Hello Steppers!

Just wanted to share with you a project that I did with my son a couple of weeks ago!

We made tie-dye shirts – they turned out really nice for our first crack at it, so here we go!

You need:

Tie Dye Kit from Walmart – 20 sum bucks – comes with everything you need – elastic bands,  bottles, dye, rubber gloves

Water – instructions on Walmart kit + Spray bottle

Saran Wrap

Plain white COTTON T-shirts- got mine at Walmart – pack of 3 for $8.

Make sure you have a nice big flat area to work in – that you don’t mind if it gets messy – we did it in the backyard!

Put your gloves on and cut a garbage bag in half and place it on the table – to help with the mess

Then place your white cotton tshirts flat on the table - 

Spray it down with a spray bottle full of water – make sure it is nice and damp.

Then tie the shirt with elastic bands to form whatever design you like to make – the Walmart kit is great because it shows you cool patterns and how to tie the t-shirt in order to make them, I went with the classic spiral design.

For this design you need to pinch the middle of the T-shirt and spin it counterclockwise into a ball – then tie it with the bands

This is the fun part – squeeze the die starting in the middle with 1 colour and then alternate colours in circular shapes until the whole t-shirt is coloured.

Then wrap them in Saran wrap and hold them there for 8 hrs -

After 8 hrs unwrap them and cut the elastics with a scissor – be careful not to cut the tshirt! I learned this the hard way!

Hose them down until the water runs clear.

Then hang them to dry! Don`t they look great I did all of these with my Walmart kit and still have another batch of dye for another run! So you get a lot out of it!

Then I rolled them into little rolls and put a nice bow on them that i made with ribbon and tulle, for my nieces! They loved them!

When wearing them for the first few times – be careful and treat them like new dark denim jeans - don’t wear with white and try not to get it wet – i.e wear them to the beach.

When washing for the first few tims also wash alone so they dont ruin the rest of your laundry.

There you have it!

Great Success!

Step-by-Steph