Name: Laura
Message:I have a machine-washable polyester dress of my mothers which I'm dying (!) to dye black for some winter university balls, as this is a much cheaper option than bying a new dress! As I can machine-wash it, is there anyone who can do this for me?

I am not sure how much cheaper this would be than buying a new dress. Polyester is not an easy fiber to dye; it requires a special type of dye called disperse dye, and a nasty toxic carrier chemical, and a very large non-aluminum cooking pot which will never again be used for food. I do know of sources for this type of dye in the UK, where you are, but large non-aluminum cooking pots are quite expensive, if you cannot use them for cooking food afterwards.

There are some dyers who are willing to custom-dye clothing, but they avoid dyeing polyester. The only business that I know that is willing to dye a 100% polyester dress is Color Creek, in Alaska. The cost of shipping a dress there from overseas and back would probably pay for a new dress.

Sorry for the bad news.


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