's cotton maybe" that's not good enough. You might also want to check a few dye resources on the web and consult with a dry cleaners that specializes in dyeing. They will better be able to tell you if what you want is possible or not. But don't just buy a bottle of rit from wall mart and throw the dress in, I can almost guarantee you won't like the results.
The internet's best source for all things dyeing: http://www.pburch.net/dyeing.shtml
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