Arts and Crafts **Tie Dye Mickey ears shirts directions**NEW NEW PICS LAST PAGE**

[PixieDust32]

OK, after rinsing them under the faucet a little bit, then to the washing machine.This is one of those shirts (from the sink).

 

[MusicMouse]

I am so happy with my shirts! The colors came out nice and bright, (although I was surprised how much white was on them, since I felt like I had absolutely soaked them with dye). Four out of the six Mickey heads came out really well defined, but I'm going to have to outline the last two with a bleach pen. My boys just love them! Overall, I'd have to say it was a success! I'll post a pic or two of us in them when we get back. Thank you so much, PixieDust32!!

 

[PixieDust32]

Awesome!! You're so welcome.

 

[tlh0726]

This question may have been asked before and I missed it looking through the posts.

When you rubberband the mickey head are you
1.rubber banding below the basting
2. directly on the basting
3. above the basting

TIA

 

[PixieDust32]

ON the basting, you very first rubber band should be on the basting.

 

[tlh0726]

Thanks, a few more questions.

About how many rubberbands do you use on the head/basting area? Do you go up a certain measurement?

Also when you make your "bun" shape and add the rubber bands around normally how many sections should you have? Do you then alternate colors around the "pie", one color each section or one color for 2 sections?

Any color combination work out better than others? Looking for bright colors.

 

[PixieDust32]

Thanks, a few more questions.

About how many rubberbands do you use on the head/basting area? Do you go up a certain measurement?

Also when you make your "bun" shape and add the rubber bands around normally how many sections should you have? Do you then alternate colors around the "pie", one color each section or one color for 2 sections?

Any color combination work out better than others? Looking for bright colors.

All depends of the shirt size, I do use 5-6, I just eye calculate the measurement. The colors also depends on the size you kind of calculate, take a look at the picture above, those are kids size shirts.

About the colors, there some colors that don't look go together, just follow the color wheel.

 

[brettcw23]

After just making my first shirts, my suggestions is that when you think that you have enough rubber bands...add more!!! the dye is elusive and crept past the rubber bands on my one shirt. I also found that the closer the baste stitches the better the Mickey outline showed. When I did my colors, it was with simple red, blue, yellow. I tried to overlap the colors to create a color transition like red\yellow=orange and yellow\blue=green.

 

[cherokeemamma]

Hi Pixie,
First of all, I am sorry it has taken me so long to post our pictures. Our trip was the end of Oct - the beginning of Nov. Regardless, I wanted to share a few pictures and say THANK YOU PIXIE for all of your help. We got a ton of compliments on our shirts, a lot of stares, and so many people asked us where we "bought" them or how we did it. There were 9 of us traveling together so we made quite a scene.

One other thing I wanted to share...my kids: DD10 and DS15 wanted to go to the Main St Barber shop. (Their grandpa is a barber) It was a great experience...they both had their hair done with colored gels and pixie dust. Since they were wearing the tie-dye already they were quite colorful. Tinkerbell told them it looked like they got into a fight in the berry patch.

Thanks again for all of the wonderful and detailed advice.

TTFN
Cherokeemamma

 

[PixieDust32]

After just making my first shirts, my suggestions is that when you think that you have enough rubber bands...add more!!! the dye is elusive and crept past the rubber bands on my one shirt. I also found that the closer the baste stitches the better the Mickey outline showed. When I did my colors, it was with simple red, blue, yellow. I tried to overlap the colors to create a color transition like red\yellow=orange and yellow\blue=green.

 

[PixieDust32]

Hi Pixie,
First of all, I am sorry it has taken me so long to post our pictures. Our trip was the end of Oct - the beginning of Nov. Regardless, I wanted to share a few pictures and say THANK YOU PIXIE for all of your help. We got a ton of compliments on our shirts, a lot of stares, and so many people asked us where we "bought" them or how we did it. There were 9 of us traveling together so we made quite a scene.

One other thing I wanted to share...my kids: DD10 and DS15 wanted to go to the Main St Barber shop. (Their grandpa is a barber) It was a great experience...they both had their hair done with colored gels and pixie dust. Since they were wearing the tie-dye already they were quite colorful. Tinkerbell told them it looked like they got into a fight in the berry patch.

Thanks again for all of the wonderful and detailed advice.

TTFN
Cherokeemamma

Thanks Cherokeemamma!! You guys look super, very nice, love the vivid colors on everybody I bet it was very easy to spot each other.

The kids hair goes perfect with the tie dye

I'm glad you had fun and your shirts turned out amazing, you are so welcome, any time.

Thanks for sharing those beautiful pictures.

 

[brettcw23]

Hi Pixie,
First of all, I am sorry it has taken me so long to post our pictures. Our trip was the end of Oct - the beginning of Nov. Regardless, I wanted to share a few pictures and say THANK YOU PIXIE for all of your help. We got a ton of compliments on our shirts, a lot of stares, and so many people asked us where we "bought" them or how we did it. There were 9 of us traveling together so we made quite a scene.

