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If any of my friends ever had to describe me, and put me into a nicely labelled box, appearance wise, I'd probably be classed as a goth, or maybe an emo.
I like black clothes - always have done. Maybe its the fact that I'm a big girl, and blacks pretty slimming . Mayeb its the fact that I have a very messy daughter, and black clothes come clean much easier after jammy little hands are planted on my clothing. Either way, I like darker coloured clothes .
Now, as already mentioned, I'm a big girl - or at least, I was, a few months on weight watchers means I'm steadily shrinking, and this shrinkage has led to something of a wardrobe problem- every couple of months, I drop a dress size . My trousers start showing builders bum, my tops flap loosely about and make my bosoms look small and insignificant (if theres one body feature of mine I LOVE, its my bosom) and generally, I look like a scruff. But its just too expensive to be buying new clothes each month, so I trawl charity shops, picking up pretty much anything that will go on and stay on .
While this saves me money versus buying new clothes I'm only going to slim out of, it does mean I have to take whats on over, so I customise , and usually the first step, is to die items black, or occasionally red, just because I like those colours .
Dylon die is available from Wilkos, at least thats where I purchased mine . Theres an array of different colours - bright pinks and purples, muted greys and blues, and, of course, black.
Using this is simple - stick in the washing machine, add salt (which fixes the dye) stick on a cycle, and its done!
I've used this many times, and its always dyed my clothes well and evenly . It is worth noting thts its important not to try and get your moneys worth by overstuffing the machine, otherwise the dye will struggle to get into the creases . I've dyed denim, cotton, and all manner of clothing items .
Its worth noting that sometimes detailed stitching doesn't dye, and that, of course, plastic buttons and zips don't dye, but with a good sewing kit, these minor details are easily fixed .
I'm starting to come out of my black addiction a little now that I'm slimmer, I recently tried a bright pink dye on a stretchy vest top, and again, the colour came out evenly, and was exactly as shown on the box . I've also used the red one to dye some cheap polo shirts red as school uniform for my daughter.
Despite the items being washed numerous times since dying, the colour has stayed strong, and more importantly, hasn't ruined other items
The one disadvantage (which lies with wilkos rather than dylon) is that they don't keep the shelves well stocked, and occasionally I have to wait til they get dye in . But for a good cheap way to reinvent an old item of clothing ( a fiver a packet) Dylon is a wondeful product .
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Postage & Packaging: £2.24 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
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