Our last few tips have involved some more complex sewing techniques, but we’ll round out with one that can be done by thrifters of all levels. If you find a used piece that you love but you’re not quite sold on the color, simple dyes can be your best friend. Cait, a TikTok thrifter with a million fans, showed off the power of a little color best. After thrifting a lace white dress, she dyed it baby blue and achieved perfect “Cinderella vibes.”
Dyeing has the added benefit of obscuring any stains or imperfections that a garment may have collected over years of wear. For darker-colored pieces, other users prefer bleach. If you’re looking for exact results when it comes to color, you may want to try out your formula on a smaller sample of the fabric first.
No matter how you choose to thrift, we’re confident you’ll achieve styles that are to dye for (sorry — that’s…
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