Tie Dye Tarhhdaaahhhhhz

The Trend:

Tie Dye

WARNING: HIGHLY ADDICTIVE

What the High Street Has to Offer...

TOPSHOP

£45

TOPSHOP

£34

TOPSHOP

£34

URBAN OUTFITTERS

£45

URBAN OUTFITTERS

£50

URBAN OUTFITTERS

£40

MISS SELFRIDGE

£26

Throughout the high street this season, I'm sure you would have noticed the huge trend dangling from hangers. Tie dye seems to have sprung up everywhere, I'm thinking its the pre-festival fever kicking in. I for one shall confess that it has certainly taken me in its grasp. Armed with a free afternoon, a free house (I'm not sure Mumma BB would be my biggest fab as it can get messy,) and a true british summer day I took the opportunity to have a whirl myself, so here goes...

TRUE BRITISH SUMMER

First things first:

• Decide on your items
• Choice your dyes
• And pick up EVERY newspaper possible (this will act as damage control)

After raiding my wardrobe, ebay and the house cupboards I picked up a few bits and pieces to get me started.

MY RAIDED ITEMS

• Dyes
• Clothes
• Salt
• Bleach (if you want to lighten bits)
• Buckets
• Stick (to stir the dyes)
• Clothing pegs
• Kettle
• Measuring Jug
• Elastic Bands
• Rubber Gloves
• Spray bottle
• Scales (if you need to weigh your dye out)

Prepare the Dye

Follow the instructions on the packet

-I kinda improvised

DISSOLVE 50G OF DYLON INTO 500ML
BOILING WATER AND STIR UNTIL DISSOLVED

MEASURE 200-250G OF SALT

POUR SALT INTO A BUCKET CONTAINING
3 LITRES BOILING AND 1 LITRE COLD

STIR THE SALT UNTIL DISSOLVED
ADD 500ML DYE TO THE BUCKET
AND STIR THE MIXTURE

Okay, so I got a bit carried away and tried out a few looks.. 

Look One:

Tie Dye Leggings

-hippie chic

THE BEFORE MUG SHOTS OF THE NOT-SO-STYLISH WHITE LEGGINGS
-FEATURING BAILEY WHO LEFT A BEAUTIFUL MUDDY PAW PRINT

Step One

TAKING ELASTIC BANDS BEGIN TO RANDOMLY BOBBLE THE LEGGINGS

-CREATING VARIOUS SHAPES KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A CATERPILLAR


N.B THE MORE ELASTIC BANDS THE LESS DYED THE LOOK
-THEY PREVENT THE MATERIAL FROM ABSORBING THE FABRIC

KIND-OF LOOKS LIKE A RAG DOLL/DOG TOY
-FOUND ANOTHER USE IF ALL FAILS

Step Two

DUNK INTO THE DYE IN STAGES TO 
CREATE A MULTI-TONAL DYE EFFECT
REPEAT THE STAGE EVERY FEW MINUTES
TO BUILD UP THE COLOUR

Step Three

REMOVE FROM THE DYE
LEAVE TO ONE SIDE FOR A FEW
HOURS AND THEN RINSE
WITH COLD WATER

Step Four

Once completely dry remove elastic bands

Wash on a cool wash (following the instructions on your dye)

Taaadarrhhhhh

FRONT VIEW

THE BEHIND

Look Two:

Tie Dye T-Shirt

-I'm thinking for a bikini cover up?

FRONT VIEW

Look Three:

Ombre Blouse

-festival take over

 MORE MUG SHOTS OF THE 'BEFORE LOOK'

Here comes the tie dye ...

I DIVIDED THE SHIRT INTO SECTIONS
WITH ELASTIC BANDS SO I COULD
FIGURE OUT HOW FAR TO DIP
THE BLOUSE

LEFT THE BLOUSE IN THE DYE BUCKET TO
INTENSIFY THE COLOUR

FRONT SHOT

BACK SHOT

N.B I used a 100% polyester blouse and so the dye just ran continuously. 

 I would advise a cotton based fabric as the end result would be much more of an ombre effect.

Look Four:

Tie Dye Shorts

-a revamp for a friends birthday

 FIRST OF ALL THE JEANS WERE CROPPED
INTO SHORTS. THEN I DECIDED TO DYE
THEM COMPLETELY WITH THE PURPLE
DYE AND THEN TO ATTEMPT TO
OMBRE EFFECT
-DARK AT THE BOTTOM AND GRADUALLY
LIGHTER AT THE WAISTBAND

TAKING AN EMPTY SPRAY BOTTLE I
FILLED WITH NORMAL BLEACH AND
THAN BEGAN SPRAYING RANDOMLY
TO CREATE AN ACID EFFECT

Finished Results

I'm not 100% happy with the final

results of this attempt so may 

attempt a further soaking to

intensify and strengthen the colour

THE FRONT

THE DERRIERE

I ALSO ATTEMPTED A PAIR
OF HIGH WAISTED FOR
ANOTHER FRIEND
-LOOK WENT FOR ACID ATTACK
ROLL ON THE BLEACH

BUTTON UP

THE BACK

Look Five:

Tie Dye Short

-holiday partyingggggg

Step One

Dip the shorts into the dye as high as you want it to reach

Peg the waistband to the edge of the bucket

Leave to soak for about 10-15 mins

Step Two

When the first colour has dried slightly, and so will not run

Turn the shorts upside down and dunk the waistband into the second colour

Peg the bottom of the shorts to the edge of the bucket

Leave to Soak

Step Three

Remove from the dye

Leave to one side  for a few hours and then rinse with cold water

Step Four

Once completely dry remove elastic bands

Wash on a cool wash (following instructions on your dye)

FRONT VIEW

THE BOOTY SHOT

Sneaky Tips

• To reserve labels and prevent them from being bleaches/dyed cover in vaselines
• Further funky your pieces up
• studs
• sequins 
• fringe
• spraying with bleach
• fraying
• grating
• collar tips

Mucho Loves,

bb, xoxo

MEMO: REMEMBER TO COVER ALL SURFACES WITH BINBAGS AND NEWSPAPER IF DOING INSIDE AS YES IT CAN GET A TAD MESSY -ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS AS YOUR LITTLE SHADOW