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.
"Dear Felicity,
I just wanted to drop you a line to say how wonderful my dress was last weekend.
I honestly cannot thank you enough, I felt so special in it and everyone said how amazing it was.
You are so talented and you completely brought all my dreams to life.
Thank you so much. Mum also loved hers and looked amazing - we were saying how we can’t wait to come back to you for something else.
Lots of love, Meg"
Thank you to both Meg and Lisa for trusting me with making their outfits for this wonderful day.
Not only did I create Meg`s beautiful floaty wedding dress, but I also made a silk ensemble in shades of Green for the mother of the bride, Lisa 🌸🌿
I`m looking forward to seeing what else I make for them in the future!
~
Photography - Kaleido Shoots, @kaleidoweddings
Venue - Sarah Jones Gardens, @sj_gardens
Soft, light chiffon layered over delicate peach silk.
Gently gathered skirt and sleeves, finished with ribbons.
Scrolling lace climbing up the corseted bodice.
This dress is so romantic, so relaxed and so pretty. Meg looks like a princess from your favourite historical novel. I can just imagine her gliding across the dancefloor with her beloved, skirts quietly rustling as they twirl together.
Can you guess what Meg’s inspiration for this design were?
Photography - Kaleido Shoots, @kaleidoweddings
Venue - Sarah Jones Gardens, @sj_gardens
A little bit of this and a little bit of that lead to a whole lot of magic ✨
Want to see how the dress looked on the day? I`ll be posting it later this week (and it`s all your soft focus, dreamy Kate Bush vibes 🕊️)
All these brides have something in common...can you guess what it is?
All of them will be celebrating their 10 year anniversaries this year, since it was 10 years ago that I altered each of their dresses.
In 2016, I was still working from my own home - having a shop wasn`t even a twinkle in my eye. I had two children under four, so I was managing a family alongside work, and creating a lot less as a result. But each dress still got as much time, care and obsessive attention as they do now.
So thank you to Jade, Gemma, Nseko, Inese, Alex, Michaela and Tamsin, and all the other brides who trusted me 10 years ago. And thank you to all the brides who continue to trust me now.
Are you celebrating a milestone anniversary this year?
An upcycled 80s wedding dress?
Dyed pink?
And a Whistable wedding day with Buzz Balls and oysters on the beach?
Francesca is living proof that you can use your free will however you choose. 💃🏻💅🍸️💖
And shout out to the amazing outfit she made for her maid of honour. That deep pink bodice and skirt ensemble is gorgeous!
If you want to inject some fun into a vintage wedding outfit for your big day, drop me a DM. As you can see, the possibilities are endless!
Photography - @gedpeake_photography
Especially if it`s the bride`s mother`s wedding dress from the 80s, hand dyed to the perfect shade of warm pink, and restyled to evoke the iconic Vivienne Westwood.
There`s definitely a lot of happiness in that.
#bespokeweddingdress #vintageweddingdress #weddingdressalterations #weddingdressrestyle #bride2026
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