Name: Marsha
Message: I want to dye a Purple Satin Comfortor to a rose color. Is this possible?

I don't know. You'll have to tell me what fiber the comforter is made of, before I can advise you. Satin is a smooth weave of cloth which can be woven from cotton, silk, nylon, rayon acetate, polyester, and other fibers. The different fibers are extremely different in their dyeing properties.

Here is the description from Specialty Linens, which is where I purchased it from: "Purple Highest quality satin, very smooth, slick and silky. 100% Acetate Nylon Bridal satin self reversible comforters are very tightly woven, luxurious, durable, silky satin which gives it the highest quality available."

The answer, then, is no. You will not be able to dye acetate. What you can do is buy a comforter cover, or duvet cover, that is made of 100% cotton, 100% rayon, or 100% silk. Those fibers can be dyed, if they are washable. If an item is not washable, though, it cannot be dyed.

Another problem is that you cannot dye purple to make it pink. Purple is a darker color, and rose is a lighter color. Dye can be used to make dyeable fabrics darker, not lighter. Also, lavender is a secondary color, while rose is a primary color, so, although pale lavender would be no darker than rose, and rose can be made into lavender by adding blue dye, you cannot use dye to subtract the blue from lavender to make rose. Unfortunately, the products that can lighten the color of fabric, such as chlorine bleach, will only damage synthetic fabrics.

Here's a link to a possible source for 100% dyeable duvet covers.