Dying a white UtiliKilt?

[sydnie7]

Of course I meant "dyeing" but can't edit the thread title, woe is me.

I traded a guitar for a never-worn white UK like the one in this thread:
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/g...ghlight=dyeing

I have PMed the member who talks about dyeing this kilt, but it's an old thread so thought I would ask the general rabble: Has anybody tried dyeing a light-colored UtiliKilt to a darker color?

I'm thinking of going to a medium tan, think coffee with cream or caramel candy level. Lighter than the thread used for logo on back. My big concern is that Rit Dye says use "hot" water while UK says to wash in "cold cycle." Hmmm. Don't want it to fit my niece again afterward. . . are there other dyes around that don't call for such hot water? Recommendations, cautions, random thoughts?

Thanks!

P.S. Rcvd a rapid and detailed response from redbaronx71 which I will quote here for posterity:
I used Dylon brand fabric dye... it is more vibrant than Rit and not more expensive. [sold at WalMart and JoAnn's, FYI] I dyed mine something of a moss green (I was going for vintage army green)... you will need eight packets of dye... not sure what browns they have, but I would go
for maybe half dk brown and half orange to go for the color you are describing.

the water will be crazy dark (while my kilt was dyeing it looked like it was almost going to be black) but rinsing and drying it will come out different. soak the kilt wet before dropping it in dye bath... and use a large tub (or bath tub). My bath tub is one of those cast iron tubs painted with ceramic... I had to bleach it but it came out fine.

soak the kilt in HOT dye water for about an hour and then soak it in salt water and then rinse. Wash it by itself for a few washes before mixing it with other things. let me know if you have any more questions... yeah that post is old, so I don't know how thorough it was...