Do you have any suggestions on the best way to dye ivory lace to gray?

Name: Sandra

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Message: Hi. I recently purchased 64 yards of Ivory lace to make table runners for my wedding. After purchasing now I wish I had gone with gray!! So do you have any suggestions on the best way to dye ivory lace to gray? I won't / or don't need to dye the 64 yards all together, the plan was to after my aunt cuts the lace into the size each one needs to be to make the table runners we were going to dye each one indvidually but I'm scared of it ruining the lace and then i'm out the $$ I spent on the lace and also no table runners. We are going to cut a swatch and play with it but came across this so thought I would ask :o)

What is the fiber content of the lace? It's absolutely vital to know the fiber content, before you can even consider dyeing. Different fibers require completely different dyes!

If you can't find out the fiber content from the retailer or manufacturer, try a burn test (carefully!). Two excellent resources for interpreting the results of a fiber burn test are Griffin Dyeworks' Burn Test page and Ditzy Prints' Fiber Burn Chart.

After you learn what fiber your lace is composed of, we can discuss how you can dye it, or possibly even whether you should dye it at all, depending on the fiber content.

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