Tie-dye shirt attempt

I'm doing tie-dye today. My first attempt in high school turned into a muddy mess, that had no pattern. My second attempt was rushed and faded until the color barely showed up at all. Hopefully with a guide, it'll come out nicer this time. Will post the result when done.

 

Sounds like fun! Wishing you the outcome you're hoping for this time around

 

I remember making those at camp when I was a kid!

 

I hope so too. Decided on a classic spiral, I've always liked those. Didn't have any condiment bottles, so my daughter used water bottles and poked holes in the lids. They worked pretty well. She decided to join me. (She's the artistic one.) Mine is graphite, tropical teal, and petal pink. Hers is sapphire, tropical teal, and graphite.

 

Summer camp's always fun. How'd yours turn out?

 

lol couldn't tell ya. Can't remember. Summer camp was a loooooooong time ago

 

That brings back memories. My mom and aunt used to make natural dyes and then let all the kids make shirts and scarves.

 

Cool! What do you make natural dyes with, out of curiosity?

 

I don’t know how they made all of them unfortunately but definitely berries ( my family owns a berry farm), nettles, coffee grounds, cherries and even avocado pits.

 

Natural dyes sound interesting.

 

How interesting!

 

Yes. Unfortunately I didn’t realize how interesting my mom and her sisters were until I was an adult haha

 

My test run shirt. There's a little more white then I'd like, but for once I didn't screw it up.

 

Bonus pictures of daughter's. Hers came out really cool!

 

Spirals are always nice! I'm glad they turned out really well. You both chose some really cool colours. Tropical teal is superb!

 

Thank you from both of us.

 

There was some hardcore fading after we washed and dried them. Boooo!

 

I tried to do a second one for my boyfriend. But the red bled into the white and messed it up.

 

Always wash the fabric first before starting. The dyes will work better that way. And will last longer. I always pre dyed the entire shirt with a light color as a base. Then do small twists holding it in place with rubber bands. Often using different colors for each twist.

Good luck and have fun doing it