Quick Change Artist

For several years I have been having a ball dyeing clothes but always with very poor results. I mean a few things have come out OK but mostly things are streaky and fade like crazy whether or not I do it in the wash machine or on the stove top. It's still fun but my experiments in dyeing were always kept for throwaway clothes that were already stained or slips and nightgowns, things I wouldn't wear out in public.

But last Winter all of that changed for me when I purchased a few packs of iDye from my local fabric store Bolt. This stuff is magical and has opened up a brand new world to me. It comes in many, many colors--good colors. I have used 4 of them so far and loved them all and found them to be true to the packet swatch. And I no longer have to pass up garments that have a perfect cut or style for me just because the color is wrong.

Beige looks good unless you have beige skin like me but how cute would this skirt be in a nice
dark russet?

Have you ever dyed something that was cotton or wool, a natural fiber, and it came out okay but the thread didn't take the dye which looks okay for OshKosh overalls but not so great on your vintage cocktail dress? That's because the thread is likely synthetic or at least wrapped in a synthetic. Well iDye makes coordinating natural and synthetic dyes. You have to go through the process twice but you can get a uniform look. Oh, the possibilities...