Dying a wool jacket?

[Paul]

If it is a dark navy blue then under electric light it might look blacker than black - which can take on a green sheen.

The problem with black is that it takes a lot of dye to achieve black rather than grey, and an already made up garment might have linings and facings which also take up the dye, so increasing the amount required even further.

Some dyes require heat to set them, which could easily ruin your jacket by causing either the wool or other component to shrink.

I'd advise, if you can live with navy blue, then buy the jacket, otherwise, leave it be, so you are not tempted to tinker with the colour and possibly ruin it.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

Thanks for your advice. I may well have to leave it unless there's a good chance of success. Grey wouldnt be much of a problem, though.

[svc40bt]

Unless you have a very large tub and lots of dye (and probably even if you do), I would think it would be difficult to get a made up garment evenly dyed.

I dyed a couple yards of white cotton canvas bright orange in a turkey fryer 13" (33 cm) diameter, 16" (41 cm) high. Still came out blotchy, but it was for my sons' Halloween costumes so no big deal.

Don't think I would try it on a fine wool jacket.