Name: Kris
Message: Hello, I want to dye my linen sofa covers (they're off white) however since the tags say dry-clean-only I am concerned about ruining them by getting them wet when dyeing them.  Can you please offer some advice and direction on this.  Thanks.

If they are truly dry-clean-only, you simply cannot dye them. All dyeing requires a significant amount of washing.

Many dry-clean-only items can actually be washed in cool water and line dried, but it's a big risk. I cannot really recommend that you do this, unless you hate the slip covers so much in their present form that you'd rather throw them away than continue using them.

If you are willing to take the risk, you can try washing them. If they survive the pre-washing, the only possible dye to use would be cool water fiber reactive dye, such as Procion MX dye. Linen dyes quite well with this type of dye, and it's very easy to use. Hot water dyes, such as all-purpose dye, would shrink the material so that the slip covers would no longer fit on the sofa.



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