Specialty Wash — Silk + Silk Velvet
Specialty Wash — Silk + Silk Velvet
This listing is for our Specialty Wash treatment for silk and silk velvet: a more dimensional dye process intended to transform the overall color of an item with layered, variegated, or multi-tonal effects.
Specialty Wash is not a solid or factory-even dye treatment. Silk and silk velvet may dye with movement, contrast, mottling, lighter areas, darker areas, color shifts, resist marks, tonal variation, or uneven dye uptake. Velvet may show more depth and variation because of the pile.
Introductory pricing includes a prepaid inbound shipping label and return shipping within the U.S.
Choose your item + color
Choose the item type that best matches your piece, then choose your color family.
Color names are intended as general color families, not exact color guarantees. Specialty Wash results will vary depending on the original color, silk type, velvet pile, garment construction, prior wear, and the way the dye moves through the piece.
How it works
- Choose your item type and color family.
- Complete checkout.
- Reply to your order confirmation email with one clear photo of your item, the fiber content from the label, and any stains or damaged areas.
- We review your item before sending a prepaid shipping label.
- If approved, send your item clean and dry.
- We dye, wash, dry, quality check, and return your piece.
Typical turnaround is approximately 3–5 weeks from the time we receive your item.
Oversized, unusually heavy, or especially delicate items may require an additional shipping charge or review before processing.
Best candidates
This service is best for 100% silk and silk velvet pieces.
Silk blends may dye lighter or less predictably depending on the non-silk fiber content. Polyester, nylon, acrylic, acetate, and spandex will not absorb dye the same way.
Cotton, linen, rayon, viscose, wool, and cashmere should be submitted through the appropriate listing.
Important notes
Specialty Wash is intentionally variable. Color placement, contrast, saturation, patterning, and overall effect will differ from piece to piece.
Silk is delicate and can shift during dyeing. Texture changes, slight shrinkage, changes in handfeel, water marks, uneven dye uptake, and variation in sheen are possible.
Silk velvet may show more variation than flat silk because the pile catches dye and light differently. Crushing, nap direction, prior wear, and pressure marks may become more visible after dyeing.
Overdyeing can darken, shift, or soften an existing color, but it cannot make a dark item light. Stains may be disguised, softened, or transformed, but they may not disappear completely.
Thread, zippers, elastic, labels, embroidery, linings, and synthetic trims usually do not dye and may remain their original color.
Dyeing involves water, heat, washing, agitation, and repeated handling. Shrinkage, texture changes, uneven dye uptake, resist marks, water marks, white spots, and damage are possible.
By purchasing this service, you understand that unexpected results are possible and are part of the nature of overdyeing.
Color references
For examples of a specific colorway, search the color name on our website to see prior pieces dyed in that color family. Final results will still vary by fabric, garment construction, original color, and dye treatment.
Please review the Riverside Renewal Terms before purchasing this custom dye service.