How to Dye Your Pillow Shams for an Instant Update…..

Hi there! I’m Jamie from So Much Better With Age and I’m back with another project. Have you ever had bedding that you wish you could change but don’t because of cost? Have you ever tried to dye your pillow shams? it makes for an instant update! I have a fantastic solution! I’ll show you how to dye your pillow shams a different color to add a pop of color to my master bedroom.As long as you use a natural fabric (i.e. not polyester), you can dye almost anything!

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I bought these beautiful pick-stitch shams in taupe along with a beautiful king-size quilt from Pottery Barn about two years ago. Then when we bought our upholstered bed it didn’t match. The shams were too close in color to the bed and didn’t look good.

I bought a bottle of Rit dye in Denim Blue and went to their website and  chose the sink method for dying my old shams.

I followed the directions on the bottle for prepping and dyeing my fabric. When dyeing my fabric shams, First, rinse/soak the fabric (shams) in hot water, wring out, and set aside.

Then pour the bottle of liquid dye in the sink and fill up it about halfway with hot water  using  measurements on their website. Uncrumple the shams or fabric and then add them to the dye bath.

Stir back and forth and all around for about 10 minutes using kitchen tongs and dish gloves, being careful not to splash. Let them sit longer if you want a darker color.  Rinse the shams with warm water then cold water and wring out. According to the website, you can just stick the fabric in the dryer at this point but I went a step further and put them in the washer as I was worried that the dye would still come out.

 

The dye took to the fabric immediately and I think I could have either left them in the sink longer or not washed them in the washer if I wanted a darker color but I LOVE the color!.

What do you think? I love how the indigo color against all the neutrals and gold bees on the wall.

And the best part that I LOVE is that the pick-stitch thread must have been a polyester blend so it didn’t take to the dye and now it really pops against the indigo blue with contrast.

I’m a neutral loving girl but this little bit of indigo blue really makes the room come alive. Sometimes it’s nice to add in a pop of color.

 

Do you feel like dyeing some fabric now?

I’m going to be showing more of my master bedroom towards the end of this month.

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Jamie Lundstrom
DIY blogger {French & Vintage Decor}
somuchbetterwithage.com

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