Can a 100% Rayon dress be dyed?

[lady...@my-dejanews.com]

Hey,

I have this beautiful peach coloured dress, basically it is a netting type
dress which has sequences and peach embroidery on it.. I will be wearing it
on top of a black slip dress, as it is very very very see thru, anyway, it
says it is made of 100% Rayon and I am in need of dying it Black. Is there
any possibilities in having this desired type fabric dyed? I can understand
that it won't take a type of boiled hot dye, but there are cold dyes that I
would be willing to use. I don't want to ruin it. I have never worn it, but
at the time I did bye it with the intention of dying it black, only I guess I
never had the time to dye it and I came across it when cleaning my closet :)

It is a very fine Rayon netted dress (from it's appearance) and it is very see
thru and has a floral pattern embroided around the front (on the lower part of
the dress) and no embroidery around the back of the dress.

If it is anyway possible to dye this dress and what the precautions should be
please email Lady...@my-dejanews.com and I would be really appreciative of
your time and your help.

Many Thanx

LadyDeath

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[ceblair]

In my experience, Rayon does'nt dye well. It seams to splotch. I wouldn't
try it

[CoFarb]

Maybe you could get past that "uneven" dye job problem by using another
dye technique, something more like tie-dye? Then if the job is uneven,
with dark gray/black/dark black striations, it would look like you meant
it to come out that way.

You might dip the whole dress on the first go-round, then dip it only
from hem to chest, etc. It would still be black all over, just
different depths of black.

Mind you, I've never done anything like that.

donna

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[LaMaia Cramer]

<lady...@my-dejanews.com> wrote:

> I have this beautiful peach coloured dress, basically it is
> a netting type dress which has sequences and peach embroidery on
> it.. I will be wearing it on top of a black slip dress, as it
> is very very very see thru, anyway, it says it is made of 100%
> Rayon and I am in need of dying it Black. Is there
> any possibilities in having this desired type fabric dyed?

Yes, absolutely. However, do not use RIT or any dye found in a
grocery store. I recommend Dharma Trading Company (NAYY),
who can be found at http://commerce6.ba.best.com/~dharmat/
Although the website has many good things, the dead tree catalog is
more complete, and comes with some instruction. Whatever you do,
I recommend talking with them when you place the order, or make
sure you've got the right stuff.

Also, you should read the "dye it black FAQ" which can be found at:
http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/b.rosenberg/goth/dye.faq.html

Good luck!

-LaMaia

[Marudico]

all 100% cellulose fibers (of which rayon is one) call for a fiber reactive dye
such as Procion MX. to avoid the splotchy dye job, you have to thoroughly wet
your material or garment, make sure there is enough dye/pigment in the
solution, and make sure there is enough solution to allow the garment to move
about freely. depending on the color you want, it will take from an hour up to
twenty four hours for the dye to have made a permanent bond. you can get lots
of good info at www.dharmatrading.com. babalu!

rowena___. in music city USA

"I thought I was a revolutionary, but it turns out I was only an evolutionary."

[joy beeson]

lady...@my-dejanews.com wrote:

>at the time I did bye it with the intention of dying it black,

Black is the hardest color to dye well. I sometimes buy
professionally-dyed blacks that aren't quite black, or run forever.

Also, there are many shades of black. Your chances of matching the
under-dress are slim.

Joy Beeson
mail to j beeson at global two thousand dot net

[Joan Conrad]

Is it absolutely necessary for the dress to be black? If not,
then my solution would be to find a slip dress as close to the color of
the dress as I could. You could also buy a white slip dress and try to
match the color of your dress by dyeing the slip. Then if your dye comes
out a little lighter or a little darker than the net dress, it won't
really matter, as the shade will be close to the shade of the net dress.
This is less costly, less chancey, and a lot less work in my opinion.
Also, it increases the seasonal wearability of the outfit. Black is
seldom worn in summer, but color is worn all year round.

What ever you do, I hope that you enjoy wearing your dress!

--
- Joan Conrad

[Joan M]

The rayon part of the dress itself shouldn't be a problem.What might be is
the trim and thread. Polyester will resist dye, acrylic will take on a shade
of the color.Sequins will sort of take on a color, sometimes.
It's worth a try if you're sure you won't wear the garment as is, but
don't be surprised if it comes out in shades of black and grey.
Joan

[dkho...@strato.net]

I had some curtains, (cheap) when I moved, the colors didn't match anymore.
I dyed them and that's just what happened. The threads dyed a different
color than the curtains. It looked pretty silly. Every imperfection that I
didn't see grabbed the dye also, so be on the look out for that. I haven't
had much consistent luck dying anything except cotton in pristine condition.
(I once dyed a pair of white canvas Keds pink. That was pretty interesting.
hah hah.)

Kim
Florida

Joan M wrote in message <372f0...@nntp.quiknet.com>...

[MellB61508]

Rayon dyes quite well. You can use a cold water dye such as Dylon (JoAnn Fabric
carries it) or Procion MX sold at art supply stores or online at G&S Dye
http://www.interlog.com/~gsdye/product_info_list.html

There are other sources such as Jacquard Silks or Dharma Trading who also have
online sites. While rayon dyes well, the embroidery may take dye differently if
ot is from another source than rayon. Good luck.

Melody

[Rosalee Grable]

dkho...@strato.net wrote:
>
> I had some curtains, (cheap) when I moved, the colors didn't match anymore.
> I dyed them and that's just what happened. The threads dyed a different
> color than the curtains. It looked pretty silly. Every imperfection that I
> didn't see grabbed the dye also, so be on the look out for that. I haven't
> had much consistent luck dying anything except cotton in pristine condition.

I have used a product called "Mary Ellen's WOW! Bleach booster with
almost miraculous results. I follow mixing directions, and then soak the
garment in a solution of it overnight. It seems to do something that
makes fabric take dye more deeply and evenly. It can't compensate for
invisable (before dying) grease stains tho. If there's even a chance of
grease, a stiff solution of tri-sodium-phosphate from the hardware store
may work on grease.

I have used Bleach booster even on antique rayon or silk beaded dresses
with excellent, amazing even results.
Bleach booster changes bleach in some way that makes it not harmful to
silk, I have no idea why.

Bleach Booster used to be available at Minnesota Fabrics, but they quit
carrying it.
On my bottle the address is:
Mary Ellen's Home Care Products
Box 444
Minneapolis, MN
55440
1-612-851-9112

I have no commercial interest in this product.
I have however made as much as $500 off a bottle, refreshing and dying
vintage garments for dealers.