can i tie dye a shirt without a dye kit? by using food coloring or something off the wall?! helppp
2007-06-25 08:12:12 · 7 answers · asked by Jayme S 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
You don't really need a kit...
Just buy a thing of dye, which is only a few bucks I think, and cheap rubber bands.
(and yes, 'thing' is a technical term :P lol)
2007-06-25 08:20:47 · answer #1 · answered by Glitter Berry 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check out this website.
: How to Tie-Dye - Step-By-Step Projects and Photos
As I mentioned previously, we usually use RIT brand dye for our projects, but ewe also enjoy experimenting with other products, such as Simply Spray.
We used several different folding techniques, which I have posted along with step-by-step directions so you can fild your project the same way if you like. Each project below also includes colored photos so you can see what the finished project looks like.
Circles Design Tie-Dye T-Shirt
Colorful Beach Towel
Marbled Design Tie-Dye T-Shirt
Red, White, and Blue T-Shirt
Simply Spray Neon T-Shirt
Single Stripe Design Tie-Dye T-Shirt
Spiral Design Tie-Dye T-Shirt
Stripes Design Tie-Dye T-Shirt
Tiny Circles Design Tie-Dye T-Shirt
Remember, no two shirts will turn out alike, no matter how hard you try! Get creative and have fun.
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/tiedye/a/041601a_4.htm
2007-06-25 11:42:20 · answer #2 · answered by Michael N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend you use dye for fabric.If you check the papers, you can usually find a 40% off coupon from A.C. Moores or Michael's. It will bring the cost of the kit down to about $10. By the time you but the fixative and the different pachages of dye, it will end up costing you more than the kit. Look at the site below for folding techniques.
http://www.prochemical.com/directions/Folding.htm
2007-06-25 16:04:17 · answer #3 · answered by Pat C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have done tie dye with natural things too. Onion skins make a brown color, many plants and flowers make a yellow color. It takes a lot of natural matural to do it and you have to rince the thing in vinegor to set the color. Cotton hankies are good for experimenting. Make sure you use pans that you will not use to make food with and ventilation. The dyes at the grocery store work well too.
2007-06-25 11:11:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you put bleach on the spots that you want white and then wash it the bleach will completely run through the entire shirt ruining it. so i would suggest just going out and buying a new shirt and more tie die.
2016-05-20 00:39:34 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically you could do it with food coloring but I would probably wash out the first time you washed it.
Good luck.
2007-06-25 08:17:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try koolaid it might work.
2007-06-27 10:49:38 · answer #7 · answered by nettie_lou 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