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    Anne is right on the " colour holding parking slots ". Maybe a wool safe Dylon color remover first will clear some of them.
    It also needs a couple of water washes first to remove any previous fabric treatments - any stain inhibiter is also a dye inhibitor. Each packet does 1/2 pound for lighter colors but for deep or dark colors - Weight the dry jacket first, then use double to triple the permanent Dylon dye. Each packet does 1/2 pound for lighter colors but for deep or dark - X2 or 3.
    Another option is check with a dry cleaner as some specialize in dying also and have access to equipment and chemical that us peons don't. A jacket is ungainly in a bucket and the permanent Dylon will permanently tint your washing machine.
    slàinte mhath, Chuck
    Originally Posted by MeghanWalker,In answer to Goodgirlgoneplaids challenge:
    "My sporran is bigger and hairier than your sporran"
    Pants is only a present tense verb here. I once panted, but it's all cool now.

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    ​I would wear it as it is. The color green often goes well with many tartans. Looks good to me.

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    For sure dark green- Archer Green, British Racing Green, Bottle Green, Forest Green, call it what you might- looks great for Evening Dress. For one thing, it breaks up the endless sea of black one sees at functions.

    I used to play in a Pipe Band that wore green Argyll jackets. That made them stand out, because nearly all pipe bands wear black. Trouble is, just about each jacket in that band was a different sort of green! The tin-pan-alley-Irish song "Forty Shades Of Green" came strongly to mind when I saw that band assembled. (The odd thing is that all the jackets came from the same maker in Scotland, and the maker knew that all the jackets were going to the same band.) It's stuff like that that makes bands want to stick to Basic Black.

    Anyhow what causes trouble for a band could be a good thing for an individual, standing out from the crowd.

    Interesting that the Anderson 1936 catalogue only shows blue and green Evening jackets. Note the two "coatees" on the left. The green one is smashing, worn with tartan waistcoat, jabot, and tartan castellated hose. This would be a fantastic "look" for you and your green Prince Charlie!

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    As noted by some of the other contributors, dyeing a finished garment can pose a host of problems. Be prepared for disappointment. Fabric treatments, different fabrics (including the thread), multiple layers of fabric, sizing, and unseen stains can all result in different absorption rates of the dye. In my limited experience, I've seen great transformations and blotchy disasters—so go into it with a willingness to lose the jacket. Personally, I'd leave it as it is and have a good looking PC that stands out from the other 99% in the room.
    " Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly." - Mae West -

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    Jacket still hasn't arrived yet so maybe next week before I try it 'as is' with my kilt and dinner shirt. It may look ok but as my kilt has a dominance of greens and the PC is also green it well be to much of the same colour.

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    Great thought on the invisible stain thing. Especially since we don't know this jackets past. I mostly use Dylon permanent dye in dying new white cotton compression socks that I have ran through the wash twice. I sometimes get a dye rejecting spot or thread that had to have come from the factory knitting machinery.

    Dealing with wool, be aware that there is still some lanolin in it. If you strip it out, the fabric threads will get brittle.
    slàinte mhath, Chuck
    Originally Posted by MeghanWalker,In answer to Goodgirlgoneplaids challenge:
    "My sporran is bigger and hairier than your sporran"
    Pants is only a present tense verb here. I once panted, but it's all cool now.

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    Also be aware (as anyone who has ever been involved in constructing a jacket is) that there are a lot of hidden layers of various materials and pieces of reinforcing or stiffening "fabric" inside a good jacket to give it its finished shape. The chances that they will all react the same to being saturated with water, swirled around in a tub, dried, and ironed are not very good. I would be very surprised if you can try to dye it and end up with anywhere near the neat crispness that it has now, regardless of what color it comes out. I'd leave it as is, and if you decide that it won't work with your other stuff, there is probably somebody out there (or here) that would take it off your hands and reimburse you for it.

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    My gut tells me you've a better than average chance of ending up with an odd coloured mis-shapen mess, that is assuming it isn't glued together in which case you'll then have bit of a reassembly problem as well!

    Before you do anything to it, try it with your kilt and post the pictures here if you've any misgivings about how it looks. If you don't like the look then you may want to sell it and buy a black one. Consider any money you lose as cost of tuition for a valuable lesson learned. If you spend your money wisely you'll only have to spend it once!

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    My thought is, leave it. It looks great as it is. It is a beautiful jacket.
    [B]Its all a kist o whistles tae me [/B]

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    From past experience with online color hues, we will wait till it's in your hot little hands for your eyeball check..
    slàinte mhath, Chuck
    Originally Posted by MeghanWalker,In answer to Goodgirlgoneplaids challenge:
    "My sporran is bigger and hairier than your sporran"
    Pants is only a present tense verb here. I once panted, but it's all cool now.

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