One other thing I wanted to share...my kids: DD10 and DS15 wanted to go to the Main St Barber shop. (Their grandpa is a barber) It was a great experience...they both had their hair done with colored gels and pixie dust. Since they were wearing the tie-dye already they were quite colorful. Tinkerbell told them it looked like they got into a fight in the berry patch.

Thanks again for all of the wonderful and detailed advice.

TTFN
Cherokeemamma

Those came out AWESOME!
Did you use a bleach pen around Mickey? I want to make sure that Mickey POPS out, but I'm apprehensive about using the bleach marker for fear that my outlining effort may bring out a less than desirable effect.

 

[cherokeemamma]

Hi brettcw23,

Thanks so much. I did use the bleach pen on my DD's shirt (1st picture and she's in front) and in a spot or two on a couple of others. I wasn't happy with how that came out...it didn't get very white turned more of a yellow/beige color. She, however, thought it looked "cool".

I wasn't really happy with the black dye...I personally thought it looked washed out a bit. I was happy with the overall look though. I think the key to the mickey head being crisp is small stitches when basting and making the rubber bands super tight and on the stitching as much as possible. I used 2 or 3 rubber bands under the Mickey head.

 

[PixieDust32]

Yes, lots of rubber bands and really really thigh. Also about the black dye, depending on the brand is the quality, however if you are using let say tulip just fill the bottle half way, if you are using Jaquard (to mix) it takes one tspn per 4oz the color would look kind of grayish, if you wanted deeper use 1 tspn and 1/2 instead.
Dharma has several shades of black, I like "new black" that one takes 4 tspn per 4oz but the color is rich, however it tends to run to the white areas.

I have a couple of shirts sitting here that didn't turned out they way I wanted, but I learned the lesson

Bleach pen works great but you have to be very careful, practice on a rag or piece if cloth first.

 

[tlh0726]

AC Moore and Michaels carry Tulip brand tie dye kits (no presoak required) Joann Fabrics carry Rainbow Rock soda ash included in kit, and also RIT.

Are one of these okay to use or should I just order a jacquard or dharma kit off the internet?

I need to do 2 adult and 2 kid shirts how much dye should I get?

 

[PixieDust32]

AC Moore and Michaels carry Tulip brand tie dye kits (no presoak required) Joann Fabrics carry Rainbow Rock soda ash included in kit, and also RIT.

Are one of these okay to use or should I just order a jacquard or dharma kit off the internet?

I need to do 2 adult and 2 kid shirts how much dye should I get?

You can use tulip and Rainbow rock, those are fiber reactive dyes, RIT is not fiber reactive I know that some people had used them and they like it, I'd never use it and don't recommended because its not for tie dye and you wouldn't have the same results.

Michael's also have the Jacquard kit, its a little bit more expensive because the dye is better.

Any of those kits would do it for the amount of shirts.

 

[tlh0726]

You can use tulip and Rainbow rock, those are fiber reactive dyes, RIT is not fiber reactive I know that some people had used them and they like it, I'd never use it and don't recommended because its not for tie dye and you wouldn't have the same results.

Michael's also have the Jacquard kit, its a little bit more expensive because the dye is better.

Any of those kits would do it for the amount of shirts.

Thanks for the quick reply.
I will have to call michaels again to make them double check the shelves.

 

[PixieDust32]

No problem! Have fun.

 

[tlh0726]

Washed my shirts yesterday afternoon, traced the mickey heads on after dinner, jumped in the car and ran to Micheals and got the jacquard tie-dye kit (5 shirts size red, blue, yellow) and a bottle of black tulip dye, went across the street to walmart and grabbed extra rubber bands. Came home and sewed up the mickey heads.
Got up this morning, mixed the water and soda ash. Pulled the floss tight on the mickey heads (make sure you are pulling your threads the the correct way, pulled the strings back against the fabric and had to sew 2 holes in DH shirt and restitch the head ) Shirts are now soaking.
Going to soak them for 4 hours as recommended by pixie.
Keeping my fingers crossed that I have enough dye for 2 adults and 2 childs shirts.

 

[PixieDust32]

Washed my shirts yesterday afternoon, traced the mickey heads on after dinner, jumped in the car and ran to Micheals and got the jacquard tie-dye kit (5 shirts size red, blue, yellow) and a bottle of black tulip dye, went across the street to walmart and grabbed extra rubber bands. Came home and sewed up the mickey heads.
Got up this morning, mixed the water and soda ash. Pulled the floss tight on the mickey heads (make sure you are pulling your threads the the correct way, pulled the strings back against the fabric and had to sew 2 holes in DH shirt and restitch the head ) Shirts are now soaking.
Going to soak them for 4 hours as recommended by pixie.
Keeping my fingers crossed that I have enough dye for 2 adults and 2 childs shirts.

Sounds good!You have enough, unless the adult shirts are plus size. Let me know if you have any questions.