Fashion Friday: How To Create A 4th of July Tie Dye Tee

We are normally teaching you how to get stains out of your shirts, but today we will be teaching you how to turn a plain white tee into a patriotic tie dyed shirt!

1) A plain white 100% cotton t-shirt (wet the shirt with warm water)

2) Blue & Red tie dye

3) Rubber bands, or zip ties

4) Rubber gloves

5) Metal drying rack & metal cake pan

6) Plastic grocery bag

1) Gather the shirt together the long way (hot dog style) so it creates a long line as pictured above.

2) Place your first rubber band or zip tie 4 inches from the end of the t-shirt where the shoulders are. Add in rubber bands or zip ties every 2 inches thereon until you reach the end of the shirt.

3) Put on your rubber gloves. Place your bunched up t-shirt on your metal drying rack with the metal baking pan underneath, or whatever you want to use to catch the spillage.

4) Start with the long 4 inch shoulder end and squeeze your blue tie dye onto this section of the shirt. The next sections you will alternate every other section dying one red & skipping the next section to leave it white. Alternate this method dying every other 2 inch section of the t-shirt with your red tie dye until you reach the end of the t-shirt.

5) Once you’re finished dying the shirt, put it into a plastic grocery bag and leave in a warm area to dry for about 7 hours.

6) Remove the shirt from the bag & rinse with warm water. Ring the shirt out to remove excess water, then rinse & repeat. Continue this process until the water runs clear.

7) Remove the rubber bands or zip ties.

8) Throw the t-shirt into your washer & dryer, then your shirt will be ready to wear!

We hope you have a safe & fun 4th of July!