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| - | I love white T-shirts. They're cool and comfy. They match everything. The downside? They get stained and dingy-looking in a short time. When a T-shirt reaches the period, it's tempting to toss against each other and get a fresh one. After all, T-shirts aren't exactly expensive. The problem with that line of thinking is that it isn't sustainable. There's no must send a stained T-shirt towards the landfill, when it's possible to give it a dyebath as well as a whole new life. The photo I've posted using this type of article shows a shirt that I saved in the trash. It used to be a white cotton/spandex blend T-shirt. I wore it for a few years. It eventually got so stained that I was embarrassed to put on it in public places. Rather than trashing it, I decided to see if tie-dyeing it would cover the stains. | + | * [[Inicio]] |
| - | The Tie-Dye Process: | + | * [[Docencia]] |
| - | I loosely folded the shirt making several horizontal pleats, after which secured it with rubber bands. You can have a look at the photo to get a better thought of how it looked, both folded and after dyeing. That kind of fold produced an undulating vertical striped pattern. To get the effect shown inside photo, I applied an individual color of dye inside a pretty purplish-pink color. | + | * [[Publicaciones]] |
| - | I was surprised about how well the dye hidden the stains. It was just like having a new shirt. | + | * [[Proyectos Fin de Carrera (PFC)]] |
| - | Tips for Over-Dyeing Previously-Worn T-Shirts and Other Clothes: | + | |
| - | There are some stains that can be easy to hide, and some that will require some real creativity to include into a tie-dyed design. Even if you'll be able to't completely cover a stain, no less than the stain will not as obvious on the tie-dyed shirt mainly because it will be on a plain white shirt. The colorful tie-dyed design will distract from your stain. | + | |
| - | Fibers to Dye: | + | |
| - | Overdyeing is ideal with cotton and other natural-fiber shirts, if you are using dyes which can be readily available towards the public. Synthetic fibers for example polyester and acrylic are certainly not easy to dye in your house, and I wouldn't recommend trying. | + | |
| - | It is achievable to dye a poly-cotton blend using dyes intended for cotton fabric. Success just isn't guaranteed, however, you could get lucky. Generally speaking, the cotton will dye nicely but the poly is not going to. If you were to immerse a cotton shirt and a poly-cotton shirt inside same dyebath, the poly-cotton shirt would turn out looking lighter in color compared to cotton one. If the poly-cotton fabric is blended well, you most likely wouldn't observe that the poly remains un-dyed; if you were to inspect the information very closely you'll probably be in a position to tell, though. | + | |
| - | When dyeing poly-cotton blends, it is achievable that you could run in a problem referred to as 'barre," (pronounced "bar-RAY,") in which the dye highlights some inconsistencies inside fiber with the shirt. That's a risk you're taking when you dye a blended poly-cotton fabric. | + | |
| - | Overdyeing Colors: | + | |
| - | Keep in your mind that you do not have to start having a white T-shirt. You can try over-dyeing a T-shirt of virtually any color. It might or may not work, depending on a variety of factors, but also in my experience you are going to achieve more successes than failures. | + | |
| - | If you happen to be dyeing a colored T-shirt, go with a dye which is darker as opposed to color you might be going to dye over. For example, if you might be going to dye overtop of the blue T-shirt, you can use a darker blue dye in conjunction with tie-dye processes to produce a tonal tie-dyed effect. | + | |
| - | Pitfalls: | + | |
| - | This process doesn't always go smoothly; you can find pitfalls. The pitfall I've come across most could be the "White poly thread" dilemma. You'll sometimes find that a garment could be dyed successfully, though the thread doesn't take dye. For example, this may happen when polyester thread was applied to sew a cotton garment. If you use a really dark dye overtop of your T-shirt that's originally a really light color, the un-dyed poly seams might become considerably more obvious compared to what they were to start with. If you find yourself in that situation, it is possible to color the seams having a fabric marker. That isn't a quick process, however it works. | + | |
| - | Overdyeing Prints: | + | |
| - | I've also achieved some interesting results with overdyeing printed garments. On several occasions, I've given thrift-store purchases a color makeover with that technique. Some of the transformations have been pretty amazing. You can take a piece of clothing in an outdated color scheme and dye overtop from it. If you choose colors wisely, it could find yourself looking brand-new. | + | |
| - | [[http://www.squidoo.com/cooltiedyegifts|Tie Dye tshirt ]]Resources: | + | |
| - | If you'd like some more in-depth tutorials on trading of tie dye, please examine the following pages: | + | |
| - | How to Tie-Dye a Spiral or Swirl | + | |
| - | How to Tie-Dye a Heart Shape | + | |
| - | How to Tie-Dye a Striped T-shirt | + | |
| - | Tie Dye: A Case Study of What Not to Do | + | |
| - | Product Review of Jacquard Tie Dye Kits | + | |
| - | I hope these tips have given you some insights and ideas for recycling your individual stained / outdated T-shirts and garments with dye. Happy (green) crafting! | + | |
