Here are a couple of items I thought needed some color. The
dress was cute, but a bit dull. The pants were a lot like these – standard GAP
khakis that I never wore because they were too boring.
The dress went into the Evening Blue dye bath with thisjacket. I tried dyeing the pants Scarlet, but they came out more of a dusty rose – not what I was going for. I wanted a bright color for fall. So I re-dyed them with Crimson. Here's how everything eventually turned out.
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I shortened the dress a little and wore it to a wedding. The
pants now actually see the light of day as part of my work wardrobe. Dyeing is
so easy and so much fun!
Amy
6 comments:
Amazing dye works!
Thanks for your kind words!
Really nice. I particularly love the pants.
Kathy
The dress is inspired. It looks amazing that colour. How did you shorten it with the lace hem?
I thought it would be hard to shorten the dress with the lace hem, so I took the dress apart at the seam between the bodice and the skirt. I cut a few inches off the top of the skirt, then had to slim it down on the sides to match the bodice width. Finally, I had to line up all the seams, which was a pain given the black detail at the waist. If I did something like this again, I would just take off the lace, shorten the skirt, then reattach the lace.
Great color on the pants! I just picked up a pair of khakis and hope to get a similar result.
I've got a bottle of dye just sitting on the shelf waiting for a chance to do something. You've inspired me to try dying something. Great job!
Beth
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