Dip dye colour for your wedding dress
Dress Alchemy: dip dye colour for your wedding dress
I offer several types of dip dye colour for your wedding dress. Choose from my two different techniques, and whether to colour your dress directly or have a custom overskirt made. I also add colour to veils.
I am happy to offer guidance in making the right choice for your wedding dress if you fill out the enquiry form.
If you decide to book, my order form will ask you ALL the questions, to ensure I make exactly what you are hoping for.
I offer spray colour or wet-dye, which are each suitable for different fabric types and effects. See below for a brief outline of these techniques and when they might be used.
Classic Phoenix dip dye colour on full tulle skirt.
This skirt was coloured using my spray technique for clear, well placed colour on all layers. Nine shades were blended to create the beautiful ombre fade.
Photo by Emma Cromptom
Dress Alchemy
what would you like to colour?
I can colour your dress directly using the technique suitable to its fabrics.
My custom tulle overskirts are perfect if your prefer to leave your dress untouched, or have the coloured layers removable.
I can add dip dye colour to bought or custom veils.
Direct colouring
Any shape or style of dress can be coloured though there are limitations with fabrics and styles that mean usually only one of my two techniques is suitable for any given dress. Each technique has pros- and cons and risks involved which you must weigh up when deciding if direct colouring is right for you and your dress.
I can colour a dress you bring to me, or I can create a bespoke dress for you from scratch ensuring it is suitable for the dye method we need for your desired colour effect.
Costs vary from £400-£900 depending on the style of your dress, technique and number of colours required.
Most dresses cost around £600
Above top: I used the spray method to add purple and black dip dye colour to Victoria's tulle and lace wedding dress.
Photo by Photoforrester
Above bottom: Lisa's wedding dress was made bespoke by me and then dip dyed using the wet-dye method to create a vibrant Santorini Blue for her Greek Island wedding day.
Photo by Photocreations
Below: I added ombre spray colour to the lining layers of Megan's wedding dress, leaving the top tulle layer with lace plain.
Photo by Ben Selway
Custom tulle skirts
Dip dye tulle overskirts. Each skirt is made bespoke to fit over your wedding dress with two layers of sheer tulle. Or with a lining to wear as a stand alone separate.
Custom sizes, made to order.
Any length with or without a train.
Prices include colouring £450-£900
The most popular style is £600
floor length full circle skirt made with two layers of tulle
The skirts can be sewn to your dress, above or below the top layer, or made removable for a different look later in the day.
Above top: Tequila sunrise dip dye tulle overskirt for a citrus themed photoshoot. Photo by Lisa Kennedy
Above middle: Tulle overskirt dip dyed in greens with a gold hem for a wildflower theme photoshoot. Photo by Lucy King
Above bottom: Real bride Jessica wears one of my custom dip dye tulle overskirts with sunset colours
To enquire about dip dye colour for your wedding dress head to me contact page or use my dedicated the dip dye enquiry form
The two Colour techniques I use
ombre Spray
An ombre spray colour technique suitable for tulle, net and lace fabric. Beautiful colour fades and rainbows, any numbers of colours, any height up your wedding skirt or train.
Most dresses are around £600 to colour with this technique but might be anything £400-£900 per dress.
Spray ombre colour applied to bought veils from £80-£300
The ombre spray technique is very controlled, colours can be applied in any order, vertically or horizontally or like flames or mottled sunlight through the leaves. Choose this dip dye colour for your wedding dress if you want lots of colours or colours in a non-rainbow pattern.
There is a very slight texture change to the coloured area of fabric which means it is not suitable for woven fabrics. Only 'fabric with holes in' like net, lace and tulle can be coloured this way.
Above: I coloured Celeste's custom tulle overskirt using my spray ombre technique in shades of blue and purple.
Photo by Jessica Slade Photography
Veils can be coloured using either method, suitable to the materials involved.
Wet Dip dye
A true 'wet' dip dye technique in 1-3 colours for woven fabric dresses like chiffon, crepe and satin.
£300-£700 per garment.
I can colour natural or man-made fabrics. Most wedding dresses are either polyester or silk, check your dress label to find out the fibre content.
Wet dip dye leaves woven fabrics as soft and flowy as before they were coloured but there are limitations on the number of colours and the order of colours possible. Colour theory comes into play!
The colour soaks into your dress through immersion in a hot water dye bath. The colour moves through the laws of science and capillary action to create natural, organic blends but it is not completely even like a computer printed gradient. Choose this dip dye colour for your wedding dress method if you are relaxed about exact colour placement.
Above: Ella in her wedding two-piece dress by Catherine Deane . I used a wet dip dye technique to add a subtle colour fade of the softest primrose yellow, peach and warm orange to her hemline.
