Things You'll Need
Measuring Spoons
100 Percent Cotton T-shirts
Salt
Heavy-duty Threads
Rubber bands
Clotheslines
Clothespins
Deep Cooking Pots
Rubber Gloves
RIT Dyes
How to Make a Tie-Dye Shirt. The Incas tie-dyed fabrics using plant coloring. And you thought hippies invented tie-dyeing!
Step 1
Wash a 100 percent cotton T-shirt.
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Step 2
Place the wet shirt flat on the work surface.
Step 3
Tie knots in the T-shirt, or twist it and secure the folds with rubber bands or heavy-duty thread.
Step 4
Mix 1/2 c. liquid dye (or 1 package powdered dye) in 1 qt. hot water. Dissolve 5 tbsp. table salt in the mixture.
Step 5
Let the mixture cool to room temperature.
Step 6
Put the entire shirt in the dye and let it soak for at least 20 minutes.
Step 7
Rinse the shirt in cold water until the water runs clear.
Step 8
Undo the knots and rinse the shirt again.
Step 9
Hang the shirt to dry, out of the sun.
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