How to Dye a White Tuxedo Shirt
Tuxedos are worn to formal functions such as wedding and black-tie dinners. Normally the shirt that goes with a tuxedo is white but there are others colors available. If you have a white tuxedo shirt but want it a different color, rather than buying a new shirt, you can dye the white one yourself.
Things you’ll need
- Large pot
- Stove
- Dye for fabric in the color you desire
- Wooden spoon
- Laundry detergent
- Washing machine
- Clothes dryer
- Iron and ironing board
Instructions:
- Put about two or three gallons of water into the pot. Place the pot on the stove to keep the water warm but do not allow the water to boil as this may burn the shirt.
- Drop the amount of fabric dye that the package requires into the water. Mix the dye completely into the water with the wooden spoon. The dye needs to be evenly mixed into the water to allow the shirt to be evenly colored.
- Place the tuxedo shirt into clean hot water. The shirt needs to be completely wet. Once it is wet, twist most of the water out of the shirt.
- Set the wet shirt into the pan of colored water. Mix it in the water for about ten minutes. The longer the shirt stays in the water the darker the color will be. Follow the instructions on the fabric dye package. Keep the shirt moving in the water to keep the color even.
- Take the shirt out of the water and rinse it in warm water. Keep rinsing it until you no longer notice any color coming from the shirt. Then put the shirt into the washing machine with some laundry soap. Do not put any other articles into the machine with the dyed shirt.
- Add the shirt to the dryer on a low setting once the washer is done. When the shirt is dry, iron it on low temperature. The shirt is now ready to be worn.