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Dying bras
I know some of you have experience with dying stuff -
has anyone ever attempted dying a patterned bra black?
See, I'm a big cleo fan, but they don't really do solid colors.
So, any advice? is it worth a shot?
acid dye? disperse dye?
will it cover everything?
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I remember on the abtf reddit someone dying their Marcie black- might want to sniff around there? Also someone got the Marcie babydoll in black and snipped off the bottom so it was just a bra.
I've got lots of experience dyeing.
I use an acid (hot) dye. I use my big wok to boil several cups of water, pour in the dye packet and vinegar, and simmer for several minutes to mix. I dampen the garment(s) I'm going to dye in warm water, and then plop them into the dye mix, simmer for several minutes more. I then pour the undiluted dye down the toilet, and rinse thoroughly in the bathtub (make sure shower curtains/towels/etc are out of the way) until water run over the garment runs clear. There will be some additional bleed-out during the first wash.
Most bras are primarily Lycra, which will take acid (hot) dye just fine. If you overdye dye a patterned bra, even black (since no black dye is perfect), you will get faint ghosting of the pattern in different shades.
Also, keep in mind that polyester WILL NOT TAKE dye no matter what. So things like bow details, coloured seams,embroidery etc will stay it's original colour. If you were to dye,say, the Cleo Melissa, it is likely that you would end up with BRIGHT RED clouds on an otherwise nearly black bra. I suspect the Cleo Millie would look quite sophisticated dyed black, but you might have to remove/replace the neon bow :)
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