Message: My daughter wants a red prom dress. We have a white 'Cinderalla" dress - lots of tulle (11 layers) and a beaded top on silk. The dress is HUGE. can it be dyed? Are there any services in the NJ NY area that would do it? I could try it myself but I don't think I can find a container large enough - Thanks for any advice you can give

I'm sorry, but you cannot dye anything that is not washable. That dress does not sound washable.

Tulle is usually made of nylon, which can be dyed with acid dyes, like silk. Silk itself dyes easily, but the stitching is most likely polyester, which would stay white. The main problem is that the dress would probably either fall apart, or shrink more in some places than others, and become unwearable.

Some of the advice on this page is very applicable:
http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/dispersedye.shtml
"It is exceedingly rare to find a service that will custom dye a
single garment for you, and nobody anywhere will take the
risk of ruining a dry-clean-only garment by dyeing it. If you
want a dress in a certain color, buy fabric in that color, or
dye yardage of an easily dyeable material such as cotton
or silk, and [after dyeing] hire a local seamstress to sew it
for you."