First try at dye-ing

 Once in a while, my lovely sister-in-law Mary will pass along some clothes to me that she no longer wants. She has great taste, so many things I can just wear as they are. However, occasionally, something will be a color that is not my favorite, as was the case with this cute little seersucker jacket. I am not a huge fan of light green, but loved the piece otherwise. 

I decided it was time to get over my fear of dyeing clothes, since a new color was the only thing the jacket needed. I decided to use RIT dye in Evening Blue, hoping for subtle blue and blue-green stripes. I used the washing machine method, since I didn't want to have to stir the dye bath constantly. The color came out great, but I needed to replace the white buttons. Fortunately, I found some that perfectly matched the blue-green color.

In the end, it came out great. Perfect for cool fall days!

I dyed a dress at the same time, which I will post next week. I can’t wait to do more experiments with dye!

-Amy