It s a great project to do with a group of kids.
Can you tie dye a shirt with vinyl.
Tie dye t shirts have been popular for decades.
Using bleach on a colored shirt is a different take on the traditional tie dye project.
You start with a colored t shirt and use bleach to remove some of the color.
This modern technique looks amazing on black red and navy.
Now this is where a bit of creativity is needed.
Secondly take note of all the colors in your tie dyed shirt and choose an ink color that has enough contrast to your tie dye.
Over time your tie dye can fade and the white shirt will be revealed.
You can use rubber bands and create a more traditional tie dye look.
You can even tie dye any printed shirts.
White shirts 100 cotton works the best for sure.
For this project you will need.
Tie dying is an easy and fun way to bring some great color to any old t shirt.
When it comes to actually absorbing the dye gildan shirts did well but they shrink and aren t super comfortable kinda scratchy.
Putting a white transfer on the tie dyed shirt may look great at first but could make the transfer hard to see over time.
One of my favorite summer projects is tie dying t shirts.
But they are cheap and dye well so i got them for my kids.
You can even tie dye any printed shirts.
Colored powder that comes in tie dye kits in an assortment of rainbow colors a white tee shirt bag or any 100 cotton project base water paint brush gloves optional if you are not messy a vinyl sticker the negative part.
Reverse tie dye aka bleach tie dye is the process of removing color from dark t shirts as opposed to adding color to light t shirts in traditional tie dye.
This is what you ll need.
But one thing is similar it s best to go through all the bleaching steps first and then apply the heat transfer vinyl afterwards.