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dyeing a black dress?

fifib · 2013-09-17 12:22:07

got a cheap black maxi dress in Dunnes for upcoming holiday- its cotton and im wondering can I dye it another colour? or does dyeing only work on light colour clothes? *never dyed anything in me life so total newbie!

17-09-2013 12:22pm

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got a cheap black maxi dress in Dunnes for upcoming holiday- its cotton and im wondering can I dye it another colour? or does dyeing only work on light colour clothes?
*never dyed anything in me life so total newbie!

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#2 17-09-2013 12:33pm

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You'd have to bleach it, and that would most likely destroy the material. you can usually only dye darker successfully.

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