Where to dye clothes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Black tea is a fugitive dye and will fade with exposure to sunlight and washing with soap.

Good point.

It also won't necessarily dye evenly.

It will appear "antiqued" but will not give a nice, even cream color.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Black tea is a fugitive dye and will fade with exposure to sunlight and washing with soap.

Sure, but 1) OP is going for cream/off-white, not a full tan or darker brown, so any amount of dye is probably enough for several wash cycles; and 2) if/when it fades, just do it again.

Who has the time to keep doing that? Just buy a cream blouse ffs.

OP here and I would agree with the "Just buy a cream blouse" but it is extremely hard to find a button down that isn't blinding white. Silk blouses, yes, I have no trouble finding those in cream.

I'd honestly investigate having custom shirts made before trying to dye a white shirt cream and hoping for an even, colorfast result.

I agree.

It takes some finesse to get an even dye finish when you are dyeing finished clothing pieces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Black tea is a fugitive dye and will fade with exposure to sunlight and washing with soap.

Sure, but 1) OP is going for cream/off-white, not a full tan or darker brown, so any amount of dye is probably enough for several wash cycles; and 2) if/when it fades, just do it again.

If she wants cream, she needs yellow pigments not brown.

That being said, the other poster is correct. It is simpler to buy a new shirt rather than trying to tint an existing shirt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Black tea is a fugitive dye and will fade with exposure to sunlight and washing with soap.

Sure, but 1) OP is going for cream/off-white, not a full tan or darker brown, so any amount of dye is probably enough for several wash cycles; and 2) if/when it fades, just do it again.

Who has the time to keep doing that? Just buy a cream blouse ffs.

OP here and I would agree with the "Just buy a cream blouse" but it is extremely hard to find a button down that isn't blinding white. Silk blouses, yes, I have no trouble finding those in cream.

Are you wealthy?

Ralph Lauren has some beautiful options, but they are $$$$$

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Black tea is a fugitive dye and will fade with exposure to sunlight and washing with soap.

Sure, but 1) OP is going for cream/off-white, not a full tan or darker brown, so any amount of dye is probably enough for several wash cycles; and 2) if/when it fades, just do it again.

Who has the time to keep doing that? Just buy a cream blouse ffs.

OP here and I would agree with the "Just buy a cream blouse" but it is extremely hard to find a button down that isn't blinding white. Silk blouses, yes, I have no trouble finding those in cream.

Are you wealthy?

Ralph Lauren has some beautiful options, but they are $$$$$

Bloomingdales has a few too, that are not quite es expensive as good old Ralph.