Don’t throw away that faded couple of suede shoes! Follow these six steps to transform them back to life.
The trouble with suede shoes is they can get ruined easily. Even water can leave a stain, so it’s no wonder that so most of us avoid buying them in favour of easy-to-care-for leather. But there can be an way you may bring old suede shoes back again to life: with fabric dye!
To dye your black suede dye shoes you’ll need you’ll need:
Fabric dye (we used Dylon Suede and Nubuck dye)
rubber gloves
a little paintbrush brush
a clean shoe brush
a sponge
warm soapy water
a vintage rag
a vintage jam jar lid or saucer
newspaper
1
Remove any laces and then give your suede shoes a good clean. Brush them with a clean shoe brush until all dust has come out of the fabric and then wash the soles with a sponge soaked in soapy water. Allow to dry thoroughly.
2
Tightly pack the shoes with newspaper and lay out a thick layer on the top you’re focusing on. The dye might drip through and stain the top, so perhaps place a bin bag under the newspaper, merely to be safe!
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3
Pour a little amount of the fabric dye in to the old saucer or jam jar lid and dip the paintbrush into the dye. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for applying the dye to the shoes.
4
Start painting the dye around the edge and continue adding more brush strokes before shoe is covered.
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5
Don’t forget to paint inside the edges or the tongue of the shoes.
dye your suede shoes an alternative the color yourself
6
Allow to dry overnight (follow the manufacturer’s instructions for drying times) before removing the newspaper stuffing. Brush the shoes around with a clean shoe brush to fluff the suede before adding shoe laces to your ‘new’ suede shoes!
dye your suede shoes a different the colour yourself
dye your suede shoes an alternative the color yourself
So the next time you see throwing out that faded couple of boots, or spot some lovely second-hand suede pumps, consider whether you can provide them a makeover yourself and turn them into something you’ll want to wear over and over.