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9th July 09, 09:54 AM
#31
 Originally Posted by Peregrinus;755637
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Tony Miles[/b], I hope you get the dark blue version of your tartan at some point. And maybe a good dyemaster in your area could advise on ways to perhaps darken the blue that you didget...
--Jonah
TM
I would seriously think hard before even considering this option. Garment dying the whole kilt (s) with a blue dye is not the same as getting the same tartan in darker colors. Tartan is thread dyed then the threads are woven to make the tartan pattern. By dyeing the whole garment blue ALL the colors in the kilt tartan will become more blue. Yes the blue will probably darken, but any red will turn purple, any yellow will turn green, any white will turn blue, etc.... You get the picture. You will not simply get a darker blue version of the same tartan you started with---it will shift the whole color palette into the blue range. To get an idea of this effect try holding up a piece or blue cellophane (or other clear blue object) and looking at the tartan through it, as that is what you would get if you garment dyed the tartan blue. If you paid a decent price for your kilt I would not risk ruining it with this technique. If you want the darker tartan order another kilt in the darker tartan---simple as that.
Good luck with it.
Jeff :ootd:
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