Name: stacy
Message: i am wondering what would be best to die a silk tricotine dress that is ivory to aqua

Is tricotine the weave, and is the dress truly made of silk? If so, the silk can be dyed with a type of dye called acid dye. One of several good mail-order sources for acid dyes is Tie-dyed.com; instructions for using it the washing machine can be found at Jacquard's web site. For a list of additonal companies that sell dyes, see my page of "Sources for Dyeing Supplies".

Don't do this if the dress is not washable, though. Unlined silk dresses are often washable, but lined ones practically never are. If the dress is labeled "Dry Clean Only", then it is probably not washable.