Project #123
Time: 2-3 Class Periods
Difficulty: Moderate to Advanced
Cleanup: Soap & Water
Materials:
Difficulty: Moderate to Advanced
Cleanup: Soap & Water
Materials:
T-Shirt
Empty Plastic Squeeze Bottles
Procion Dye in yellow, orange, red and brown
Soda Ash
Black Metallic Resist
Paint Brush
Rubber Bands
Garbage Bag
Make your favorite animal print into a t-shirt! Use resist for the animal print, and then tie-dye.
Steps
- Step 1Use permanent resist to paint an animal print on the T-shirt. Allow design to dry.
- Step 2Pre-treat T-shirt with soda ash, per the instructions, to activate dye and help to fix it.
- Step 3Fold T-shirt in accordion fashion or traditional spiral fashion and rubber band it loosely.
- Step 4Mix dye in empty squeeze bottles, according to directions on jar. Squeeze dye onto T-shirt, repeat with each color. Place T-shirt in garbage bag and allow it to sit overnight.
- Step 5Remove rubber bands, unfold and rinse shirt. Allow it to dry.
Products Used
- Empty Squeeze Bottle, 16 oz. (JP-ACC2004)
- GILDAN 100% Cotton T-Shirt - Adult XL (CAB-XL)
- GILDAN 100% Cotton T-Shirt - Adult L (CAB-L)
- GILDAN 100% Cotton T-Shirt - Adult M (CAB-M)
- GILDAN 100% Cotton T-Shirt - Youth L (10-12) (CAB-YL)
- GILDAN 100% Cotton T-Shirt - Youth M (8-9) (CAB-YM)
- GILDAN 100% Cotton T-Shirt - Youth S (6-7) (CAB-YS)
- Jacquard Procion MX Dye - Golden Yellow (JP-PMX1010)
- Jacquard Procion MX Dye - Brilliant Orange (JP-PMX1020)
- Jacquard Procion MX Dye - Carmine Red (JP-PMX1032)
- Jacquard Procion MX Dye - Chocolate Brown (JP-PMX1119)
- Jacquard Soda Ash Dye Fixer, 1 lb. (JP-CHM1007)
- Jacquard Soda Ash Dye Fixer, 5 lb. (JP-CHM2007)
- Jacquard Water-Based Metallic Black Resist (JP-881)