I don't think it's possible. Usually when you bleach dyed fabric, it
turns a different color. Only thing to do is to bleach the hell out of
it and then overdye it. If you do that, however, you run the risk of
damaging the fabric. You should buy some Antichlor to remove the
excess bleach.
You could try another lightening agent, like hydrosulfite, but I
suspect it will do the same thing.
Sylrog
On Aug 27, 2007, at 8:55 PM, Dawn wrote:
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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