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1 reema // Jul 16, 2009 at 1:55 am

hi this is reema i have a dress it’s noud color and i want to dye it to pink or pirple and the dress has alot of beeds so can i do it thank you
2 admin // Jul 16, 2009 at 7:25 am

Hi Reema! I would have two worries when trying to dye a beaded item.

One: that the beads might fall off/get pulled off. I would prevent this by using the on-the-stove method instead of the washing machine way. Any box of dye should give you instructions for dyeing an item on the stove top. This is b/c the machine swirls everything around whereas the stove top method is gentler.

Two: that the beads might melt. I don’t have an answer for this one. Maybe you could do some sort of test with a bead or two before trying the entire garment? I would be cautious & say that dyeing the garment would be at your own risk. Obviously, if you don’t like the dress now it wouldn’t be much of a loss if it didn’t work. However, it might ruin a pan. If you do try to do it, let me know how it goes!

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