How to make DIY Tie-Dye Shirt?

Roll up your sleeves, tie up your hair, and put on an apron. Place your activity mat on a flat surface. Put your T-shirt into a large plastic bowl and pour over the vinegar and 1⁄2 cup water—this helps prepare the fabric for the dye. Leave to soak for about 30 minutes. Lift the T-shirt out of the bowl and squeeze it to wring it out. Roll the T-shirt into a long sausage shape and then tie three or four elastic bands around the fabric, spacing them however you like. You could pinch it together in the middle and secure with an elastic band to create a spiral design or tie knots in the T-shirt for yet another tie-dye design. Fill the squirt bottle with 1⁄2 cup water and add eight drops of food coloring. Put the cap on the bottle and shake to mix well.  Place your T-shirt on your activity mat and put on a pair of rubber gloves. Squirt the food coloring mixture onto one area of the T-shirt, then turn it over and squirt the rest of the color mixture onto the other side. When your T-shirt is completely soaked in food coloring and water, place the T-shirt roll into a resealable plastic bag and leave to rest in the bag overnight. The next day, take the T-shirt out of the bag and remove the elastic bands. Pour the salt and 1⁄2 cup of water into a large bowl. Plunge the T-shirt into the salt water to set the dye and then wring the T-shirt out. Rinse your dyed T-shirt in clean water several times until the water runs clear—take care when you rinse, as splashes of water may stain you and your clothes as the food coloring rinses off. Wring it out a final time and hang out to dry.

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