yet another question about dyeing a polyester dress for a wedding


Name: HEIDI
Message: I AM A VERY BUSY BRIDE TO BE. MY BRIDESMAID'S ARE WEARING PLUM DRESSES, MY JUNIOR BRIDESMAID DID NOT COME WHEN WE GOT DRESSES, NOW I CAN'T FIND A PLUM DRESS FOR HER TO SAVE MY LIFE!!!! I BOUGHT A WHITE POLYESTER DRESS THAT I NEED DYED TO MATCH THE OTHER GIRLS, WOOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN DOING IT FOR ME???? I HAVE COLOR SWATCH. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALSO HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST TO HAVE THIS DONE, I COULD SHIP THE DRESS TO YOU. THANK YOU. - DESPERATE BRIDE TO BE

Sorry, I do not do commercial dyeing, and do not care to dye polyester in any case, as the dyes required for this fiber are rather unpleasant to use. It will probably be impossible to find anyone who will do this job for you. Natural fibers are much easier to dye; if you had chosen silk, rayon, cotton, or linen, I could probably have given you the names of half a dozen dyers who might be willing to help, but just about nobody wants to dye polyester.

Please examine my site's page on How to Dye Polyester with Disperse Dye.

Note that a dress cannot be dyed by ANYONE unless it is washable. Dry-clean-only dresses are apt to shrink and pucker when dyed, or fall apart.

A much better solution for your problem would be to find a local seamstress to sew a dress using material that you buy. Your local sewing supplies store may be able to give you names of possibilities, or check the yellow pages for shops that do custom sewing.


Posted: Monday - June 21, 2004 at 11:02 AM          

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