Message: I am desperate to try to "put together" a dress for my daughters wedding.  Can I remove color from chiffon and re-dye it?  I would so appreciate an answer....thanks a million!

No, I'm sorry, you cannot.

You didn't specify what fiber your chiffon dress is made of, but it is most likely woven from polyester. It might instead be made of silk. Neither polyester nor silk should ever be treated with bleach, because bleach will destroy both fibers.

Rit Color Remover will sometimes work on silk chiffon, depending on what dye was used to color it (which cannot be predicted), but it will probably not work to remove color from polyester chiffon.

If your chiffon dress is woven from polyester, you will not be able to dye it. See "Dyeing Polyester with Disperse Dyes".

If the dress is made of silk chiffon, it can be dyed to a darker color than its current color, but it is probably sewn together with polyester thread, which will remain the color it is right now even after the dress is dyed. See "Why did the thread stay white?", from the FAQ section of my website.


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