Am I the only one who has laundry trouble? I have this terrible habit of letting stains set into my whites. My latest victim is my favorite white shirt from Gap. It had a small stain on it that would not come out for the life of me! I tried it all. So I decided dying it was my only solution. It may not be white anymore, but at least I’d still get the cute fit!
I am not new to dying clothing. I actually love to dye stained or tired clothes and give them new life! But what I hadn’t done before was dip-dying. So I gave it a whirl!
I used Rit dye and followed the directions on the box as far as mixing goes. I used a bowl to dye.
The first step is to dip the entire shirt in the dye. I actually did this first step last, which worked out fine. Confession – Originally I had wanted the top part to be white, but I splashed a few drops of dye onto the white. So letting the lightest part be a light pink seemed like the best option!
Next leave the bottom two-thirds of the shirt in the dye. I did this for 10 minutes.
Then pull out a bit of the shirt, leaving the bottom third in the dye for another 10 minutes. This allows the dye to set darker in the last section.
Then I rinsed the shirt under cold water, squeezing extra dye out as I went. I did this until it ran clear. Then I threw it in the wash, following the directions on the Rit box.
Here’s my new shirt!
It’s not perfect. This could easily be fixed by using a rectangular container for dying. But I think the imperfection is part of the look!
Wow! That is AWESOME! I’ve always been afraid of Rit dye. LOL Then again, it’s probably just the mess I’m afraid of. I’m messy.
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I think it turned out good! I actually did the same thing with a basic white t over the summer..everyone who has seen me wear it loved how it turned out..plus its alot of fun!
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