Dye A T-Shirt


Check out this t-shirt I dyed (with a special appearance by Wesley the Weenie)! I'm so happy with how it came out! Here's how I did it:
I took a plain white t-shirt and a box of black Rit dye. I wadded the t-shirt up in a ball and wrapped rubber bands all around it like so. Then I followed the directions on the Rit package! It was pretty easy.

The rubber bands made a cool wire fence effect, and I love the clouded effect from wadding up the shirt--it looks lavender, gray, and black now! Very cool... I love it. I want to make more now.

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43 Responses to “Dye A T-Shirt”

  1. Jordana, on February 25th, 2009 at 11:29 pm Said:

    Nice!! I want to try this.

    PS Cute Weenie! My family dog was a weiner named Ginger.

  2. mermaid, on February 25th, 2009 at 11:31 pm Said:

    i was going to to tweet it to you, but why bother when i can comment. LOL that is the coolest thinggg ever! i want to make one, a pink one. hehe

    where can you get the Rit dye at?

  3. Annie Spandex, on February 26th, 2009 at 12:18 am Said:

    Jordana – Thanks! Aw.. Weenies rule

    mermaid – Oh, you can buy Rit dye anywhere around here. Are you not in the US (I forget)? Any old fabric dye will do. Check your grocery where the laundry detergent is.

  4. Gerri Ward, on February 26th, 2009 at 1:26 am Said:

    Annie what a fab tee! I’m going to give it a try! – Thanks for the post!

  5. Song, on February 26th, 2009 at 2:00 am Said:

    Pretty pretty! It looks like clouds and lightning.

  6. farren, on February 26th, 2009 at 2:03 am Said:

    i love how it came out!

  7. Georgie, on February 26th, 2009 at 7:32 am Said:

    I love how that t-shirt came out… Very tempted to make my own.
    x

  8. Sal, on February 26th, 2009 at 7:53 am Said:

    It turned out so well! Hmmm, wonder if I could replicate that gorgeous shirt on my own …

  9. MissAmyShops, on February 26th, 2009 at 7:20 pm Said:

    rock on! i am bookmarking this for later use ;)

  10. Cara Mia, on February 28th, 2009 at 11:46 am Said:

    yay! wesley’s back :)

    the shirt looks great! i just did the same thing on a tank top only with rubber bands and bleach. it came out pretty good. i’ll have to try this next.

  11. Later That Day, on February 28th, 2009 at 4:54 pm Said:

    it turned out great!!

  12. Grant, on March 1st, 2009 at 1:32 am Said:

    Hey Gorgeous Annie-

    No. 1 That shirt is seriously cool and I cannot wait to see how you style it.

    No. 2 I have posted a quick quiz on my Blog about my Blog; and it would mean a heck of a lot to me if you would fill it out.

    <3

  13. pinkengreen, on March 1st, 2009 at 6:51 am Said:

    you’r cool!!! lol :)

  14. Catherine, on March 1st, 2009 at 10:09 am Said:

    That is one sweet tie dye job! I’m totally inspired. I would also like a Wesley the weenie of my own.

  15. Elisa, on March 1st, 2009 at 9:26 pm Said:

    Oh wow, it looks incredible!
    I can’t wait to try it out for myself :)

    <333333

  16. Eli, on March 1st, 2009 at 10:52 pm Said:

    If I can find the time and thing, I want to do this on a dress!

    On another note, what are you using for your new hair color, its amazing!

  17. x Miss Corrine x, on March 2nd, 2009 at 7:48 pm Said:

    You always come up with the best craft ideas! :D I definitely need to tie dye myself a shirt.. it looks spectacular, and so rock and roll!

  18. Amaris, on March 3rd, 2009 at 12:29 pm Said:

    awesome with a capital A. i have to try this.

  19. mommydrinkstyle, on March 3rd, 2009 at 9:31 pm Said:

    I love your site. It’s so inspiring. I’m getting my sewing machine fixed right now!
    I love Wesley! So cute! I have a 10 year old Dachshund named Tiki.
    http://mommydrinkstyle.blogspot.com/2009/01/tikis-idea-of-fun.html

  20. suzy sauvage, on March 3rd, 2009 at 10:26 pm Said:

    awesome tee & adorable doggie :)

  21. surimay, on March 3rd, 2009 at 10:56 pm Said:

    oooooooh good work annie! i like how the tie dye is subtle :D

    p.s. you dog is so soooo cute!

  22. MollyCake, on March 4th, 2009 at 10:13 am Said:

    amazing! looks like a storm! my tie dye always ends up blotchy and streaky. thanks for the tips, maybe i’ll try again.

  23. ...love Maegan, on March 4th, 2009 at 10:56 am Said:

    NICE JOB!!! …it turned out perfectly!

  24. Cammila, on March 4th, 2009 at 11:10 pm Said:

    Cannot….concentrate…..on awesome dyed shirt….distracted….by adorable puppy!!

  25. WendyB, on March 5th, 2009 at 12:49 am Said:

    Now that you’ve practiced on the shirt, time to dye the dog!

  26. Liz, on March 5th, 2009 at 4:49 pm Said:

    I love this. I have a few white american apparel v neck shirts that I can’t wait to dye now. Did you use the bottle dye and did you use the whole bottle? Just afraid I’m going to end up with a black shirt.

  27. Michelle, on March 9th, 2009 at 9:42 pm Said:

    WOW! My kind of tee–love it. You should experiment with different colors and sell them, seriously.

  28. DIY Hero - Annie Spandex, on March 27th, 2009 at 10:34 am Said:

    [...] shows a top she redid by scattering bleach over it.  A few more of her DIYs that I recommend are: tie-dyeing (which I may try this weekend), upgrading your skirt to a dress and my personal favorite – [...]

  29. Allecticy, on April 9th, 2009 at 3:28 pm Said:

    FANTASTIC!

  30. Ex Back, on April 9th, 2009 at 10:18 pm Said:

    If you want to see a reader’s feedback :) , I rate this post for four from five. Detailed info, but I have to go to that damn yahoo to find the missed parts. Thanks, anyway!

  31. PerfectLocks, on April 16th, 2009 at 10:31 pm Said:

    That dyed shirt came out so cute. I remember when I was little and we used to make tie dyed shirts, but they never came out this cool!

  32. Manuelito, on April 20th, 2009 at 1:57 pm Said:

    lol k, but are you sure?

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  35. Unick, on April 28th, 2009 at 11:33 am Said:

    Sweet! I feel like I just dug up gold ;)

  36. Tornquist, on May 1st, 2009 at 2:18 pm Said:

    Good info, thanks for the post!

  37. Mcginn, on May 3rd, 2009 at 6:38 am Said:

    Good info, thanks for the post!

  38. Riemann, on May 9th, 2009 at 3:33 am Said:

    I could of sworn I read about this before. I forgot what website I’ve seen this on but nevertheless nice post.

  39. Spracklen, on May 10th, 2009 at 12:28 pm Said:

    I like this, but my friend next to me doesn’t :(

  40. Arendt, on May 20th, 2009 at 8:00 pm Said:

    Great blog

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    Great blog

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