Name: heide
Message: hello....I have an enormous 3 piece sofa that has slip covers designed in a swirling pattern that is very ugly.Bright colors from white to black to green to peach.These slip covers are made very well and I do not know the type of fabric.Probably not cotton but a mix.Will I be able to dye these slip covers to a solid brown/blk and if so could you please help with a few suggestions....or maybe you know a person or company that will dye them for me. Thank you

I really can't tell you whether or not you will be successful in dyeing something whose fiber content is unknown!

It is essential to select the right type of dye for the fiber content. There is no way around this problem. If your slipcovers are made of cotton, rayon, linen, or hemp, you can easily dye them black with cool water fiber reactive dye, but other natural fibers require a different type of dye, as well as heat which may shrink them, and if the covers are synthetic, there is no hope at all.

If your slipcovers are only partially made of cotton, you cannot get a dark color. The synthetic portion will not dye, so that the darkest color you can get for, say, 50% cotton, will be of only medium intensity.

True Color Fabric Dyeing might be able to dye your slipcovers, depending on their fiber content; see <http://www.fabricdyeing.com>.