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Tie-Dying Tips

  • 27-08-2014 04:05PM
    #1
    Teach30
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 539 ✭✭✭


    Hi everyone, I have a large group of students for a craft class.

    I am thinking of tie dying fabric and then getting them to sew the fabric into a tote bag and embellishing it as they like.

    If you have any tips for this or advice for doing this with a large group say 24, I'd really appreciate it as I have never tie dyed before! Thanks!


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  • #2
    Red Hare
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,394 ✭✭✭Red Hare


    You can buy cotton bags in ALDI very cheaply - it works out much cheaper than buying cotton and trying to make bags yourself. They dont have these bags all the time though - check up at the till counter.

    Use elastics rather than string Make sure knots are very tight

    Other tips would be to have lots and lots of newspaper to put on the ground near the sinks.

    Make sure to have lots of rubber gloves - the hands turn the colour of the dye


  • #3
    Teach30
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 539 ✭✭✭Teach30


    Red Hare wrote: »
    You can buy cotton bags in ALDI very cheaply - it works out much cheaper than buying cotton and trying to make bags yourself. They dont have these bags all the time though - check up at the till counter.

    Use elastics rather than string Make sure knots are very tight

    Other tips would be to have lots and lots of newspaper to put on the ground near the sinks.

    Make sure to have lots of rubber gloves - the hands turn the colour of the dye


    Thanks for the help.

    The module is for eight weeks so I think making the bags or a cushion would develop their sewing skills and creative side.

    I have seen some tutorials on youtube, I'm thinking the squeezy bottle method looks good but messy. Its where you can dye the fabric a few diff colours. Has anyone ever tried this? It would definitely look more visual than one plain colour.

    Plenty of newspaper would be essential!


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