Mickey Tie Dye

As promised, I’m finally back with the ins and outs of making your very own Mickey tie dye!  I used the Disney Dreamer Designs tutorial for my shirts and don’t want to steal her thunder so this isn’t a complete tutorial.  Rather, I am just sharing what I did differently to save a little time and correct my errors.



Supplies: You’ll need all cotton prewashed shirts that were dried without any fabric softeners, tulip dye, waxed dental floss, needle, Mickey outlines, rubber bands, garbage bags, bleach pen, vinegar.



1. Follow the Disney Dreamer instructions all the way through putting the rubber band on after pulling the dental floss strings.







2. I skipped the soda ash soaking steps because the Tulip dye said this wasn’t necessary.

3. Twist and rubber band your shirts per the Disney Dreamer instructions.
 

4. Dye your shirts using the Disney Dreamer instructions.  Be sure to follow them explicitly.

5. Let the shirts sit over night wrapped tightly in small garbage bags.

6. Unwrap the shirts and pull the rubber bands off. 

7.  At this point I was sad to see that I didn’t have a clear Mickey outline.  I used a bleach pen and drew right on top of the dental floss.  It was pulled out in some places so I just estimated.  I let them sit on the side of my tub for about an hour and then gently pulled the floss totally out.  I carefully put them in the washer so as to not bleach anything unintended. 

8. Wash the shirts on cold with a cup of vinegar in addition to the detergent.  Mother said this helps set the dye.

The baby helped me with the dye part and we really had a lot of fun.  The rest of it was awfully tedious, but worth it in the end!! 

Many thanks to Disney Dreamer for the great tutorial!!
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