Question about dying clothes

[Moonloop]

If the leather is real then you might try some shoe dye available at most ladies shoe stores.

Ok I found out that the jacket I have is actually Pleather, but it is damn good and comparable with real leather.

Anyways it is pleather, so what can I use to dye it a darker brown?

 

[Moonloop]

You could try bleaching it white, but thats about it

You can buy products that whiten material, their quite popular

Now is that from experience or what you have read? I want to make sure I do the right thing.....and white dye would not work at at? Does anyone have experience bleaching colors for 1/6 clothing?

PS: can anyone speak for RIT Whitener & Brightener (says "brightens dull whites and colors without chlorine bleach")?

 

[Wor-Gar]

I have another question. Can I take this:

And dye it white?

I have a lot of experience dying, and that thing above probably won't turn white. It probably will turn a light orange color. Bleaching items white is very tough. If you leave it too long it will also disintegrate.

Other problem is, the zipper will remain tan.

Paintwashing or airbrushing it will certainly make it too stiff, and the frocked material is a real problem to fill all those nooks and crannies.

Sorry for all the bad news, just warning ya. If you don't care too much about the piece, give it a shot. You never really know.

If you have lots of time, leave it out in the sun for a week. That will bleach it out better than any liquid form could do.

Last thing: RIT whitener. It's great for taking out dye you've put in, but useless for turning colored items white. Bleach, watered-down, still works best for most jobs.

 

[Moonloop]

I have a lot of experience dying, and that thing above probably won't turn white. It probably will turn a light orange color. Bleaching items white is very tough. If you leave it too long it will also disintegrate.

Other problem is, the zipper will remain tan.

Paintwashing or airbrushing it will certainly make it too stiff, and the frocked material is a real problem to fill all those nooks and crannies.

Sorry for all the bad news, just warning ya. If you don't care too much about the piece, give it a shot. You never really know.

If you have lots of time, leave it out in the sun for a week. That will bleach it out better than any liquid form could do.

Last thing: RIT whitener. It's great for taking out dye you've put in, but useless for turning colored items white. Bleach, watered-down, still works best for most jobs.

Cool thanks Wor-Gar! That fleece though would only be dyed white on the lower half (below the zipper, so that would not be a problem; it is the only item I could find that matches all I need. If it was available in white it would make it much easier, but it's not). I'll play around and bit and try maybe leaving it in the sun or bleaching it, I might get lucky . Or if worse comes to worse I could sew white fabric over the bottom half and I would still achieve the look that I need/want and look like a real garment.

 

[Lord Aykroyd]

problem #2 with fleece. It takes dye at a very different rate than most cloth - so if there is cloth behind the fleece, it may end up showing through afterward, or (worse imo) you'll just get a VERY uneven dye of the fleece.

I have experience with this mainly through making my Mort puppet - but it was quite a pain.