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31 May 2011

Colored Wedding Dress Crinoline Part 2: Mere Mortals Dye Poly Tulle

So I tried to dye my ivory crinoline yellow about 2 weeks ago with regular Tulip Dye... FAIL. The deeper shade of ivory it turned rinsed right out!
Upon investigation into the material contents of the crinoline, (Read: I did online research, called the shop I bought my dress from, and then FINALLY called my dress designer's world headquarters) I found that it is Poly-tulle. It is made of Polyester.
Now folks, no mere mortal can dye polyester fabric. However, I do not take kindly to the idea of a white crinoline I could have just left attached to the damn dress!
So I did some more research into what WOULD dye polyester. Apparently there is a poylester dye that comes in its very own packet and everything. It is called iDye Poly and although it comes in limited colors, it comes in yellow and it works! Shawnie did most of the work and I stood by with my nervously bitten lip.
We put a stainless steel bucket on the stove with warm-to-hot water in it. We put it up to level 4 on the burner to get it simmering. We added the skirt and Shawn stirred it constantly to keep the color even and to keep the crinoline from cooking!
It got gradually darker over the course of 30 minutes.

Before

5 Minutes

10 Minutes! Soaked up a lot of color!!!
Woohoo! Results!!!

I'd like to thank Shawn (for dying and emotional support), Grandpa (for using his bathtub and carwashing bucket without fear of stains) and my mom (for listening to me bitch when it wouldn't work and I couldn't figure out how to make it work!). I will have a colored crinoline for under my dress.

There is a downside to this DIY: it took SO. FREAKING. LONG. that I handed it off to my alterations lady for Part 3 : the elastic waist. All I will have is after-after pics! Hang in there!

10 comments:

The Vintage Modern Bride said...Reply to comment

yay! it came out great :)

Kamie said...Reply to comment

May I say I love the pure joy on your face as your holding it!! Can't wait to see it under your dress- how exciting!

Lissa (The Wedding Bistro at Bellenza) said...Reply to comment

You have a treasure there in crinoline-dyeing Shawn! Seriously!

Diana Mieczan said...Reply to comment

Well done to you! I cant wait to see it:) Have a fantastic day
Kisses

Ps: I’m hosting a beautiful stationary GIVEAWAY later today! I bet you will love it!!!

HiLLjO said...Reply to comment

@The Vintage Modern Bride Thanks!!! I feel SO lucky to have Shawn to help me do this; it's a chemical change of polyester's composition so without his tie-dye know-how I wouldn't have had my yellow crinoline!

Bel said...Reply to comment

Oh wow that is SOOOO great!!! Excellent job!! :D

<3 Belly B

Anonymous said...Reply to comment

I love the color!

THERESA S said...Reply to comment

Aren't the men that help out with girl stuff the best sort? :)

Diana said...Reply to comment

WOW I love the yellow color!! YAY!! SO glad it came out this time! Great team work!

Saying I do said...Reply to comment

wow! you are so creative and ambitious!

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