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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Kiona--How To



How to make tie dye shirts:
Materials
    Work area (spread newspaper around your area so it wont make a mess)
    Plain white t-shirt (cotton because it works the best)
    Colored dyes of your choice it can be purchased at any craft store
    Gloves (to prevent from staining your hands)
    Rubber bands
    Water source (it can be a bucket filled with water)
How to start making your tie dye shirt (Spiral)
            First of all there are a ton of different tie dye patterns to do but I'm specifically going to be talking about the spiral pattern. Before starting wet your plain white shirt. Then ring it out very well. Open up your shirt and choose anywhere to start the spiral (most people do it in the middle or at the corner its whatever you prefer) pinch the spot with all four fingers wherever you decided to start at and slowly rotate your hand to the right until your shirt is completely wrapped into a circle figure. Now you get 3-4 rubber bands and start wrapping it on your shirt. The rubber bands should be on like a t figure with a rubber band through the t leaving 6 spots if you used 3 rubber bands and 8 spots if you used four rubber bands. Now it is time to start putting the dye on. Make sure to put your gloves on so it wont stain your fingers. Pick whichever dye color you want and put it on a section or two. (If you choose to use the same color for two sections, I suggest you put it diagonal from the other one) Once you finish putting the dye on your going to want to squeeze out any extra dye on it because you dont want too much dye on your shirt so then it wont look messy. Now its time to put your shirt outside to dry for about a day or two until it is completely dried. Okay so it has been 24 or 48 hours later, your shirt should be done you are going to want to grab your shirt and place it under cold water rinsing out any of the leftover dye (you will know if you got all the dye once your water comes out clear) Lastly, run it in the washer by itself for the first time with no soap! Dont worry after you wash it once it can start getting washed with other clothes. I hope you try this out and like the outcome of your shirt!

69 comments:

  1. This informs the reader of the involved process in detail.

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  2. This "how to" took me back in time to when I was little and we used to do tie dye every Fourth of July. I like how you included a set of materials, especially the gloves.

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  3. Thank you! I've always wanted to make a tie dye shirt but i didn't know how. This was very informative. Good job.

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  4. This piece was well written and very detailed, it helps the reader understand what materials to use and how to use it. Great job!

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  5. Very nice piece! Your tips were very easy to understand and made it clear that you really know what you are doing.

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  6. Good step by step instructions. I feel confident that I could manage to follow that. Will try making my own shirt over the summer. Thank you

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  7. Good job Kiona! :) Very informative piece especially since tie dye shirts are a new trend. Nice work!

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  8. How cute! The first time I did tie dye shirts was last summer so your set of instructions was easy for me to understand and picture. However, if it was my first time, I would've been already confused with the first step, wetting the shirt. I wouldn't know if you had to wet the entire shirt or a portion of it with what type of liquid (obviously water) because it wasn't really specific. Besides being a little more specific with your steps, your piece was great and I loved this "how to." (:

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  9. I think we should bring back dye shirt as a fashion, pretty detailed How To.

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  10. Well, I now know how to make a tie dye shirt.

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  11. Nice job on being specific with the shirts and using the materials. Also this kind of reminded me of Easter because of the colored eggs. Great job!!

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  12. Thank you so much for this how to. I have always wanted to make my own tie dye shirt but it seemed to difficult. Your explanation was easy to understand, so I will definitely be trying this soon.

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  13. This is very informative. The directions are very clear and I feel like I could make a tie dye shirt now!

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  14. This is will be very helpful to me. Great job and Thank you!

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  15. I really like how detailed your piece was, Awesome job!

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  16. I've been curious about this process so it's nice to be able to have a guide now. Your instructions were very easy to understand and will be helpful when I try this at home. Nice job!

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  17. I honestly am saving your work! Because i have tried several times to make tye-dye shirts and every time they are failures! So thank you for the tip! I enjoyed reading it! Great Job!

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  18. I might actually attempt this! You made it seem simple enough. I've always been intimidated to make one myself, because it seemed difficult. Thank you for this :)

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  19. I am personally not a fan of tye dye t-shirts,but you explained it in a way where i would want to make one. Good Job

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  20. This is so cool! Ive always wanted to try to make tie dye shirts, thank you!!! :)

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  21. Thanks for the instruction, I could've used this. Now I just need to get creative.

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  22. This was very informative. I have made one tie dye shirt in my 17 years of existence and I found it extremely confusing with the rubber band tying portion. But it was well worth it. This is very detailed and those of us who are less visual and more into reading will appreciate this piece. Great work! :D

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  23. It's always a little tough to get through the detail of a how to, but your piece is well defined, with a clear separation of the tasks. Great job!

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  24. You went into great depth on how to do each individual step, which makes it an effective "how to." You provided some great tips that you don't always see everywhere, such as the gloves. Great job!

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  25. This is so helpful. I've never tie dyed simply because it seemed way to complicated, but this how to made it seem so easy. I can't wait to try it out. Great job!

