Sounds like a fun thing for a hot summer day. The shirts turned out super cute! Last week my girls dyed the tips of their hair red using red Kool-Aid! We sprinkled several colors on white keds and set it with vinegar. The key is to not wash the shirt for at least 24 hours so the color absorbs into the cotton. Ok, so this did not work for me. After I washed them the colors washed out. So sad after spending so much time on them for the family. I did let mine set for 24 hours.
Does the shirt need to be wet first you dip it in Kool aid or do I dip it dry into the Kool aid mixture. Author Info Last Updated: January 4, Put clean gloves on and change into old clothes. Cover your work area with newspaper. This can be quite messy. Fill the cups or bowls up a little over halfway with cold water. Rip open the Kool-Aid packets of your desired color and pour it into the cups of water individually.
Pour a cap full of vinegar into each cup and stir it with a spoon. Using rubber bands, pull and twist the T-shirt around to create a warped shape. Dip rubber banded ends of t-shirt into desired colors. Also any desired parts of the shirt into the mix. When finished dipping the t-shirt, place it into a plastic grocery bag and tie to make it airtight. Allow t-shirt to sit in the bag for 24 hours before removing from bag.
Instead of washing it in the sink, could you wash it in the washer and dry it in the dryer? Wash it in the sink with cool water because it is a gentler wash. Yes No. Not Helpful 2 Helpful Washing it with cold salt water helps lessen the color bleed and not stain other stuff once its been washed a few times.
It helps lock in the stain. Not Helpful 1 Helpful The regular packets of unsweetened Kool Aid work best. I know from experience that Kool-Aid has the potential to stain things, so I wondered how this would work out with kids in the picture.
Through my internet research, though, I found out that kids love this project and they love making tie-dyed anything, including their very own t-shirts. Food dyes are fun but are not made for permanency. Have fun mixing and matching colors and designs! There are many things you can dye with Kool-Aid. So keep that in mind when you are doing this craft.
But if this is your first time trying out tie-dying, I suggest start out simple with a white t-shirt. Beginner crafters will love it for its great results. Use gloves. Unsweetened Kool-Aid packets in a variety of colors flavors.
Why unsweetened? You get a much stronger color intensity with unsweetened. If all you have on hand are the sweetened Kool-Aid packets, you can still use them for Kool-Aid tie dye.
However, you will need many more of them to obtain the same color intensity. Try using 3x as many sweetened packets as this method calls for. White T-shirt or item of your choice. As with ordinary tie dye, you should use a natural fiber like cotton, wool, or silk. Synthetic fibers do not absorb dye like natural fibers do except for nylon, see below. A note about cotton: According to Paula Burch , "Food coloring on cotton is a stain, not a dye, and will not last.
You can't make it permanent. Artificially colored drink mixes can be used for dyeing wool and other protein animal fibers, and frequently also nylon. Last, consider always handwashing Kool-Aid-dyed items as this can help the color last longer.
White vinegar. This helps set the dye and slows the fading process. Old clothes. These are for you to wear when you're tie dyeing! Kool-Aid will stain your clothes, so it's best to wear that "painting" shirt. Plastic cups or squeeze bottles, rubber bands, plastic gloves, and a garbage bag or disposable plastic tablecloth to protect your work surface.
As with any tie dye project, begin by preparing your work surface and yourself. Spread a large garbage bag or disposable plastic tablecloth over your work surface to keep the mess contained. You don't want the dye to stain your furniture! Wear old clothes that you don't mind getting messy in case you get dye on them, as Kool-Aid does stain clothes. Wear plastic gloves and tie back your hairKool-Aid dyes hair, too, and it can last up to a few weeks! Fill a separate cup or squeeze bottle for each color about halfway with cold water.
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