Tye Dye T-Shirts What You'll Need: One-gallon empty bottle Pre-washed cotten T-shirt 3 plastic buckets rubber gloves or clothespin bleach an apron or smock (old shirt will work fine) string or rubber bands dye (Ritz or Tintex), various colors newspaper old towels For light colored T-shirts, use dye. For dark colored T-shirts, use bleach. Before working with the dyes, put on an apron or smock. 1. To prepare the dye: Pour a package of dye powder, any color, into the gallon bottle and fill it with hot tap water. Put the top on and shake well. Pour the liquid into a plastic bucket. To prepare the bleach: Pour the bleach about 2" deep into another plastic bucket. Do this outside or near an open window. Don't Touch The Bleach or Smell It Directly! Fill the third bucket with plain water. 2. Now tie string or rubber bands around the fabric in as many places as you want. 3. Always Wear Gloves When You're Dipping Fabric. If you don't have gloves, use a clothespin to pick up the fabric. Dip the fabric into the dye or bleach for 2 to 3 minutes. You can put the whole piece of fabric in, or just dip the parts that are tied. For light-colored fabrics, wait until the fabric is a little darker than you want it to be. For dark-colored fabrics, wait until it has turned as light as you want it to be. 4. Pick up the fabric and swirl it in the bucket of plain water. 5. Wrap the fabric in some old towels and press down on it to soak up the water. 6. Take off the string or rubber bands and hang up the fabric to dry. Put newspapers below to catch any dripping water. You'll have a great piece of tye-dye overnight! You can tye-dye the same shirt or piece of clothing in different colors. Get an extra bucket for each color. After the first dipping, rinse the fabric but don't remove the string or rubber bands. Then dip the fabric into a different-colored dye. Change the water in the bucket after each color. Try tye-dyeing old pillowcases, bedsheets, or curtains.

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