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Super August 2016

Anyone dye their veil ivory using tea? Tips?

A Bride, on July 29, 2016 at 7:48 PM

Posted in Do It Yourself 23

Bride on a budget here. I ordered a veil online that said it was "ivory" but it actually looks bright white. I only paid about $10 or $15 dollars on it so it's not a huge loss, but the cost of shipping it back doesn't really seem worth it to me. I saw online that you can dye your veil ivory using...

Bride on a budget here. I ordered a veil online that said it was "ivory" but it actually looks bright white. I only paid about $10 or $15 dollars on it so it's not a huge loss, but the cost of shipping it back doesn't really seem worth it to me.

I saw online that you can dye your veil ivory using tea or even coffee. Has anyone ever done this? Any advice? How long did you keep it in the liquid? Did it streak while drying? Another site I found said nylon doesn't take dye so you soak it in vinegar for a few hours first? (honestly I'm not even positive what material my veil is though)

It's on my list of weekend projects. If it fails, I can just get a new veil but hopefully that won't be the case. I can take some pictures and post them if I'm successful.

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    Just Said Yes September 2019
    Vanessa ·
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    I bought a veil for $15 but it was white so I dyed it using tea and it came out perfect ivory. Easy to do .
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  • Zoe O'Berne
    Devoted November 2019
    Zoe O'Berne ·
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    Costume designer here. You're going to want to make the dye several shades darker than you want the veil. Tulle is typically polyester, nylon, or a mix of the two. They are synthetic fabrics and, as such, don't dye in a technical sense as dye has to seep into the pores of the material, which synthetic do not have. So you're basically trying to stain the outermost fibers OR you have to heat the fabric up to the point where the fibers are just starting to break down enough that new colors can be incorporated. Tulle can be tricky though as it melts at a very low temperature. Your best bet is to boil some water and vinegar (the chemical makeup weakens fabrics to help them take color) and put the veil in once it has cooled below boiling but still very hot. As a previous poster said, you will definitely need to move the fabric around a lot to prevent the color from pooling in areas and making them darker than others.

    If the dye route is not working, you might try Rit Dye. They now make "DyeMore" for synthetic fabrics. There is also a product by Design Masters called "Tint It," which is a spray-on dye. A lot of cosplayers use it to color synthetic wigs because it colors the fibers without making them stiff or tacky.

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    Just Said Yes September 2022
    Marinela ·
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    Hi 2022 bride here! Did you end up dying your veil? I’m in the same situation!!
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