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.
Story time!
Remember the Swan Lake themed wedding photoshoot I featured a few days` ago?
When the day came for the shoot, we were blessed with one of the sunniest days of the year so far (and this was March), but the ground was still very wet. We really wanted to get some photos amongst the trees for that real fairy tale feeling, but our beautiful bride, @alicia.modelling_x didn`t want to risk ruining the outfit.
And that`s when I stepped in!
You may think that a seamstress is only on set to help with the dress. But I`m here to do anything that might be useful to the shoot, and if that means carrying Alicia across the boggy ground, then that`s what I`ll do! 😂
(I was quite pleased that all my work on strength with @mybodyrocksstudio is paying off!)
If you want a seamstress who will not only make the perfect bespoke wedding dress for you, but will also go the extra mile for you, I think you know who to call 😉
(shout to @hair_by_tel for capturing this moment)
Make your own happily ever after 🤍
This bespoke wedding dress is an ode to Odette, the Swan Princess.
A satin corset resplendent with hundreds of feathers, individually sewn on.
Bejewelled silver lace, catching the light perfectly.
Layers of tulle and sequined lace, in a cascade of volume and texture.
And when it`s time to dance with your prince or princess, the longer layers can be removed to reveal a ballet-length skirt.
Tag someone who deserves their own fairy tale ending ✨
Suppliers
Photographer: @snappedbycatx
Dress: @felicitywestmacott
Makeup artist: @larajamesmakeup
Hair stylist: @hair_by_tel
Venue: @bradbournehouse
Model: @alicia.modelling_x
Today is my birthday, so I wanted to share something I`ve been grateful for almost every year of my life.
I started ballet lessons when I was four, moving on to the Lewiston School of Dance until 18 (I even won the Pointe Work cup with them once). My grandmother had been a professional dancer and my mum also took ballet lessons (and still does, at over 70!), so there has always been a lot of ballet in my family.
When I went to uni, I stopped dancing, then came back to it in the form of adult ballet lessons with my mum, and then got pregnant. After that I found aerial hoop, which replaced dancing as my active hobby. However, my ballet training has really helped my progress in hoop, and I`m very grateful for the skills I continue to draw upon for both hoop and acting.
What`s a hobby you`re grateful to have started, no matter what stage in life?
(and shout out to @hair_by_tel for capturing this video of me playing around during a recent bridal photoshoot)
#ballet #passion #dancing
"Felicity was amazing to work with. I can`t express into words how much I loved my overskirt. We had a unique theme and I knew exactly what I wanted but not how to make it work. She understood the look and colour theme I wanted and absolutely nailed it. From start to finish Felicity was supportive and informative on what would work best to make my vision come to life. Her knowledge and quality of work shines through her pieces. I would absolutely recommend her to everyone!"
It fills me with so much joy to read such kind words and know that I was a small part of making such a special day happen.
Bride Ashley chose to have the colours of her dip dye overskirt arranged in vertical stripes rather then my usual horizontal. I think the effect is really striking, where every angle of the skirt reveals a different blend of colours. And it match her hair!
Photography - @copper_squirrel_photography
"Dearest Fliss, I`m not sure I have the adequate words to express how thankful I am, or how talented and wonderful I think you are, but I`ll give it a go. My hopes and dreams for my dress were actualised by your amazing hands. My dress was so beautiful and different - just what I wanted. You made me shine on our special day."
I made this dress over 10 years ago now but it still makes me feel emotional reading this, so many years after.
As part of making Claire`s gorgeous blue and white 1800s-inspired wedding dress was creating this bespoke corset from scratch. The dress was made with an 18th century `flat-fronted` boned bodice, and once we fitted it, I played with shape, flow and texture to create this completely unique and opulent peplum corset, featuring beads, pearls, sequins, cord and lace.
I was lucky enough to become friends with Claire during the making process of her dress and as a result she invited to her wedding day. I was 9 months at the time and my waters broke at her wedding breakfast. My son was born 3 days later!
If you are looking for something beautiful and different for your special day, drop me a message - I would love to make your bridal dreams a reality.
The main inspiration for this wedding dress was this blue and white gown, worn by Emily Blunt for Vanity Fair. Claire, the bride, added photos of the infamous Mr Pearl`s beautifully ornate corsets to her mood board as well.
As a bride, talking in images is one of the easiest ways for me to understand your vision and aesthetic. If someone says to me `dreamy` or `classic`, that can mean very different things to different people. But this gorgeous reference photo of a Dior gown gave me everything I needed to know to start sketching.
What images are on your dream wedding mood board right now?
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#weddingdress #bespokeweddingdress #blueweddingdress #hautecouturewedding #weddinginspiration
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