I've got a very dark blue linen that I'd like to make a 16th century
dress out of. However, it's very very dark, nearly black, and I'd like
to lighten it a bit. Fade it, even.
I washed a test piece and some color came out in the water, but did not
noticeably lighten the fabric. I think this was excess dye.
I soaked a test piece in a very weak bleach solution and the fabric
turned a chocolate brown color. Nice, but not what I wanted. And even
then, it has dark blue dye spots all over it.
I suspect that dye remover will get me the same result.
Does anyone know of another method I could use for getting a more faded
blue out of this?
Dawn
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