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

[amyhuffman]

Help!!!! Does anyone know how to band the shirts to do multiple mickey heads on one shirt? I saw a few examples on this thread, but was wondering if someone could explain how to get the twist swirl tie dye with three smaller mickey heads on the shirt. I want to make one for DH for father's day.

 

[PiperPizzaz]

I just died some new shirts for a family going with us this year. I had few mickey head bleed through so I did the clorox pen. I wanted to give a tip with that technique (hope I am not repeating I haven't read the whole thread). I put foil inside the shirt. I used my mickey paper template and traced around it with the bleach pen. Then I went around again to make sure I had a lot on there. Then I took the tip of the bleach pen and kind of zig zagged through the bleach to spread it out a bit and look more like the natural look with a rubber band. It turned out really good!

 

[PiperPizzaz]

I don't hold my shirts while I dye them, I use a cooling rack (like for cookies) and the excess dye can drip onto a covered table. I also have a roll of paper towels and wipe the dye off my gloves before I flip the shirt too, unless I really only have one color on my glove then I'll grab the shirt on that color (clear as mud, I know)

That's a good idea. I use paper towels under mine then, flip them onto new paper towels to do the back but, the cooling rack is a good idea!

 

[staceyj2]

Ok I took the plunge. I have 2 sets of shirts "marinating" in their plastic bags. I can't wait to see them tomorrow. Will try to post photos unless they are complete mess.

 

[LockShockBarrel]

The weather around here is killing the tiedye spirit! My friend and I have been dying to do it but the nice days are so far and few between and one if not both of us has been working during those nice days. I've been hoarding plain white cotton stuff for dying and just got some stuff for my cousin's little ones (tiny tiedyes). Plus with the weather being so bleh, no one has their pool chemicals out! It's May 15th for cryin out loud!! Oh well...I guess I'll go pray to the weather gods.

 

[Faith&Hope]

The weather around here is killing the tiedye spirit! My friend and I have been dying to do it but the nice days are so far and few between and one if not both of us has been working during those nice days. I've been hoarding plain white cotton stuff for dying and just got some stuff for my cousin's little ones (tiny tiedyes). Plus with the weather being so bleh, no one has their pool chemicals out! It's May 15th for cryin out loud!! Oh well...I guess I'll go pray to the weather gods.

what do you need pool chemicals for?

 

[PixieDust32]

Home Depot has the PH up year round.

 

[MagicMomma]

what do you need pool chemicals for?

To soak the shirts in before dying. Soda ash is the same as one of the pool chemicals. Check the beginning of this thread to be sure which one. (I think it's pH increaser...) hth

 

[LockShockBarrel]

The Home Depot here doesn't. I asked different people on 2 different trips. On the last trip one of the employees said "well we have it in the building but it's no on the floor yet since the weather hasn't been good...just go to Walmart". I will never understand a store turning away business...but that's just what I did, I went to Walmart and got 5 lbs for $7, plus more bottles and a set of measuring cups/spoons.

And yes, it's ph up but not all ph up is the same chemical, so check that it's sodium carbonate before you buy it.

 

[PixieDust32]

Oh must be because you're up north, they always have it here, it is outside where the plants and fertilizer etc. Wal mart has it only during the summer, how weird. I use a lot so I get the big bucket.

It's call PH UP aka Sodium Carbonated.

 

[LockShockBarrel]

I thought of the North/South difference too I got the 5 lb thing for now and we'll see how fast we go through it. I'll have to remember to look for clearance pool stuff at the end of summer and stock up.

 

[PixieDust32]

I thought of the North/South difference too I got the 5 lb thing for now and we'll see how fast we go through it. I'll have to remember to look for clearance pool stuff at the end of summer and stock up.

I didn't think about that, lol! Yes, I did that a couple of years ago, I went pool chemical shopping in Sep

 

[LockShockBarrel]

We obviously didn't think of it because tie dye spans any distance

We were feeling the urge so bad we just did it in the garage tonight, while it poured outside. The lesson learned tonight is figure out which shirt is getting which color first so you don't end up with a nearly full bottle of certain colors! We only used Chinese red on two Italian flag themed shirts for a friend of ours, but had mixed up a whole bottle. We also tried a couple different patterns and color combinations so fingers crossed big time here. I think most will be fine, more of a worry if anything will come out muddy. My friend even found 100% cotton boxer briefs at Old Navy so we did some of those for her husband! We agreed from the start of this not to unwrap the shirts or whatever without us both being there, and she's going to Wicked tomorrow so I have to wait til Friday to see how they turn out!! It's already killing me!!

All but 2 things are for other people so we're particularly nervous about them. I did a blue and purple spiral shirt for me, rainbow spiral shirts for my cousin's little ones plus individual shirts for them (one got pink and purple spiral, one is green and blue stripes, one is purple and yellow bullseye) 2 Italian flag theme shirts for a friend (one spiral and one stripes), a skirt and shirt for my friends sister (both spirals), the boxer briefs for my friend's husband (blue yellow and green bulleye and spiral but I don't remember the colors) and I believe the last one was an offset bulleye for my friend. There was a ton and we had a hard time keeping them straight so here's hoping we didn't accidently dye anyone's stuff the wrong colors or patterns.

This was our first time using the dharma dyes (chinese red, fuschia, deep orange, lemon yellow, new emerald green, turquiose, and grape) and we added urea to the dye. I'll post pictures soon!

 

[PixieDust32]

Ya'll love Dharma dyes, after using them you won't wanna use anything else.

 

[caribear]

Here is a picture of my daughter's Girl Scout troop in their tie-dye shirts at MK. I didn't care for the brand of dye I used as the colors were not very sharp (bought at Joann's). We received lots of comments on the shirts and they were a great way to keep all of the girls in our sights. The moms had tie-dye shirts too!

 

[PixieDust32]

Good job! They look adorable. thanks for Sharing.

 

[LockShockBarrel]

The haul!

For my cousin's kids

Viva Italia

For my friend's sister

Also for my friend's sister

My friend's experiment

mine

 

[PixieDust32]

Very nice girl!!! looks like a lot of fun!

 

[Twingle]

Love the idea of a tie dyed skirt! That would look super cute with a mickey on the side. Hhmmm, thinking, thinking ...

 

[LockShockBarrel]

These guys are 2 from the last batch! The teal-ish color in both are 1 part New Emerald Green and 1 part Turquiose. The tank top patten is actually a swirl, but we laid the shirt flat from the side and swirled from there.