I’m in love with Tie Dye
There is something about dying clothes that makes me feel like a five year old. I can still recall all my dads work shirts coming out of the wash bright purple after I went through my last tie dying phase. Who knew you have to bleach the washing machine after you dye things…oops.
before:
after:
I forgot to take a before of this one:
I think today I’m going to try some scarves and maybe some tights. There are a bunch of “How To” videos on You Tube, if you would like to make a mess also.
Posted in DIY on April 16th, 2008 by punky
April 16th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Me too! I just did a whole bunch of tie dyeing experiments this past weekend.
April 16th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
i just stumbled across your blog - very cool! definitely throwing you in my blog roll.
i remember doing the same thing to my mom’s washer!
April 16th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
this looks like something you’d pay a ton of money for in a trendy boutique! this is going to be one of my first diy projects when i’m home for the summer:)
April 16th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Fun! If you find that you really get into fabric dyeing you might look into other dyes. Rit is not a geat dye. For cotton try a fabric reactive dye (procion) along with an activator (soda ash) and a lot of salt. the color results are so much better and will not fade like Rit. Prochemical and Dharma Trading are 2 good sources.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:12 am
wow, great job! Those look wonderful.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Thanks for the tip amy, I was just playing around with some old die i had at my house…But someone told me you can die leather…Which has opened up a whole new craft project.
April 19th, 2008 at 6:25 am
cool, defintely on my list of to do’s
April 20th, 2008 at 10:37 am
wow that turned out great, I really want to try it too!
May 8th, 2008 at 12:27 am
That’s amazing !
June 10th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Great tie dye. If you need step-by-step instructions on how to tie dye, I’ve completed a free tutorial at my diyfashion.about.com site. Happy tie dying!
-rain