D.I.Y Corner
You will need...
A boring old jumper
(preferable with a high cotton
% as it takes on the dye better.
This one was 50% cotton)
Kate from Trends With Benefits
turns her plain kilo sweater into
a tie-dye delight!
Step 1: Grab sections of your
jumper and tie elastic bands around
nice and tightly. Its important that
these are fairly tight so the dye is
restricted from these parts. Cover
your jumper in elastic bands until
it looks a little something like this.
Don’t you think it looks a bit like an
alien?!
Step 2: Following the instructions on
your packet of dye, run the tap over
your bundle so it’s nice and damp
before putting it in the dye.
Step 3: Make up your bucket of dye
as described in the instructions.
Dylon requires ordinary salt to be
added to the dye mixture. Then pour
over not quite boiling water over the
dry mixture so it all dissolves. Make
up the rest of the dye using warm
water out of the
tap.
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Step 4: Immerse your alien bundle
into the dye and leave it for the
required time. I only left my jumper
in for 25 minutes or so as I didn’t
want my jumper to be really dark
black. As you can see, its more
of a deep blue colour against the
already blue jumper.
Step 5: Once you have taken your
jumper out of the dye, rinse out the
excess under the tap. Squish out as
much of the dye as you can until the
water starts to run clear again.
Step 6: Still with the elastic bands
on, put your jumper bundle into the
washing machine on a quick spin to
take out the last of the dye.
A ton of elastic bands of all
sizes
Fabric Dye (I went for Dylon
Hand Dye in black)
Salt (to add with the dye
mixture)
Bucket
Washing up gloves (tie dyed
hands are not very vintage!)
Step 7: Take off all the elastic
bands to uncover your unique
pattern!
Ta Dah!
For more tutorials and crafty fun
from Kate and her friends, visit
trendswb.blogspot.com
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