This Makes Your Dress Change Colors in the Sun
Did you see the color-changing dress on TikTok? I was completely transfixed by it but I didn’t like the price tag.
So I found a way to make my own. Watch this!
Tools and materials:
- White cotton dress
- Hue Chromic Solar Fabric Dye from SolarColorDust.com
- Large saucepan or stewpan
- Hot water
- Gloves
- Washing machine
1. Color-changing dye
I found this dye online. It comes in different colors. The one I got is a liquid and it changes from colorless to pink in sunlight.
2. Mix the dye
Mix 1 bottle of the dye with 6 cups of hot water.
Wear gloves and mix the dye and water well.
3. Immerse your garment
Put the dress in the pan and make sure it’s completely immersed in the dye mixture.
The 8 oz size of dye is enough to color 1 lb of cotton based fabric.
4. Dry your garment
Wring out as much of the mixture as you can and allow your dress to air dry away from sunlight.
Once it’s completely dry, give it a cold water wash on a delicate cycle.
Air dry again or use a gentle drying cycle.
5. Wear your dress
Your dress will look completely normal...
…until you walk into the sun.
DIY color-changing dress
Isn’t it stunning?
Make sure to wash it separately from other clothes from now on. The effect lasts through many washes.
Do you love this dress? If so, leave a comment.
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And check out my other Upstyle posts on What to Do With Your Leftover Denim and how to make Taylor Swift-inspired DIY Floral Jeans.
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Love it
Once the fabric is exposed to the sun and changes to pink, does it remain pink or go back to white when it’s no longer in the sun? Does the dye come in other colors?
Thanks.