Where was I?
At the intersection of too many choices and indecision. It was time to dye the un-dyed.
My American Duchess 'Dunmore' shoes had been languishing for lack of color. First I made a false start with aqua. I had visions of 'go with everything' deep Caribbean blue/green depths. Not to be. Then this happened across the Facebooks. Holy Cow!
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SO much beauty....
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I ordered the dye from American Duchess and set to work. The dyes go on great but two tone colorways are a bit tricky.
I let the coral pink dry for a few days, screwing up my courage to add the black. I used junk drawer duct tape to tape off the pink, it worked fine. You need a steady hand and a few fine tip cotton swabs in addition to the cotton daubers and defiantly more than one coat of dye.
Are they as pretty as the originals? Hardly, but I still like them, which is good. They will be worn with all the dresses.
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| The walking dyed |
Not surprisingly, I also had a pair of 'Tissot' dance pumps in need of color.
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| Orphan Tissots, alone and palely loitering. |
I had enough black dye left to give the Tissots a few coats. Super easy, this dye goes on smooth and the cotton sateen is very absorbent. They will all need a fix of Scotch-guard before wearing or my stockings will tell the tale.
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| My dragon's hoard of buckles, the shiny.... |
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| Now which to use? I confess, I like a sparkly buckle. |
I wish I had ordered another pair of Tissots before they sold out, they would look smashing in a pale champagne color.
'Dunmores' come in dye-able cotton sateen and black wool, here's the link
http://www.american-duchess.com/shoes-18th-century/dunmore-18th-century-shoe-whiteShe has a new boot called 'Balmoral' which comes in black leather with black cotton sateen uppers. I'm hoping for a dye-able version with the same black toes and heels. Dreamy.
Ever Your Thimble Servant,
Miss Brilliantine
