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Dyeing a White Wedding Dress Black?

August 20, 2017

I want a black wedding dress and I found a really nice white one that I would like to dye black. How would I go about doing so? Will dyeing change the texture or make it fall apart?

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Will there be different shades of black possibly due to the material? It's a lace wedding dress.

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August 20, 20170 found this helpful
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Home dyeing your wedding dress has a lot of risks. Furthermore, the dress is rather expensive and if you're not satisfied it could be too late. If you love this dress, want it for your wedding, and have your heart set on black. I would take it to a professional and have them dye it for you. I really won't do it myself at home.

Your second option is to ask the dress shop you found the wedding dress in if they could make it in black lace for you. This way you are sure to get what you want for that special day. Special order your wedding dress in black. This way there is no mistakes and no problems with the dye coloring the white dress differently.

 

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August 27, 20170 found this helpful
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If you double up the rit dye it will go blacker.Fill the sink with the hottest water you can get, add the dye and mix it thoroughly.Then wet your dress before you add it to the dye.Then put your dress in the sink stirring constantly for 25 minutes.The water has to be very hot.The longer you stir the dress the more it soaks up the colour.After 25 minutes start rinsing in warm water eventually going to cold water until the water runs clear.Then hang up dress to air dry.You may not get the black colour you want and are taking a risk of ruining your dress.Most of the time the colour will not be exactly as you like it.

 

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August 20, 20170 found this helpful

There could be different shades of black depending on the material. Try to take swatches and dye them with Rit. If you are happy, you can proceed.

 

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August 20, 20170 found this helpful

If this dress came from a thrift store and you did not pay very much money for it then I would say to go ahead and try it but if the dress is expensive then I would say no because you will have several types of material and some may not dye well at all.

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I would suggest calling the thrift stores in your area and ask if they have any wedding dresses in your size (summer weddings are almost over) and maybe you can find something that you might like and try dying it.
This will be a large item and will be difficult to dye. It would most likely be expensive to have a professional dye it but ask anyway.

 

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August 20, 20170 found this helpful

All depends on what the wedding dress cost, if you can afford the price in having it done professionally then I would do it that way, if it was from a second hand store or thrift then I would try dying it yourself, all depends on how black you want it, possibly parts will come out dark gray which I think would be really different and look great.

 

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August 21, 20170 found this helpful

Yes, please consider what you paid for it and its value to you before trying anything at home. If it's whatever, get a Rit dye and have at it. If it's a bit more, take it to a pro.

 
March 26, 20190 found this helpful

This place does it.
www.renegadebridal.com/.../ombre-dip-dye-gown-custom-coloring...

 
 
August 1, 20190 found this helpful

How do u fit wedding dress in a sink

 
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