So, the first project I'm sharing with you are the tie-dye onesies my sister-in-law Amber and I made. She studied tie-dye for her senior project so I asked her if she'd be willing to do this with me. Lucky for me she said yes! (I must confess, there is some hippie in me. Tie-dye and moccasins make me happy.) Now, Amber is a MASTER at this tying thing. She tied all the spirals and v's and circles. Basically, all the really cool stuff. My claim to fame are what I call the "octopuses" and accordion fold. You know, the easy stuff. But while the tying is not my forte, I LOVED the dying part. Color makes me happy too, and the "unknown" of tie-dying is so exciting. I think the true masters of the craft know what happens when you put the dye in what places, but for me it was all a mystery. So when it came time to untie them and rinse them out it was like Christmas morning!
Anyway, here are the results:
We made 3 different sizes so hopefully he'll have tie-dye all through the summer.
We did a couple experimental ones: for this one Amber tried to get a smiley face. Can you see it? I think it would've turned out perfect if it weren't for the fact the black dye bottle kept getting clogged, making the stream a little unpredictable.
Here's the other experiment: I just balled up the onesie and put rubber bands around it. I LOVE how it turned out.
So I absolutely love all of them, but this one is probably my favorite out of them all. It just looks SO cool.
And then we made a few for Rob. One, because he's shrinking so most of his shirts are now baggy on him. And two, so all three of my boys have tie-dye shirts (Amber made Max a bunch as part of her senior project and they were big enough he can still wear them).
Unfortunately I took the pictures late enough that the colors don't pop as much as they do in life, but this one is my favorite. It looks AMAZING.
I still can't believe how much fun it was to do this. And people, I am trying to convince Amber she needs to start making and selling tie-dye stuff. I mean, did you see those spirals? Uh-mazing. So if you think she should too, leave her a comment saying so. I don't think she believes me.
And that concludes the tie-dye project. Stay tuned for more!
They turned out awesome! So many good ones.
ReplyDeleteVery fun, Jackie! Nicola will be one styling little guy.
ReplyDeleteThey were pretty awesome! If I had a baby, I'd definitely buy some onsies! :)
ReplyDeleteThat tie dye is AMAZING. I would DEFINITELY buy some for Ava!
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