Dye, Dye Again

Not all of my dye adventures come out as expected. I took an off-white denim vest from the U•turn Swap with the intention of dyeing it a darker color. I treated it with RIT Dark Green dye and got….


70’s denim blue.

I can think of two possible explanations for the unexpected color:

1. I didn’t leave the garment in the dye bath long enough (I made a timing error and the washer started draining after 15 minutes instead of the recommended 30), so the blue dye penetrated but the yellow dye didn’t.

2. Magic.

I’m leaning towards explanation #2.


Vest, Old Navy (swapped and dyed). Dress, London Times (hand-me-down). Scarf, Gap (I think). Shoes, Colin Stuart. Bag, Franco Sarto. Earrings, Jana’s Designs.



I may try to dye it dark green, again, and defeat the gremlins.

Photos by Beefy Muchacho