Dying a Polyester Chiffon Gown- From Cream to Burgundy
When I was in college, we had a dance where all of the girls were supposed to wear white gowns. It looked beautiful that night, but there are not many occasions to wear a white dress and the dress went unworn in my closet for quite a while. When I needed a dress for my husbands military ball, I wanted to save some money and fix up my old dress instead of buying a new one. Worst case scenario, I ruin the dress and it continues to go unworn; best case scenario, I have a beautiful new dress to wear! After doing some research and looking at many beautiful and horrible dye jobs, I figured I was smart enough to dye the dress myself. I knew my dress was made of polyester so I went in search of a polyester-friendly dye. Since my dress was white, I didn't have to worry about covering up an existing color or bleaching before hand. I wanted a dark red/burgundy color, so I definitely needed to make sure the color was saturated enough. I decided to buy iDye Poly in the color
