TIE DYE

ACTIVITY:

MATERIALS:

Rubber gloves

Dye

Large nonreactive bowls

Nonreactive spoon

Salt

T-Shirts

Rubber bands

Marbles

Mild detergent

STEP 1

Gather your materials, don rubber gloves, and mix dye (following manufacturer’s

instructions). The bowl should be made of nonreactive material, such as glass or

enamel; choose a nonreactive spoon made of stainless steel or wood (don't use again

with food). Add a cup of salt to deepen the color if you like.

STEP 2

Bind fabric with rubber bands.

STEP 3

Immerse the garment in dye, and gently swish it around with a spoon. Remove when

the color is slightly darker than desired; this should take 5 to 20 minutes.

STEP 4

Rinse the fabric in warm and then cool water until water runs clear. Remove rubber

bands. Hand-wash with warm water, and rinse with cool water (or launder alone in a

washing machine). Wring in a clean old towel and then line-dry, or machine-dry on

the coolest setting. (Stewart, 2014)

Images of Activity

Bibliography:

Stewart, M., 2014. Patterns to Dye For. [Online]

Available at: http://www.marthastewart.com/270906/patterns-to-dye-for

[Accessed 25 September 2014].