Does dying clothes work?

I haven't tried it for ages, but never really had much success - they always came out looking a bit cheap. I think I was trying to dye jeans black when they became fashionable quite a while ago.

I love dyeing things!! It can really lift a faded old thing. Dylon's machine dyes are pretty foolproof if you follow the instructions carefully, and they now have a cool wash one. It's amazing on towels, and I even did a sofa cover (I had to Dygon it first to strip the old colour). It's important to know that if the item has oily stains, it will still have oily stains - they will just be a different colour, and you need to understand how colour mixing works, unless you are refreshing the old colour, or dyeing on white. Also be aware that although a garment may be made of cotton fabric, the stitching may be synthetic - but I have achieved some nice effects by capitalising on that!
Dyeing silk and wool is more difficult, and not for the feint hearted!

The only time I have ever dyed things was to tie dye them with a piece of string and a bucket. Not sure when that was but think it must have been a few decades ago and obviously in a dodgy fashionable era.

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Hi there,

I had a silk dress dyed for my wife by Harry Berger Specialist cleaners & Dyers , they are based in cheshire but offered us a postal option (we're in Newcastle). THey did a fantastic job and I think they dye sofa covers too. their website is harryberger dot com and I have a phone number for them too. 0161 4853421

they were very professional, can't rate them highly enough

Dyeing clothes can be successful, cotton responds best to home dyes, so you need to identify the fibre. Stitching may be polyester and may not dye, if the stitching is hidden then this is not a problem, but something to bear in mind. preparation of the fibre before hand may help ie a good wash to remove any finishes that may block the dye or if a complete colour change is needed then maybe a dye strip with a proper dye stripping agent (not chlorine bleach).

Some more information in an article here squidoo.com/decorating-ideas-for-a-living-room

or just google garment dyers

Tony said:

I think I was trying to dye jeans black when they became fashionable quite a while ago.

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You're so vain Tony.

It was a long time ago. Remember the "these aren't jeans they are black jeans" Levi ad in the 80's??? I also remember bleaching jeans to create a kind of mottled effect - thank god I don't have any photos.

I'll probably make you cry by telling you this Tony, but at the end of the 80s I was only six.

So no, I don't remember the Levi ads

You've made me cry!

Choose clothes that match your skin's undertones. People with warm undertones tend to look better with warm colors, while cool colors pair best with cool-toned skin.

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