Bleach stain on dark clothing - feel like crying!

aileth

It's probably a lost cause, but I wonder if I have any chance of restoring my new top. I was cleaning yesterday in my lovely new wool gillet as I was cold and I've only just noticed now I must've got some bleach on it. It's a really big area, and its turned the dark grey into the telling red colour. I'm really gutted as I'm supposed to be saving it but decided to be naughty and wear it. Would I be able to somehow dye it? Ill tryanything

tinkerbell28

Your only option is to try and dye it.

whitewing

Maybe worth taking a photo and emailing the customer services of where you bought it from to see if they could recommend anything.

I have used Dylan washing machine dyes before and they have worked well. But that was dying T shirts.

Otherwise, is it the kind of gilet that could be made reversible?

Could you post a picture up (of the gilet, not necessarily your own one)?

aileth

Here: http://www.fatface.com/knits/erin-cable-gilet/invt/42995

Not reversible

Will have a look at Dylan. Have stuck it in the washing machine for now hoping its just a bad dream and it'll come out fine.

Brighton_belle

Ah aileth, I feel your pain - been there several times, including my favourite pair of trousers. Never found a solution myself

nodiscount

Colour it in with permanent marker. Not brilliant but only solution I know.

aileth

I've looked for Dylan and found iDye with quite a similar colour. But hit another wall in that if it does the whole thing I have a feeling it'll funk up the wooden buttons and the inside is a different fabric. Also have to run it through on the hottest wash and I think with the wool I'll end up with a nice gillet for a barbie at the end

Many thanks for the suggestion though. Does anyone know where one might find non-washing machine clothing dyes? If I can see them up close, my OH used to be a professional car sprayer and has incredible colour matching eyes. My first thought was haberdashery but I don't remember seeing anything like it in, for example, the John Lewis one.

aileth

nodiscount wrote: »

Colour it in with permanent marker. Not brilliant but only solution I know.

Lol that did cross my mind!

DigForVictory

Try deliberately staining the area with permanent black ink?

aileth

DigForVictory wrote: »

Try deliberately staining the area with permanent black ink?

It'd be better and less obvious atm, but would prefer nearer to the colour

whitewing

It is/was lovely.

Take the buttons off for dying and sew them back on.

Phone dylan and ask for advice on dying it.

I have ruined clothes before with bleach - I feel your pain. I would set a time limit on trying to sort it, and then chuck it if you haven't been able to. Otherwise it sits in the drawer reminding you!