Tuesday, 14 October 2014

How to: Create fun Tye Dye Shirts! Rainbow edition

Hey everyone!
One of my passions is tye dying clothing, as it's always so much fun to turn a blank white slate into something fun and colourful.

Tye Dying is a lot of fun, but also VERY messy, so make sure to wear gloves and old towels for cleanup.
  • Find yourself some white shirts

  • Purchase a Tye dye kit, I usually use Tulip as they are a quality brand.
  • Separate your shirt into as many sections as you would like, if you want solid colours throughout the shirt or if you want a different look, add bands throughout the whole shirt.
  • Carefully lay your shirt into a stainless steel sink/tub and coat with as much tye dye as you'd like. 
  • Remember the heavier your shirt, the more dye you will need.
  • Once your shirt is fully coated with as much colours as you'd like, pull out some saran wrap and lay it on top of your old towel, lay your shirt on top of the wrap and roll together.

  • Let your shirt soak for 8-12 hours (I usually leave mine overnight, the longer you leave the dye, the brighter it will become)
  • After your 12 hours is up, rinse out your shirt with cold water, you can also do a rinse cycle on your washing machine.
  • Hang to dry/use a dryer and your shirt is done!



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