Welcome boys and girls!(And bunnies)....to the first Kitsch Kraft 'O the Month!
Once a month I'm going to post a funky craft for everyone to take part in, if you want. Let us say, it will be a small smackerel sampling of kitschy Krafts that are available from ye 'ole internet (or some other sources)!
And so, we will get on with the show...
Our first craft shall be...
TYE DYE T-SHIRTS! *fanfare*
This is a simple technique for doing Tie Dyeing, but adult supervision is recommended if kiddies are involved.
What You Need
• Tie dye (Hot water dye is the best because it won't run out. It is purchased from most chemists and specialty stores from $3.00 to $5.00.)
• T-shirt, handkerchief, shorts, almost anything that might be of interest dying (If you get a kitsch shirt which is printed with Direct printing, this should work fine too! Ooh. New possibilities.
• Large Metal Pot
• Water
• Spoon to stir around with
• Tongs
• Rubber bands
• A Drying Rack (Plastic or metal..or a hanger to hang your shirt outside from a tree - we don't want to hang it where the dye can drip onto something and stain it!)
How To Make It
Take article of clothing, gather up a bundle of the t-shirt (like the sleeve..squish a part together) and wrap Rubber bands tightly all over the area, leaving random spaces. Do this in numerous spots all over the article so that circles will turn up everywhere you want.
Think of it this way: The lighter tye-dyed spots are where the rubber bands are, and the parts where they are NOT are where the dye will dry darker. Don't worry - you can't really screw this up no matter what you do, as long as you make sure the bands are tight.
Boil some water in a large pot and when boiling, tip dye in (sometimes you don't even need to use the whole package of dye).
Add your t-shirt/boxers/whatever you're tye dying and stir for around 30 minutes on high.
When finished, take out with tongs and run under cold water to make sure all extra dye runs out.
Dry your t-shirt on the drying rack or on a hanger with newspapers on it to protect the floor from the excess dripping dye.
Once the shirt is PRETTY dry (This might take some time since the bands are keeping the shirt all bunched up...), take off the rubber bands, iron and your shirt is ready to wear!!
Note: Tie dyeing can be messy. Be sure to wear old clothes, and you may want to use rubber gloves.
EXTRA FUN OPTION:
If you want to have a multi coloured tye dye shirt, pick two colours of dye than can blend together to make secondary colours. Example, Yellow and blue..or Pink and blue..or Yellow and red.
The thing to do is dye your shirt once with one colour (you could even add some rubber bands on it, so you will have a real multi coloured shirt!! But those bands better be VERY TIGHT!) and follow the dye instructions as above. Once your shirt has dried from the first colour, Mix up the second colour of dye, add more rubber bands to the shirt (again, I can't say "Tight" enough..If they are loose the colour creeps in underneath and your tye dye rings turn out a bit lame) and then dye it again for a second time!
Once it is as dry as it seems like it will get after the second dyeing, take off all the rubber bands and iron as stated above.
I would reccommend washing your shirt in COLD WATER the first few washes, and DEFINITELY wash it by itself. DEFINITELY!!! Otherwise you'll get one of those fun loads where it all comes out the same colour at the end...
Anyways, That's it for this time! Enjoy!
~Kitsch
