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how do I dye a costume without dying the hair attached to it?
I have a Chewbacca costume, which consists of a large amount of hair sewn onto a beige cotton suit underneath. In order to make it look more authentic I need to dye the suit a darker brown, while leaving the hair attached to it the original colour. The hair is basically lots of hair extensions, so its not real hair. Is there a dye that will affect cotton, but not discolour hair extensions (whatever they are made from) ?
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- 10 years agoFavorite Answer
the hair is probably made from some type of plastic, so most dyes won't affect it much.
what i would do is turn your costume inside out and paint on a dye from the back side with a paintbrush so it soaks through to the front, but doesn't get on the hair much. you'll have to find a dye that doesn't have to be heat set though, because heat setting would melt the hair. I believe RIT makes a cold water dye that might work. you can buy RIT dye from most grocery stores.
