i want to tie dye some of the kids clothes, help please

[misdee]

i would love to do the bright swirly patterns.

i have heaps of clothes that need 'new life' breathing into them, mainly white items.

what dyes do i need to use to get multiple colours on one garments, and any youtube vids to help with instruction?

many thanks.

I found these dyes for cotton which look better than the Dylon ones.
You could try wrapping small bits of the material with thin elastic bands and dip dyeing them.

this is quite a good site too

thanks

Ooo i did this when I was at school

Die a shirt in a base colour (light)

Then put a bundle of marbles (not essential) in teh centre of your circle and tightly tie string around the bits you want to sta base colour.

The leave a gap and tie more string etc.

I used to use a big bucket for the die and dunk it according to instructions.

just a little tip - don't do shirts that have "deoderant stains" as the die doesn't penetrate the deoderant stain - obv not an issue for the kids.

You can also do "Batique" with candle wax. Drip it on or paint melted candle wax with a paint brush.

I had hours of fun as a teenager.