Tie Dye Instructions for Spiral Mickey Shirt - Page 3 - The DIS Discussion Forums

jordancej · 11-15-2006, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by celiesky

....extra advice!!

My tip is wait.... wait... wait... and wait some more for the dye to set. This shirt pictured earlier of mine would of turned out so much darker... but i just couldnt wait!!!

Also the other thing i did to my shirt to make my mickey head come out a little stronger, is that i got the bleach pin and a paint brush... after i dyed my shirt, i redrew my mickey head back on, and then painted on the bleach. I would sqeeze the bleach out on a plate and then work from the plate like an artist palatte. Be very careful with this stuff, cause it can ruin your shirt, you only need a little bit of bleach on you brush and on the shirt for it to work.

Have Fun!!

celiesky · 11-15-2006, 11:17 PM

Thank you so much for that great advice. I would never have thought of using bleach. Great idea!!

-Cassie

ppony · 11-30-2006, 02:55 PM

My first time doing this dying. I'm an artist but my mediums are oils and pastels, not fabric dye.

So I was nervous. My tip would be that instructions say to use a lot of dye. "If it's not dripping dye, you're not using enough" is what I read. Do that, but be careful around the Mickey head and don't saturate it as much and try to keep the other dies further away from the head if you can. It's tough though. These still look okay I think.

We'll wear them.

Katy Belle · 12-04-2006, 03:03 PM

Wow! What a great thread! Thanks so much to all of you for your help. I just did two shirts, for my neices. Going to let them sit overnight and see how they look, then do 5 for DH,me, and our 3 boys. I am so excited to see how they turn out!
Katy

roadtripper · 02-07-2007, 07:25 PM

Thank you thank you, MNRMommy, and all posters for the great advice re: the spiral Mickey Ts. My DD12 and I actually made 8 of them for our upcoming trip-- at less than 5 dollars a shirt (not including labor of course-- I haven't done that much sewing since--well, never!) I will try to post pics when they're dry, but they came out GREAT!
I just wanted to add the following advice before I forget:

We bought the Rainbow Rock Tie dye kit at Michaels-- 19.99-40% off coupon=12.00 It worked great, but the box said it would do 16 "projects"-- we did 3 small children's Ts and 5 adult large, but probably could have done 2 or 3 more adult shirts only-- we really soaked them in dye, which is what we wanted. The colors were nice and bright--fuchsia, yellow, turquoise, purple, green.
Mickey heads came out really well in purple and pink-- yellow and green seemed a little faded, and tended to bleed more.
We let them sit overnight-- really vibrant colors!
Make sure you rinse the shirts well in warm water while they are still bound up, to prevent bleeding into the white area (missed that instruction in the tie dye booklet!)
The rainbow colors are a lot easier to do than I thought-- just follow the instructions in the booklet.
I thought it was really cool how the dental floss stitching just kind of released-- I was afraid I would have to unsew the Mickey head, but it kind of popped open when the rubber bands came off--

Anyway, thanks again for making it possible for this craft-challenged mom to make something that everyone is excited to wear!

five_lil_monkeys · 02-08-2007, 02:07 PM

Oh yes, please post pics. I am sooooo nervous about doing these!!!! I have no talent in sewing at all and am one of those hands on type of people. I asked some of the moms on my local moms board, but none of them wanted to give it a try for me.......sigh! I really want to make these but the whole sewing of the mickey head with dental floss seems hard?

Shriva · 02-08-2007, 02:39 PM

The sewing isn't hard at all.. you don't have to be perfect with it or anything..

I also want to do a video on this, just have to find the time to get around to do it!

shellynn24 · 02-17-2007, 12:52 PM

I'm subbing to this thread so I don't lose it. I love the easy to follow, visual directions. The kids and I are going to go pick up kits today!! Thank you posting this

CrazedDisFan · 02-18-2007, 02:28 PM

Okay, I've got a couple questions. We are dying the shirts tonight. I finally got them all (4) sewn.

Can I wash the shirts on cold? I am concerned about shirinking, especially with dh's shirt.

Can I wash more than one at a time? I will be rinsing them out in the sink like suggested above before washing them.

Thanks so much for the visuals. I was truly confuzzled by the written directions.

LITTLEKID58 · 02-18-2007, 04:06 PM

Thank you so much for detail instruction on how to do this.. I have subscribe to this tread also...

