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
Amazing dye works!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words!
Really nice. I particularly love the pants.
ReplyDeleteKathy
The dress is inspired. It looks amazing that colour. How did you shorten it with the lace hem?
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteGreat color on the pants! I just picked up a pair of khakis and hope to get a similar result.
ReplyDeleteI'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!
ReplyDeleteBeth