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dyeing crinoline??

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-Use liquid dye instead of powder. The liquid will dye your dress better.
-Set your washing machine to the hottest wash cycle possible.
-Add dye to the water first, then the crinoline slip.
-Agitate for 30 minutes. (This means you'll have to keep an eye on it and reset it half way through)
-Allow it to go through the rinse cycle.
-Hang dry
-If you washer has become dyed also, then run it through the wash cycle with detergent and a cup of bleach.

Some of the fabric may dye darker than others depending on the type of fabric it is, other parts may dye lighter.

a different site had this

- Fill your washing machine with hot water, add predissolved dye and 1 tablespoon of detergent.
- Soak your crinoline in warm water. I did mine in the bathtub.
- Follow the rest of the directions from then on!


You should check your washing machine often to see if your crinoline is tangled, and go in there with rubber gloves on (you can use those cheap plastic gloves for washing dishes) and fix the crinoline. Make sure you rinse the crinoline until it comes out clear! You can use the dryer but remember the dryer will shrink it so air drying is your best bet. I used the dryer because I lost weight from the time I bought my crinoline (which was a year and a half prior). Wrinkles? No problem - Steam or hand iron it and use a thin cloth in between so you don’t ruin it. I was a little concerned that the washing machine might be stained blue but it wasn’t. Right after I was finished I wiped the inside of the machine with a towel, ran the washer once by itself with the towel I used and it was fine.

^^^haha, i have a big picture of me doing the above, we have a front load washer and the door locks when you shut it, I can see me going in with gloves on, pink water all over the place and having some new pink hardwood floors in the process of getting a new pink crinoline..LOL*



*any other suggestions? I would like to dye my crinoline pink...I think ;)