Crafts to Remember: OMG! I dyed a silk dress!
I did the unthinkable and I dyed a silk dress. There is a bit of a history behind this dress. When I got married, I bought this dress from JCrew for $80, yes, that is such a great price for a wedding dress; however, the week of the wedding, I decided I wanted a train, so I bought one three days before my wedding and it arrived late the night before. Any ways, I was left with my original dress. The week I got back from my honeymoon, I had it hemmed from the floor to right above my knees and then it sat in my closet for two years. I tried over the past two years to find a place that would dye silk and lets just say no one would touch it. So I tried it myself. What did I have to lose? I needed a nice dress for a wedding and I hadn’t even worn it. My hubby gave me the encouragement and told me I had nothing to lose. Below are the before and after pictures. Lets just say I put on about ten pounds since my wedding and it is a little tighter than I would have prefer, but it turned out great! It did lose some of the luster from the dying process, which I read was normal and to be expected!
Sorry the pictures aren’t in the exact position.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
do you mind sharing what kind, and what brand of dye did you use?I’ve been thinking about doing the same with my wedding dress and in blue too!!thank you…the dress looks lovely
August 26th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
You did a great job!
August 27th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
I used Jacquard Acid Dye in Sapphire Blue. I use the instructions of dying it in the washing machine and removed it by using some oil base soap from the local art store (I did research online). I also used the citric acid instead of vinegar. Here is a link below to the dye:
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1344-AA.shtml?lnav=dyes.html