chouette - sorry to hear that the other colors in the shoes didn't work out. Yeah, the coat is a little broad shouldered, I'm usually a true medium but one size down isn't tight at all on me, so sizing down might be the solution. I was curious about even going two sizes down but I think that would be too tight at the neck and there is nowhere I could try it on in my vicinity in a B&M store.
Jeanie - what I've read about dying is that if the fibers are really damaged (bleach spots or something) the dye won't take quite the same in those areas, but regular stains might be able to be masked, I agree. The only problem I read about with RIT (besides people's experiences with some particular color packets turning out different than they expected) is that for the color to take and fix correctly hot water is important -- so maybe not great for knits that need a cold wash. That's why I went with a cold water dye. Also natural fibers and rayon dye well but you sometimes have to get a different type of dye if you are dying something with a very heavy synthetic percentage.
thanks alaskagirl! It is a bit of a pain, but kind of fun as a craft project
Thanks Elly - yes the pants before would have worked okay, although especially in the bright sun the light teal color was bugging me. After dying they are darker but maybe not as much as in my photo. Outdoors in the sun they are closer to a mid-tone cool blue with the pattern still sharp.
