How Do You Dye A Silk Dress?
Although silk is a natural, organic fabric, it has long been thought of as a difficult fabric to maintain and clean. That is not necessarily true, particularly regarding newer silks. Successfully changing the color of a dress or other garment by using fabric dyes is possible when the correct dye, procedure and precautions are utilized. Select your new color, keeping in mind that the original, underlying dress color will have an influence on the end color. In other words, a red dress dyed with a blue dye will have a purple tone. A yellow dress dyed in a blue bath will become green. Also note that, in many cases, the thread used to sew the garment is not silk, but a synthetic. Non-silk threads and zippers may dye either a lighter color or not at all. If that is the case, your newly dyed dress will be “accented” with the original colored thread. Before preparing the dye bath, read and understand the instructions on the dye package thoroughly. Make sure you have enough dye packets to accom
