Right, i've finally finished! First of all, i'm sorry but i forgot to take pictures before i sent the fabric off to BB.
I used a modified version of Risu's recommended dye mix, and believe i've produced the perfect colour! I don't have any swatches of the actual suit (and i've never seen it in person), so i can only go by what i see on the monitor. But, as far as i can tell i've hit the nail on the head.
Looking at every reference picture i could get my hands on, and Steve Ricks's pictures from his dyeing attempts, i am fairly confident that it's spot on.
In case anyone wants to do their own, here's my mix:
Rit Royal Blue liquid - 3 caps
Rit Pearl Grey powder - 1.5 tsp
Rit Teal powder - 1 tsp
Dylon Navy powder - 1 tsp
(The measures here was one of those kitchen measuring spoons, so the quantities were all even)
I mixed this up in a cup of hot tap water and poured it into the washing machine (front loader) with a 500g bag of salt (i used Dylon, but i think you can just use table salt). I also rinsed out the dregs in the dye cup with another cup of hot water and put this in the machine, too.
After putting the fabric in (which i soaked in warm water first), i put the machine on a standard 60 degree wash and left it to it. That's it really.
The end result was, well, let's just say i'm extremely pleased! It looks exactly like i'd expected it to from the photographs.
Oh, by the way! I used 1.5 yards of fabric , so just alter the amounts of dye to suit (ha!) your needs. As long as you keep the ratios the same you should achieve the same colour.
It's now been sent off to BB with the other 1.5 yards of brown fabric to be made into a pair of pair of pants. it should take a few weeks, but i'll be sure to put some photos up once i get 'em.
