DYES - Ombre Dyeing (Colour Bleeding)

Ownership of the dress has become an established fashion trend again. But to have the latest spring 2008 fashionable dress, look to the colour and pattern as well as the fashion silhouette. Left - Principles Top from Principles Spring Summer 2008 Main Collection.
Many of the latest feminine and flirtatious dresses are in Ombre dyed fabrics which rely on graduated colour bleeding of the dyes.
Colour is applied to fabrics using old techniques such as Ombre dip dyeing, which creates a graduated strength of dye effect. To this add tie and dye, batik, spray dyeing or a combination of sublimate transfer dye techniques and a novel and often unique fabric is the end result.



This dye technique can be a very dramatic strong look so if all that merging dye is too much for you in a full garment, simply select a scarf and dilute the look rather than let it dominate your image.
HOT LAUNDRY TIP - Always make sure you launder/wash such articles separately from other garments; otherwise the colours may bleed and run disastrously. Credit to: fashion-era.com