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Your best bet is to bleach the fatigues. Use a diluted solution of bleach and water. This will "fade" the color of the fabric to a light green (making it easier to dye later).
Make sure, after you lighten the fabric, to completely rinse/wash out the bleach solution out of the fabric (use a mild hand/dish soap and water).
When it comes time to dye, you might not need to use all that much (maybe slightly less of the brown than the green, but not by much).
I never approximate the dye amounts, I sort of eyeball it. But then again, I've been dying fabrics for years at this point.
Are you in the US? I'd be available to dye yours if you'd like (at the cost of shipping). I'll upload some pics tonight of mine. Let me know. Thanks
Make sure, after you lighten the fabric, to completely rinse/wash out the bleach solution out of the fabric (use a mild hand/dish soap and water).
When it comes time to dye, you might not need to use all that much (maybe slightly less of the brown than the green, but not by much).
I never approximate the dye amounts, I sort of eyeball it. But then again, I've been dying fabrics for years at this point.
Are you in the US? I'd be available to dye yours if you'd like (at the cost of shipping). I'll upload some pics tonight of mine. Let me know. Thanks