| Are you bored of wearing your shirt but cannot throw | | | | process. |
| it away? Do you have several old shirts that you | | | | Before beginning on the shirt, you can practice on |
| rarely wear? Maybe you have other shirts that have | | | | some swatches of cloth. That will ensure you do not |
| simply gone out of fashion and you do not use them. | | | | make mistakes and ruin your shirt. You will get various |
| You should not continue keeping those old garments | | | | designs depending on where you knot the fabric or |
| when you can use them to make something wearable. | | | | whether you squeeze it or fasten it like a robe. You |
| Tie-dye is a process of dyeing fabric by tying it up at | | | | can adopt various patterns for tie-dye. If you search |
| various places with strings or rubber bands. Using the | | | | on the Internet, there are sites that give you detailed |
| technique of tie-dye, you can convert your old shirt into | | | | procedure to get the different designs. You can even |
| a brand new tie-dye t-shirt. | | | | buy books. There are plenty of books available. |
| If you are very creative, you can first design your shirt. | | | | Let me explain how you can make your own tie-dye |
| It will help you in the tying process. Then you must | | | | t-shirt in a few simple steps: |
| select the colors you wish to see on your shirt. When | | | | 1. First, choose a 100% cotton or linen shirt, either your |
| it comes to tie dye you can let loose the designing | | | | old shirt or a new if you wish. Wash it well. |
| genius in you. You can even buy tie-dye shirts from | | | | 2. Place this shirt on a flat table where you can work. |
| the various shops and department stores. You could | | | | 3. Knot the shirt at a few places or you can twist it |
| also place an order online. However, nothing compares | | | | and fasten with rubber bands or strings tightly. |
| to creating your own tie-dye shirt. It will be like a great | | | | 4. Make the dye reading the instructions carefully. |
| weekend activity and you can even include your kids | | | | Either you can get ready tie-dye kits or you can |
| to be a part of this activity. | | | | source the dyes from the right place. |
| Firstly, you must grab your old shirt (or a new if you | | | | 5. Dye the shirt by soaking for a minimum of twenty |
| wish to create on a new shirt), plastic bags, squeeze | | | | minutes. |
| bottles, gloves, soda ash, rubber bands, fabric dye and | | | | 6. Rinse the shirt in cold water. |
| a bucket. Except for the fabric dye, you will mostly get | | | | 7. Remove the knots and rinse the shirt again |
| everything in your own house itself. You could do the | | | | 8. Dry the shirt indoors, not in the sun. |
| entire process on your own or even buy tie-dye kits | | | | People take pride in wearing their own tie-dye t-shirt. It |
| available in the market. These kits come with complete | | | | is a fun activity and the shirt never goes out of fashion. |
| instructions that will guide you through the entire | | | | So, what are you waiting for? |