dyeing for a bridal shop


Name: Michelle
Message: I am working at a bridal shop and we're having a clearance sale. We could maximise sales by offering a dyeing package, maybe. Do you have any suggestions on a dyeing package (dye & instructions?) that we could sell at our clearance sale on 11th June. Thanks

What, exactly, are you intending for your customers to dye? Try to be precise: fiber content, fiber content of any trim, and whether the items are washable.

The first problem is that NOTHING can be dyed unless it is washable. Nothing that is dry-clean-only can be dyed. (My own wedding gown was washable because the silk was prewashed before it was sewn together, but this is almost never done, though it's very easy.)

Another issue is that each type of fiber can be dyed only with the right type of dye. You cannot dye polyester with silk or cotton dye, and you cannot dye cotton with silk or polyester dye. You would need a completely different dye package for each fiber type. Lace is usually made of nylon, which can be dyed with silk dye or polyester dye, but the extended boiling required for polyester dye would probably destroy the lace.

Thirdly, cotton or silk gowns would be dyeable if they are washable, but the stitching would probably be polyester and remain white when the cotton or silk was dyed. This can look okay, or very odd, depending on the garment. Polyester stitching is not a problem if the whole garment is polyester, though.

Posted: Tuesday - June 01, 2004 at 01:21 PM          

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