Photo by Sadie Penn Photography
Full garment dyeing -sorry, No thank you!
Please note I DO NOT offer a 'full garment dyeing service'. I only colour the hem/skirt area of suitable wedding dresses. If you are looking to dye a whole wedding dress or other garment please feel free to read my blog posts as to why this is a tricky task and only to be trusted to the right person. Though I know a lot about dyeing, and could dye whole garments if I wanted to set myself up with the right kind of dye-room, I do not have that desire.
As well as doing extensive alteration to Bryony`s vintage wedding dress, she also asked me to make her a custom veil in a cowl-back or cascade style (pinned on both sides of the head).
The wonderful thing about getting a bespoke veil is that it can be designed specifically to compliment your dress, your style and your story.
I think this veil is the perfect choice to add even more Hollywood glamour to Bryony`s vintage wedding look.
📸- @georginapiperphotography.co.uk
🏰- @pilgrimsrest_battle
💐- @smallwondersflorals (bridal bouquet)
👗- @bridesdressrevisited
💍- @oliveandedenvintagejewellery
It`s such a lovely feeling when I get to help make a friend`s wedding day all the more special. Bryony and I met through our local theatre, so I was delighted when she asked me to alter her vintage wedding dress.
Bryony sourced her wedding dress second hand from @bridesdressrevisited - sustainability is really important to her, so she was never going to buy it brand new. But it`s very rare for an off-the-rail dress to be the perfect fit, especially if it`s lived a longer life than most other wedding dresses.
As you can see from the early fitting photos, the dress didn`t fit Bryony`s slender frame, and the design of the back and the straps looked a little dated. So my job was to keep, but elevate, the old-time Hollywood style.
The dress underwent quite a lot of work. Firstly I had to take it in substantially to fit Bryony`s waist. Then I worked on the straps; reangling them to make them more off-shoulder, and taking the lining out, to make them less bulky and more sheer. At the back I lowered the neckline and sewed the original covered buttons back on. There were also a few smaller tasks, like fixing the zip and mending a ripped hem.
The final result is gorgeous! You would never have known the journey Bryony`s bridal look had gone through - it just looks like a dress made specifically for her.
If you`ve found your dream wedding dress, but it needs a little adjustment here or there (or a more dramatic change), drop me a DM 💜
📸- @georginapiperphotography.co.uk
🏰- @pilgrimsrest_battle
💐- @smallwondersflorals (bridal bouquet)
👗- @bridesdressrevisited
💍- @oliveandedenvintagejewellery
#weddingdressalteration #alteration #bridalboutique #bride2026 #weddingdressmaker
Here is a selection of some of the techniques I use to create a bespoke wedding dress. Each dress will combine a different set of the skills I have acquired over my 20 years of professional sewing, like puzzles put together from the same pieces each creating a different finished picture!
These include
pattern cutting,
machine sewing,
pressing,
draping and lace work,
cartridge pleating,
inserting eyelets for a lace up back,
`fussy-cutting` lace for applique,
hand beading,
making and sewing on matching cover buttons
....and so many more!
Just tell me someone else can relate 🙃
we can be lil prawns together 🦐
Inspired by @paulosamu.art
#sewist #seamtress #sewinglife
Today is the draw day for the Wed4Pal raffle!
Thank you to everyone who entered - every ticket goes towards a truly worthy cause. 100% of ticket sales (minus mandatory transaction fees) will go towards addressing the genocide in Palestine, with 50% going to Pal Humanity (an organisation providing medical aid, education and lifesaving supplies in Northern Gaza) and 50% going to gorgeous Gazan couple, Sama and Khalil, and their families to help them sustain and rebuild their lives.
And good luck! I can`t wait to find out who is the winner of my prize 👀
Illustrations: @karin_akesson_design
Wedding dress inspiration: Dorothy`s ruby slippers 👠👠
Creating a bespoke look for a styled photoshoot means I really get to let my imagination run wild. I love picturing my ideal client when I design dresses like this - someone bold, who loves colour, couture and a little bit of whimsy.
Would you walk down the yellow brick road in this wedding dress?
This exact dress is currently part of my Sample Sale - follow the link in my bio, so it can finally click its heels and be whisked away to a new home.
#unconventionalbride #redweddingdress #weddingdressinspiration #2026bride
Photography by @adamrowleycreative
MUA @anushasolanki
Accessories @birdsandsirens
Model @elodie.foray
Florist @darvalldesign
Photography Credits on this Page
dip dye rainbow skirt with bouquet: Holly Mills photography
green swishing skirt: Lucy photography
red dip dye veil: permission given, no link supplied