We had to 'dye' a pair of these stockings to look like a plague victim from the 14th century. Okay I know that sounds beyond weird but when you are in Spamlot and not yet dead, you have to do what you have to do. Finding 'dirty' tights or stockings is not something even amazon.com has in stock. So with a few tea bags and some boiling water we have "plague stockings". The stockings held up great through the process, no pilling or runs and took the color wonderfully. It gives the right balance of dirt and muck with just a bit of white to make it work. If you are looking for 'dye-able' stockings I would choose these again and again!