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Message: Yes, praying that you can direct me in the path that I should go. I have a shell-100% polyester satin and lining-100% polyester taffeta wedding dress and I want this day to be special for me but I want this dress to be dyed lavender. Can you please help me? Thank you.

This is a frequently-asked question. See my page, "Dyeing Polyester with Disperse Dyes".

I strongly recommend against your dyeing your polyester wedding dress yourself. The dyeing process is cumbersome, requiring extensive boiling, in a cooking pot you plan to use only for dyeing; the cooking pot must be huge enough to allow the dress to move in it freely, which means that it will be very expensive. More importantly, the dress may be ruined by the dyeing process. Boiling is hard on an already-sewn garment, and nobody can dye a dress that is not washable.

Most custom dyers refuse to dye anything made of polyester, but there is one I know about that might. See my page, "Where can I find someone to dye my clothing for me?", and scroll down to the information on Manhattan Dyeing Service.

For the very best results, you should get a new dress made of fabric that is already dyed the color you want your dress to be. For formal dresses, it is better to dye the fabric before assembling it into a garment. Try to find a local seamstress to do your sewing for you.

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