https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 16:56:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1338828 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 00:07:07 +0000 ironkurtin 1338828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the Dylon shades!&nbsp; I think they're much more vibrant than the RIT I've tried. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1338819 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 23:46:03 +0000 Alana in Canada 1338819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>yay! So gad it worked out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1338818 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 23:45:21 +0000 Style Fan 1338818@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic!&nbsp; I have tea stained and coffee stained items with great success.&nbsp; Why should we be limited by what colours retailers offer us?&nbsp; Great job! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1338791 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 22:17:11 +0000 deb 1338791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good job!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1338789 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 22:08:42 +0000 Meredith 1338789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amazingly beautiful! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1338776 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 21:48:06 +0000 Gigi 1338776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, amazing! That is a wonderful color. I hope you get more use of the skirt this way! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1338746 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 20:35:37 +0000 LACeleste 1338746@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great outcome LBD! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1338738 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 20:21:49 +0000 Thistle 1338738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Stunning success!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1338734 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 20:14:47 +0000 bj1111 1338734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow...always in awe of diy'ers. This looks like a success! Agree with the deep black blue of the violets. Black would be a super addition. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1338731 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 20:06:39 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1338731@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Success! &nbsp; Photos added, and my process is outlined in the original post at the top of this page </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1337325 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 00:10:03 +0000 Peri 1337325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely some of my favorite colors...I hope it works! I'm afraid to dye things because of the mess, risk of staining the washing machine, all that. Let us know how it goes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1337323 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 00:05:12 +0000 Thistle 1337323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have never tied to dye anything, but I hope you get the floor. So rich and vibrant! Can't wait to see your results. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1337318 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 00:00:22 +0000 deb 1337318@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I did not use salt, I cooked it on the stove following the directions on the RIT site. It has washed beautifully. In fact, the picture shown had been washed several times. I now just put the top in with my colored delicates. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1336772 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 12:25:23 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1336772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the input!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Alana</b> - GREAT idea on the test piece. &nbsp; I am plannint to&nbsp;test on an old men's cotton tee. &nbsp;It's my hope that the mid-gray color of the skirt will result in a darker, more gray hue. &nbsp; I figure if it doesn't come out quite as I expect, I am only out $5 plus the price of the dye (another $5-6)</p> <p><b>Deb</b> - Your shirt came out great! &nbsp; Did you use salt or another type of fixative? &nbsp; How has the color held up with time?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1336766 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 12:15:00 +0000 Janet 1336766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love those purple-y blues -- some of my favorite colors too. You're right, they are not easy to find now, but good for you for making it yourself! I'll be anxious to see how it turns out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1336763 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 12:10:41 +0000 carter 1336763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I dyed the jeans earlier this week, I started with Rit's formula for Pantone's Aluminum, which looked like a light taupe-gray on my screen. However, the test strip was more dove gray. I did quite a bit of ad hoc mixing of the 3 dyes I had bought and ended up with "Urban Titanium" :-)</p> <p>I should also add that I had 3 items in the same dye bath. They each came out very different colors. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1336745 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 11:17:05 +0000 Anonymous 1336745@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dyeing is a lot of fun! I hope you end up with the colour you are looking for. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1336744 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 11:04:05 +0000 Golden 1336744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good luck </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1336713 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 06:18:38 +0000 Alexandra 1336713@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, gorgeous color! Good luck! I can't wait to see your results. I've never mixed colors, just used it straight from the box so no help there. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1336706 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 05:54:12 +0000 deb 1336706@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have used the rit color chart to dye <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---silk-top-re-do" rel="nofollow">this</a> silk top. It came out great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1336645 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 03:54:53 +0000 lyn* 1336645@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like Alana's suggestions - it is such a beautiful colour! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1336635 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 03:42:29 +0000 Alana in Canada 1336635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Is it worth doing a test piece? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1336630 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 03:35:39 +0000 abc 1336630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto what Suz said! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1336625 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 03:33:33 +0000 Suz 1336625@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, best of luck. I love the sounds of the colour you are going for. Actually all the visuals are appealing. I hope this works out and can't wait to see the result!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-couldnt-find-my-wardrobe-color-in-stores-so-i-am-going-to-mix-my-own#post-1336603 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 03:09:15 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1336603@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have been longing to add these rich violet-blues and purples to my wardrobe... but I have not seen anything in these saturated&nbsp;colors in a very long time. &nbsp;So while I was at the fabric store this evening, I stopped in the dye aisle. &nbsp;&nbsp;One of the items on my list was a blue-ish-gray dye to re-dye a thrifted J. Crew&nbsp;cotton pencil skirt that has a beautiful sheen to the textile, but uneven fading of color. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;However... &nbsp;I wasn't liking the gray colors on the packages. &nbsp; Dylon, RIT, and Tulip were all had kind of flat and blah. &nbsp;&nbsp;I looked at purples, but they didn't have a color like the violet-blue I crave. &nbsp;So I decided&nbsp;to try mixing dyes. &nbsp; I bought Dylon in Ocean Blue and Intense Violet, and plan to mix that in a 3:1 ratio of Violet to Blue and try dying the skirt.</p> <p>I couldn't find an active Dylon color-mixing chart - but I DID find a RIT chart....</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ritstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ColorRit_FINAL.pdf">https://www.ritstudio.com/wp-c....._FINAL.pdf</a></p> <p>Has anyone tried mixing dyes? &nbsp; How did it turn out? &nbsp; Were the results better or worse, or merely different from what you expected?</p> <p>I am going to dye the skirt this weekend, and I am aiming for the color in the middle photo. &nbsp; Depending on how it turns out, I may re-dye with some black or navy&nbsp;added to the mix. &nbsp; I will take before and after pictures.&nbsp;</p> <p><b><u>ETA: &nbsp;Success! </u></b>&nbsp; After and before photos have been added.</p> <p><b>I used Dylon sink dye:</b></p> <p>&nbsp;4 TBSP of Intense Violet&nbsp;</p> <p>5 teaspoons of Ocean Blue&nbsp;</p> <p>4 TBSP of salt&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>I dissolved this and mixed it well, in 4 cups of water. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>I used a stainless steel pot, and followed the instructions on the package. &nbsp; Once the garment was in the pot, I added enough warm tap water to cover it. &nbsp; I didn't merely stir, I wore rubber gloves, and kept turning the garment over and swishing it. &nbsp; I kept the dishwasher beside me open with the racks pulled out, in case I had to set down anything in a hurry. &nbsp;I also kept a roll of paper towels, sponge, and dishsoap at the ready.</p> <p>I did a test run on an old gray tee that was close in color to my skirt, and the gray 'ate' the blue (I think there is red in gray, which took the blue back to purple), which is how I got to 5 teaspoons of Ocean Blue - I upped it from the original 4. &nbsp; Overall, I am soooo&nbsp;pleased with the color I got for this skirt, but&nbsp;I think for some future gray-to-violet-blue projects, I would try adding one more teaspoon of Ocean Blue. &nbsp;I also want to use the original recipe, but with 50% more dye. &nbsp; And&nbsp;I also want to try and get that color in the first photo - so I may try adding a teaspoon of black. &nbsp; I would definitely use Dylon again for this, but for other colors, I want to try the RIT chart. &nbsp; But I think the pot/sink dye method is the way to go for richer color saturation. &nbsp;It does take time though. &nbsp; I spent about two hours start to finish (including clean-up and laundry).</p> <p>The skirt is 100% cotton. &nbsp; The zipper is still gray, but only the zip part shows.</p> <p>&nbsp;intend to wash this cold, gentle cycle, solo for awhile until I know for sure it won't bleed.</p>