I dyed my white top black--stiching stayed white

Ruthie-Roux · 10-06-2011 07:35AM #1

Hi folks,

Just woindering if anyone had any suggestions for me.... I had a lovely white top, liked the cut of it but wanted it in black so I dyed it with machine dye.
The top has dyed perfectly , totally black, except that all the stiching on the seams , sleeves and collar has remained white. It seems the thread is resistant to the thdye.

Any suggestions?
Maybe I could by a black clothing pen( you, know, for drawing on clothes?
) and run it over the stiching?
Or possibly bring it to an alterations place and get them to change the sticking.

If any one has any expereince with this, I`d be glad of suggestions.

borderlinemeath · 10-06-2011 10:51AM

The thread is most likely made of polyester and the dye you used (dylon?) only works on natural fabrics (cotton, linen).
See if there's any other dye on the market that will colour synthetic fabrics and maybe redye. There's a few bits on this site..

http://www.fabricspray.ie/shop/fabric-spray-paint/black

I dyed my white top black--stiching stayed white

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