TYE DYE SHIRTS
My project is to find crafts the girls can do.
So I do them first then show them the idea.
Right now my projects involve recycling items and any thing we have on hand-no money should be spent on these projects (hopefully)
Found this idea on several pinterest sites...I thought it would be a great project for the Girl Scout Troop to do. It's a nice way for the girls to get creative and design anything they want without the mess of dyes.
Items needed:
White T-shirt (white is preferred but I only had this green one on hand)
Sharpie Markers
Rubbing Alcohol
Rubber Band
Cup or jar (optional-different sizes)
Cardboard (put in between shirt so color will not bleed through)
I already have T-shirt boards, so that is what I used to put in between the T-Shirt. But a recycled cardboard from a box will do great. Put the cup or jar under the shirt and use the rubber band to keep in place. This method helps stretch the T-Shirt and makes it easier to draw but is not mandatory.
Use markers to create a design. Draw a small design because it will spread. You can draw a bigger design but if it spreads to the edge of the cup, you will get a stencil look-of a circle, as you may be able to see in the bottom picture. No designs are wrong-you still get the surprise effect of tye dye but with a little control of the outcome .
Use a dropper or spray with alcohol to wet design and watch it spread...If it did not spread the way you liked-then just add more design and add more alcohol.
When done with designs let air dry then put in dryer to set...If T-Shirt is not dry when put into dryer, color may still stain other parts of the shirt. I am impatient so after each design I used the blow dyer.
This was the finally outcome.
It has a few swirls, a heart, the troop number and an initial.
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