Liz

jjatwdw · 02-22-2007, 08:53 AM

Just want to make sure I don't lose this thread. BTW, Michaels has Jerzee t-shirts on sale this week. Two for five dollars I believe.

JnEsWDWMom · 02-25-2007, 10:51 AM

Saving this one so I can show DH!! They look great!!

Twingle · 03-06-2007, 03:06 PM

Just bumping because I thought the step by step instructions were A*W*E*S*O*M*E!

Also, love, love, LOVE the rhinestone outline on the Mickey head AND the fantabulos tip about using bleach to go back around the Mickey head!

Thanks so much for sharing - if I can figure out how to post pics, I'll share mine once we do them!

DizneeMommy · 03-06-2007, 06:16 PM

Just making sure I will be able to find this thread! i'll need it over Spring Break when my kids and I make our shirts! Good grief--thanks to all you creative folks, I've got more shirt ideas than we will have days to wear them!!

roadtripper · 03-07-2007, 03:18 PM

This is a followup to an earlier post of mine-- I promised to put up pics, so here are a few. If you have any questions, please PM me, since I don't check this board often! Good luck with your projects-- if I can do it, anyone can, thanks to all the good tips here on the DIS

OK, so here's what it looks like when you're applying the dye--notice how soaked the thing is!

Try as I may, I cannot make this pic bigger, but you get the idea. I was really happy with the way they turned out!

11-30-2006, 02:55 PM	#33
ppony Artist in residence Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Cottage Grove, MN Posts: 4,805	My first time doing this dying. I'm an artist but my mediums are oils and pastels, not fabric dye. So I was nervous. My tip would be that instructions say to use a lot of dye. "If it's not dripping dye, you're not using enough" is what I read. Do that, but be careful around the Mickey head and don't saturate it as much and try to keep the other dies further away from the head if you can. It's tough though. These still look okay I think. We'll wear them. __________________ ME-Stephanie (42) Brian (DH 47) , Nicholas (DS13), Daniel (DS5) ~1994, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009 DCL, 2010(1st DVC), 2012 (twice), Dec. 2014 DCL

02-07-2007, 07:25 PM	#35
roadtripper DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: MA Posts: 1,443	Thank you thank you, MNRMommy, and all posters for the great advice re: the spiral Mickey Ts. My DD12 and I actually made 8 of them for our upcoming trip-- at less than 5 dollars a shirt (not including labor of course-- I haven't done that much sewing since--well, never!) I will try to post pics when they're dry, but they came out GREAT! I just wanted to add the following advice before I forget: We bought the Rainbow Rock Tie dye kit at Michaels-- 19.99-40% off coupon=12.00 It worked great, but the box said it would do 16 "projects"-- we did 3 small children's Ts and 5 adult large, but probably could have done 2 or 3 more adult shirts only-- we really soaked them in dye, which is what we wanted. The colors were nice and bright--fuchsia, yellow, turquoise, purple, green. Mickey heads came out really well in purple and pink-- yellow and green seemed a little faded, and tended to bleed more. We let them sit overnight-- really vibrant colors! Make sure you rinse the shirts well in warm water while they are still bound up, to prevent bleeding into the white area (missed that instruction in the tie dye booklet!) The rainbow colors are a lot easier to do than I thought-- just follow the instructions in the booklet. I thought it was really cool how the dental floss stitching just kind of released-- I was afraid I would have to unsew the Mickey head, but it kind of popped open when the rubber bands came off-- Anyway, thanks again for making it possible for this craft-challenged mom to make something that everyone is excited to wear! __________________

02-08-2007, 02:07 PM	#36
five_lil_monkeys Mouseketeer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Plano, Tx Posts: 77	Oh yes, please post pics. I am sooooo nervous about doing these!!!! I have no talent in sewing at all and am one of those hands on type of people. I asked some of the moms on my local moms board, but none of them wanted to give it a try for me.......sigh! I really want to make these but the whole sewing of the mickey head with dental floss seems hard? __________________ Heather D., Wife to Chad and mom to Chloe,Ciara,Caleb,Faith & Christian! KOTS!!!

02-08-2007, 02:39 PM	#37
Shriva Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 230	The sewing isn't hard at all.. you don't have to be perfect with it or anything.. I also want to do a video on this, just have to find the time to get around to do it! __________________ Hello... Back again..

