Message: Ok I have a question. My sister bought some flower petals that is made of cloth for her daughter's wedding and they are red. Is there a way she can dye them white?? Thanks Annette

No. Buy new ones that are the color you want, or skip them altogether.

There is no dye that will turn red into white. Dye is transparent, so the original color will always show through any additional layers of dye.

In some cases red dye can be removed from fabric, but it's impossible to predict how well it will work. Many dyes cannot be removed at all, or only partially, and attempting to remove some dyes will produce a weird color, such as brown or dull yellow.

The artificial flower petals are probably made of polyester, even if they are described as silk. They may be colored with dyes, which are sometimes but not always dischargable, or they may be colored with pigments, which usually are not. The synthetic-fiber fabric will be damaged if you try to bleach them. It might be possible to remove the coloring by cooking them on the stovetop with a product called Rit Color Remover, but it would be a lot of trouble and is not guaranteed to work. Even if it removes the red, it may lave a color other than white.

I think that real flower petals, obtained from a florist, would be more appealing than synthetic fabric flower petals, but they'd be more trouble, too, since you cannot obtain them much in advance.

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