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  26. This piece is very Detailed and informative. Your tone is very light and encouraging. It makes me believe that I can actually make tie dye shirts.Thanks for the new information.

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  27. This tutorial is well written and is step by step. Overall, good job.

    -Jerico M. G. Franco

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  28. Thank you Kiona! I probably will try this with friends or family. It is greatly informative with instructions for me to easily understand. Great job, glad you made this. c:

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  29. Very interesting how-to! Never really knew how to make a tie dye shirt until you explained it step by step. Great job!

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  30. Very informative piece, and good use of detail in each step. Makes it much easier on the person trying to complete this task, well done!

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  31. wow well thank you for teaching how to make a tie dye shirt! Great job

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  32. Thanks for this tip! I love this post becaus I have always wanted to make tie dye shirts but wasn't sure what material to use although Google helps with that. But it's very wrriten and informative! Thank you !!

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  33. The steps were easy to understand, he only issue i had was with the format. For a tutorial it would have been easier to have the steps listed instead of in a paragraph.

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  34. Great job Kiona! I like you explained everything in detail, and the way everything was worded so clearly. I'm gonna have to actually try this over the summer. :)

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  35. this is a very narrow story and its not broad good job

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  36. This definitely brought back memories of tie dying on of my shirts. I would still wear it but it got too small... Maybe i'll use this to make another one?

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  37. this was such a helpful piece and it was very well written! I will be sure to refer to this whenever I want to do this! good job!

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  38. Wow, it's a great How To, I always wondered how they make tie-dyes.

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  39. Loved the details, great description, and very helpful good job :)
    -Ian Mendoza

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  40. This is written very clearly and well detailed! Maybe you should try a number format so the steps don't look very overwhelming, but other than that I feel like I could make one right now! Thanks!

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  41. I never knew how to dye my shirts before this, but dang, now I do, and lowkey want to try it. Very clear cut directions and descriptions, great job!

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  42. Ive always wanted to learn how to make a tie dye t shirt and now i know! It was very detailed and now when i actually go to make one i wont mess up.

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  43. Hey this was pretty cool! I've also wondered how people make their own shirts like that! Getting ready to make some for college! Gotta make that fashion statement lol!!

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  44. So that's how tie dye shirts work.. interesting.. I will definitely have to make my little brother do this hehe.. Thank you for the "How to"! One thing that could be improved would be separating the giant body of text into steps or bullet points.

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  45. veryy very well detailed and great job staying on topic, this makes me want to try it because i feel the steps and information is so reliable.

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  46. this how to was very detailed. I liked the descriptions, this made me understand how to correctly make a tye dye shirt

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  47. Very informative and detailed. Something I can teach my sisters because we love to do creative ideas like these. Thanks

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  48. Very informative, and a popular topic lately. Tie dye is coming back. I'll definitely use this in the future!

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  49. I always wanted to know how to make a tie dye shirt now i can thank you
    - Diamend De Silva

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  50. I shall no use this to make another tie shirt, but correctly this time. Thank you.

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  51. Good job on giving advice because I for one have attempted to make a spiral tie dye shirt that came out "blah" lol, but this piece is very informative because of the materials you mentioned that are needed and the steps you walked me through that made me catch my error when I tried doing tie dyeing. Thanks for the tips!
    -Tino

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  52. I love all of these "how-to" pieces because I always learn something different! Highly informative. Nice job.

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  53. This could have been so helpful when we had spirit week! Thank you! I have been wanting more details on how to tie dye.

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  54. Kiona, this was a very informative piece! Crafts are always super fun! Thank you for being really clear and detailed with your instructions, they're easy to follow. Good job!

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  55. Awesome! I used to do this with my dad as a kid. This takes me back! Great job.

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  56. THANK YOU! I always wanted to make a tie due shirt! Now I have enough information to make one!

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  57. Oh man, this is really cool!! I always see the tie dye kits and have always wanted to try. Thanks this is well written!!

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  58. Wow this taught me a lot this weekend i will be testing these instruction keep it up kiona.

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  59. I loved this cause i love tie dye shirts and thought this was perfect on how to do it! And in fct im wearing tie dye reading this hahaha but excellent detail and directions

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  60. This was really detailed that I'm sure it really helped the reader follow easily. A tip, though: try separating the steps into paragraphs, for easier read :)

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  61. This is so helpful for people atttending college. Good job!

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  62. this is covered in so much detail that the reader can do it on their own and probably do it perfectly if they follow directions well

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  63. i have always loved doing tie dye. great job explaining.

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  64. I love tie dying shirts but never knew how to do the spiral pattern, Thank you!!!

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  65. really great informative how tp to make a tie dye shirt

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  66. This reminded me of the time we made our own tie dye shirts back in elementary school. The process was very similar if not exactly the same as what you have submitted. Great piece, will be trying it out again soon.

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  67. very good, and sounds fun to tie dye things.

    -Garrett lachase

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  68. Good job. Your steps were easy to follow and well explained. Keep up the great work.

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  69. This sounds like so much fun. You explained the steps so clearly and even added a couple tips to make sure its done right.

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