Ok, ya’ll. I need some help. Some advice. Someone to come to my house and just “fix it.”
I bought this dress in green from Old Navy back in the spring. It is a bit out of my comfort zone, as I don’t normally do strappy or sleeveless, but I was determined to step on out there and do something different.
And I did. The three times I wore it.
Why only three times, you ask? First of all, I’m cold-natured and required that the weather be blazin’ hot before I put the thing on. And because the last time I washed it, I somehow ended up with these weird faded-out spots on it. There’s a small one on the left side, but the big ones are right up front.
I’ve since washed it again, hoping it wasn’t an actual fabric discoloration, but to no avail.
So, seeing that I have a dress that I would like to wear but would look really trashy doing so with the nice discolored spots, what should I do?
Seriously, I need some options. I hate to let a good thing go to waste. We all know I’m too cheap for that. And now that I’m out of my fashion comfort zone a bit, I sort of like it.
I don't have any advice for you, but this has happened to me on several occasions. So I will be checking back often to see if anyone has any solutions. See you tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteTake 1 part of liquid detergent (Wisk or Tide I was told) to 4 parts of water placing the solution in a bucket or sink. Add your item (only 1 piece @ a time) & soak for 30 minutes. Then wash in the washer in only water only using no more detergent. I hope this helps. It is also supposed to work for any discolored non-blech spots. Never have tried it just heard it works, but it's worth a shot! Let me know if it does!
ReplyDeleteif that doesn't work, re-dye it.
ReplyDeleteI have zero advice to you. Just had to say that I have the same dress, same color :) I haven't had any discoloration problems though. I bet it looks cute on you. Hope you figure it out!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking you could re-dye it too. Or, you could find a little jacket type thing to wear over it that buttons right around that spot. But if you got the discoloration out, you could wear a little t-shirt or tank under it and that would be cute. Or find a necklace that hits at about that spot to take attention away from it and sort if cover it up.
ReplyDeleteI tried Jennifer's suggestion, and it helped a little, but didn't get it all out. It might be because I didn't have enough Tide to do the proportions right. I'll have to figure something else out, I suppose. Ya'll may get to hear about a horrible dye job very soon.
ReplyDeleteI too was thinking about those Rit dyes that you throw in your washing machine... haven't used them but I once knew someone who did and she swore by them. If you did a tie-dye technique with white and yellow or more of a contrasting color you might not notice any big mistakes.
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