can i colour polyester if so how?

[almostanangel]

hi i have brought a lace jacket thingie i would like to wear over my dress for our vow renewals..but my dress is a delicate cream and the jacket is very white.can i dye the lace jacket thingie?thank you ,

[Twiglett]

I would assume you could machine dye it with dylon - but you'd probably need to check the packet first (its very very simple)

word of caution - wouldn't try to dye it to match but to blend - like go for a coffee or a brown maybe?

[almostanangel]

thank you twigglet, yes i was thinking maybe a diff colour would be good def not white though,but it was the only colour they had and was exactly what i wanted acept wrong colour lol ok i will look at dylon ooh i shall see if they have a website,

[SoupDragon]

I think dying man made fabrics is tricky - the dyes for natural fibres won't work IIRC and that's what the machine dyes are for.

[almostanangel]

oh website says choose another fabric,,how helpful lol [dylon website]

[almostanangel]

so i cant then ha! with nothing i was all smug as it was perfect now its ,,,sniff sniff ,sob

[sunchowder]

Can you try a tea bath? PG Tips kind.... The worst that can happen is it is ruined....I have never tried dying anything other than cotton.

[almostanangel]

bumping for anyone else that might have an idea its like a net curtain,,looks better than it sounds lol

[almostanangel]

bumping for anyone else that might have an idea its like a net curtain,,looks better than it sounds lol

[starlover]

I have tried to dye a top which i think was a polyester mix... i wanted it black but it came out grey....
so you could try doing it a dark colour and it may come out light...

[Twiglett]

I've got an idea but you might not like it

could you get some material that goes with both dress and jacket and have a seamstress loosely line the lace - so I'd imagine a satiny / silk in a mocha colour maybe?

might must make the jacket look whiter though .... still just a thought

[almostanangel]

starlover thats a good idea.! dh has had an idea buy a scap of poly and try the dye,why didnt i think of that