Re: Overdyeing Wool

"Gina van Acker" <glvanacker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Hi all,
I managed to find some wool today at a thrift shop, lovely
soft, 150cms wide and 4 metres of fabric, very cheap.
Perfect for costume making.... One problem though, it is a
screamingly bright fuchsia pink!! I know pink was known in
medieval times, but this is just too bright (and I don't do
pink...) Not my colour at all :) So I buy it anyway
thinking "The wonderful people on alt.sewing will know what
to do about changing this colour and toning it down...."
:) So my question is: As almost any other colour on the
planet would be acceptable to me, what colour could I use
to overdye it maybe burgundy-red or a more purplish shade?
I'm not too worried about the outcome, just not *PINK*
guys, OK? Thanks for any help you can throw my way :)

i bought some screaming pink linen for my 3 year old son's
Ren. Faire outfit & overdyed it a dark green. it came out a
lovely warm brown. i used green & gold trim, & it looked
really nice.
wool dyes somewhat like linen, so if you want it more
burgundy or purple, try a blue overdye.
do you have enough to try a few different squares in
different shades of dye? that could also be your shrinkage
testing ;)

lee
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