Self Dyed Jodhs

[*Sez*]

Having been advised that white breeches are a no no for showing, I have bunged them in the wash with some cheapy dusters to make them beige-ish... the result...
LEMON YELLOW!:o

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/Gothic_Sez/breeches01.jpg

I put them through the wash twice first with two dusters (which only dyed the inside, not the outside) then with four dusters on a hotter wash. They're not quite canary yellow, and not quite beige... With the poor lighting, the pictures don't really do the colour justice! They really are yellow! :D Will they do? I also recall I'm meant to do something with cold water and salt to seal the colour in? What would that be?

BTW, am aware they're mens breeches (they were my dad's but although they say 36 inch on the lable, they're only about 30inch, so he couldn't get his legs in, let alone get them on, so I adopted them - brand new!). Will anyone notice?

[notpoodle]

cool! dying is the way forward! they look fine to me :D have fun showing :)

Julia
x

[raingodz]

You could buy som dylon dye which is designed to work in a wasing machine.

I always thought someone should appaloosa style jods, spottie and blanket styles :rolleyes:

EDIT: http://www.dylon.co.uk/main.htm

[Tots N Dots]

I always thought someone should appaloosa style jods, spottie and blanket styles :rolleyes:

:rolleyes: you are just spotty mad! lol

if you want to pale them off a bit you could always try using just a dash of net curtain whitener? :)

[raingodz]

:rolleyes: you are just spotty mad! lol

:rolleyes: :o

[Bay Mare]

:rolleyes: you are just spotty mad! lol


You'd be liking THESE (http://www.robinsons-uk.com/products/ProductDetail.asp?ProductCode=23209&Bgn=1) jods then :)

[BeachRiding]

They don't look too bad!

[French_Poodle]

They look fine. Honestly a judge won't say "oh she's getting 5th instead of 4th because her breeches are a tint yellow":D

[*Sez*]

Here's how I looked on the day:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/Gothic_Sez/Kirkleatham%20Show%20July%2006/DSCF0005.jpg

They actually look cream and match my pale yellow shirt perfectly. :D

[Tots N Dots]

You'd be liking THESE (http://www.robinsons-uk.com/products/ProductDetail.asp?ProductCode=23209&Bgn=1) jods then :)

ohhh the idea of Rich in leopard print jods? I feel rather faint :D :rolleyes:

Sez I think you look stunning :D

[raingodz]

ohhh the idea of Rich in leopard print jods? I feel rather faint :D :rolleyes:

Well, I would have ordered them, but they were out of stock in my size :rolleyes:

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

[ajhainey]

dylon works fab for jods by the way and really is colourfast. I got soaked in my freshly dyed bright blue ones twice last weekend and me, horse, saddle and jods all still thankfully the right colour :) I'm going to turn my manky salomon pink ones high vis fusia next :D aj xx

[ANN H]

Sez, you look very smart. I dyed my old black cord jods with Dylon as they'd gone pale grey with wear. I used black dye and they came out navy blue!! Had to throw them away in the end when I realised I could see my leg through the material. They'd gone threadbare.