Comments on: Dollar Store Tie Dyeing

By: Susan Blossom

Susan Blossom — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:14:25 +0000

I found out the hard way that Bright Colored Post It notes are a great way to die fabric. My husband left one in his white dress shirt pocket & it made a really pretty pink tie dye mark. I think you could use them in a similar way to the tissue paper. Be sure to set the dye afterward.

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Tie Dye on a Budget | Crafts Kids :: Free Crafts Network — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:21:56 +0000

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By: kidifferous

kidifferous — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:56:55 +0000

not gonna lie, it looks like a formula stain on a onesie.

By: Nahuatl Vargas

Nahuatl Vargas — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:35:07 +0000

I can’t wait to try this with my 3 year old.
Thank you.

By: Heather - Dollar Store Crafts

Heather - Dollar Store Crafts — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:25:38 +0000

@Erin Did you let the shirt air dry and then either iron it or dry it in the dryer? It needs to be “heat set” with one of those two options to keep its color.

By: Erin Leonard

Erin Leonard — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:49 +0000

I tried this with my 3yo. We had a great time tearing the paper, spraying the water and pouring on vinegar. I was really pleased with how the color bled off the tissue paper onto the shirts. When we washed them the color almost all came out leaving only very faint spots. Any idea where we went wrong?

By: Heather - Dollar Store Crafts

Heather - Dollar Store Crafts — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:17:32 +0000

Check out more results for this craft at http://artfulparent.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/tie-dyeing-t-shirts-with-colored-tissue-paper

By: SkylarKD

SkylarKD — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:59:14 +0000

Neat!
How well does the dye hold after it is washed a couple of times?

By: Cynthia I

Cynthia I — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:16:01 +0000

So we tried this yesterday and it worked when I poured vinegar directly on it. I also tried in on some muslin. Red wouldn’t take and purple and blue were the best. Very fun. Thanks.

By: Liz from babyblooze

Liz from babyblooze — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:21:36 +0000

When u originally posted this, I did this as a neighborhood craft with the kids when we did “National Camp in Your Backyard Day” last month – what fun!! I can send you some pics if you want. Anyway, the project did work but SOME colors didn’t transfer — I think this was due to the fact some of the tissue was of higher quality and had a waxy finish.

I like the idea of crepe paper streamers – I think that might actually work even better!!

Interesting idea about Kool-Aid tie dye from Cheryl above… wondering if the dye sets with vinegar? Also she says “without the sugar” — does that mean to use the sugar free one?

Thanks for the ideas!!!!