Finished dying my shoes (the inner three) yesterday. This was so much better than looking around for shoes in the colors I wanted. They are like candy!
LD
Finished dying my shoes (the inner three) yesterday. This was so much better than looking around for shoes in the colors I wanted. They are like candy!
LD
I recently bought a dress from Etsy that was described as 'ice pink', which I now know was seller-speak for 'faded half pink and half white. It's not awful (and I paid $18 for this vintage 50s dress), but if I hold some parts of it up to other parts they are a completely different color (pink/white). The dress it meant to be a pale pink anyway, but I'm contemplating dyeing it. I'm just cautious when I read that the lighter areas will remain lighter even when you re-dye- so presumably I'll just have darker pink and lighter pink instead of light pink and white. The material feels like crepe but I am not an expert.
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I Havn't dyed anything for years, I tried to buy fabric dye a few days ago from the Chemist, but nobody sees to sell it anymore?
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Hmmmm, that's odd. Most chemists do carry dye, but you could try hardware shops (Robert Dyas have it in the UK) or I know Spotlight have Dylon in their NZ stores, so they are bound to have it in Oz too.
Frenchy, you need to be careful with crepe, it could be rayon and not dye very well (and shrink massively), but you would certainly have to strip out the colour first or it would probably be blotchy. Also if it has any synthetic content it won't dye to the full colour either. Speaking from experience here!
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Spotlight is a good idea will try them, many thanks
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Here is a really great article on dyeing from Nicole Jenkins, the owner of Circa Vintage in Sydney. It's from her bog and is very informative. Thanks Nicole!
The perils of vintage: dyeing
Nice LD! I used to do this a lot on the 90s. It's more of a paint dye right? Hopefully the quality is way better now. It tended to scrape off back then. They look great btw and yes, its great when you love a shoe but can't get the colour you want.Originally Posted by Lady Day
Finished dying my shoes (the inner three) yesterday. This was so much better than looking around for shoes in the colors I wanted. They are like candy!
LD
What brand are these? *big eyes* They look gorgeous!!!!
Finished dying my shoes (the inner three) yesterday. This was so much better than looking around for shoes in the colors I wanted. They are like candy!
LD
Currently watching over (what I think is) a 40s/50s rayon dress in a tub of purple dye. Really hoping it turns out well - I'll post before and after pics if so
Not as vibrant as I'd have liked, but I'm happy with it
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