White shirts rarely stay white in my company. I’m a grub.
No amount of bleaching and scrubbing would remove the baked beans I spilt down the front of my new (expensive) white shirt, so not wanting to banish it to purgatory (i.e back of wardrobe) I decided to revamp it with the help of some rubber bands and dye.
I used OzeCraft Starrlace dye in Turquoise and Kerman Blue
Starrlace Dye
Pre-wash your shirt, and tightly wrap rubber bands randomly. The more rubber bands, the more circles you’ll have. Use rope/string if you don’t want the tie-dye circle look.
Tie rubber bands tightly in rows to create the ‘sun’ effect
Then drop your clothes die on with a dropper or a straw. I went over spots with some water to create some different colours and effects. The great thing about this dye is after you’re finished, you can put your shirt in the dryer or microwave to set it.
Use rubber gloves like they say on the instructions. Otherwise it takes days for the dye to come off
And voila! The big reveal! I LOVE my new tie-dye shirt.
And tie-dying is so back in. Ok I made that up but I’ve always been a fan of the 70s anyways…
Next: my white doona cover.
La Back
I LOVE my new tie dye shirt. What else can I tie dye?
The t shirt looks amazing! i love it!!!!!!! you did such a good job, i love the blue and white. so coool!
Thanks Haz! Can’t wait to do one for you & Dari too – then we shall all be MATCHING
LOVE this! Your tshirt looks amazing tie dyed.
PS: I’d like to invite to join the Bosisto’s giveaway at my blog, I have 4 lavender packs up for grabs here: http://www.underlockandkeyblog.com/2012/10/bosistos-lavender-giveaway.html
Thanks for this Trishie! Am entering 🙂
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