02-17-2007, 12:52 PM	#38
shellynn24 DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: In the Chicago Burbs Posts: 701	I'm subbing to this thread so I don't lose it. I love the easy to follow, visual directions. The kids and I are going to go pick up kits today!! Thank you posting this __________________ Michelle (Me) DS DD DD Lotsa offsite trips as a child~'00 Offsite- First trip alone as an adult~'02 DS's First Trip CR ~'03 ASMu~'05 DD's first trip POR ~'07 Baby DD's first trip BWV ~'10 We finally get to go back!'11 Kids Free Vacation

11-15-2006, 11:17 PM	#32
celiesky Earning My Ears Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 44	Thank you so much for that great advice. I would never have thought of using bleach. Great idea!! -Cassie

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12-04-2006, 03:03 PM	#34
Katy Belle DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,176	Wow! What a great thread! Thanks so much to all of you for your help. I just did two shirts, for my neices. Going to let them sit overnight and see how they look, then do 5 for DH,me, and our 3 boys. I am so excited to see how they turn out! Katy

02-18-2007, 02:28 PM	#39
CrazedDisFan Let's just say there were few words spoken and no meals cooked for quite some time. Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,159	Okay, I've got a couple questions. We are dying the shirts tonight. I finally got them all (4) sewn. Can I wash the shirts on cold? I am concerned about shirinking, especially with dh's shirt. Can I wash more than one at a time? I will be rinsing them out in the sink like suggested above before washing them. Thanks so much for the visuals. I was truly confuzzled by the written directions.

02-18-2007, 04:06 PM	#40
LITTLEKID58 Platinum Castaway Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Kissimmee, Fl Posts: 2,303	Thank you so much for detail instruction on how to do this.. I have subscribe to this tread also... Liz __________________ Liz & Camilo

02-22-2007, 08:53 AM	#41
jjatwdw DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 548	Just want to make sure I don't lose this thread. BTW, Michaels has Jerzee t-shirts on sale this week. Two for five dollars I believe. __________________ DISNEY MAGIC! Disneyland - dozens of times - 1967-2004 WDW - June, 2005 FWC & DCL - 4-night Wonder WDW - May, 2006 OKW & DCL - 7-night Magic WDW - May, 2007 OKW WDW - May, 2010 OKW WDW - May, 2011 OKW

02-25-2007, 10:51 AM	#42
JnEsWDWMom I'm just happy to be here! I wish life had a refresh button! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 313	Saving this one so I can show DH!! They look great!! __________________ Lynn POR 2002POR 2003POP March 2004* POP June 2004POP Oct. 2004POFQ Dec. 2004* POFQ Feb. 2005POFQ May 2005POFQ Dec 2005* POR May 2006 AKL Aug 2006POP Nov 2006* Next up: 10 days at POFQ

03-06-2007, 03:06 PM	#43
Twingle DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,843	Just bumping because I thought the step by step instructions were AWESOME! Also, love, love, LOVE the rhinestone outline on the Mickey head AND the fantabulos tip about using bleach to go back around the Mickey head! Thanks so much for sharing - if I can figure out how to post pics, I'll share mine once we do them! __________________ DHMe DS twin DD's Avatar compliments of Mr. DiRTy BuNNy, who created it when I informed him that I didn't have an avatar because I couldn't find one that was "me".

03-06-2007, 06:16 PM	#44
DizneeMommy DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NE Georgia Posts: 1,154	Just making sure I will be able to find this thread! i'll need it over Spring Break when my kids and I make our shirts! Good grief--thanks to all you creative folks, I've got more shirt ideas than we will have days to wear them!! __________________ DizneeMommy DH DD11 DS15: Kids' First Trip: June 2007 @ POP!!! June 2009 & July 2011 @ POP!!! Next Trip: 20th Anniversary in November 2013!

03-07-2007, 03:18 PM	#45
roadtripper DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: MA Posts: 1,443	This is a followup to an earlier post of mine-- I promised to put up pics, so here are a few. If you have any questions, please PM me, since I don't check this board often! Good luck with your projects-- if I can do it, anyone can, thanks to all the good tips here on the DIS OK, so here's what it looks like when you're applying the dye--notice how soaked the thing is! Try as I may, I cannot make this pic bigger, but you get the idea. I was really happy with the way they turned out! __________________

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