Tie Dye

Well,there goes a perfectly good shirt ruined.

An old t-shirt.
Fabric dye
Gloves
Elastic bands
Ideally be outside

This is my first tie dye. Of all the many different ways to tie the material to make specific patterns, I went with my own. So I started at the left shoulder of the shirt ,crumple it before securing it with an elastic band, and kept doing this leaving different gaps between the elastic bands so I could die each with a different colour. The black shirt had a logo I didn't want ruined so I covered it with cling film and secured it with tape. The dye didn't stick to the black as I was hoping.But in future it's a good way to cover shirt print as the colours didn't run there at all.

Mix the dye according to instructions.Place the shirt on a rack so the colours drip down. I didn't have a free rack ,so I used this tray with good drainage.Start emptying the dye onto the shirt making sure it soaks in instead of letting too much go to waste.

Oh wait that's the first step.