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pukkamum

I have recently home dyed all my black clothes black again and my god they look like new. i am so chuffed all my t-shirts that looked old and worn now look like brand new and my jeans have become trendy!!!!!! I am now off to bleach all my whites!!!!!!!!!!:money:

Skint_Catt

Sounds good! But I've always been told that bleach makes whites yellow?

dannahaz

What a really good idea. I've got some much loved but very faded black tee shirts, I think I might give it a go.

Thanks for the tip.

thriftlady_2

This is a great idea for blacks that have begun to go green. Be aware though that often the thread used to stitch the garment is made of synthetic fibres and won't take the dye. This doesn't matter if you're overdying in the same colour, but if (like I did) you dye a garment a different colour the stitching may remain the old colour. It can look quite good though

Churchmouse

thriftlady wrote: »

This is a great idea for blacks that have begun to go green. Be aware though that often the thread used to stitch the garment is made of synthetic fibres and won't take the dye. This doesn't matter if you're overdying in the same colour, but if (like I did) you dye a garment a different colour the stitching may remain the old colour. It can look quite good though

And sometimes it can look quite daft:rotfl: :rotfl: I decided a body only needs so many long white cotton skirts (oops! but bought very much discounted), so decided to dye one white broderie anglais skirt navy. Fortunately the embroidery was in cotton (phew!) but unfortunately the reinforcing stitching on the inset panels and the hem were in polyester!! Looked decidedly odd until I unpicked it all and set about restitching in navy thread.:o It's quite nice, but I would think more carefully before doing it again.

Have done the black dye trick and agree, it works really well!

pukkamum

Skint_Catt wrote: »

Sounds good! But I've always been told that bleach makes whites yellow?

It can if you leave them in the bleach too long just keep an eye on them and they should be fine x:D

hornetgirl

Did you use the dye that goes in the washing machine? I've often thought about doing this, but worry that the dye would somehow linger in the machine and that the next load of washing would all come out a new colour!