Assuming you have no desire to read a book (I never give up – do I?) – what about having some fun tie-dying a piece of clothing … or even your socks (cotton ones work best).
Although, please check with your parental agent first before you start adding colour to your wardrobe.
This is what you need:
• Fabric paint.
• Elastic bands (you can use loom bands – they are cheap and work a treat).
• Water.
• Old plastic containers.
• Black bag.
• Rubber gloves (or small plastic bags to put over your hands).
• Paintbrush.
• Old white or light-coloured T-shirt.
• Imagination.
These days you get Dala fabric paints that actually come in little spray bottles.
They make life super easy because you don’t really even need to mix paint in containers with water or extender.
Imagine you want to breathe some life back into an old grungy T-shirt.
First thing you do is make a little peak and wrap a rubber band around the bottom of it.
Do many of these all over your garment (including the sleeves) so it looks a bit like a fabric hedgehog.
Put on your gloves, spread out the black bag (or any big sheet of plastic) somewhere where you won’t get into trouble for messing and lay your t-shirt on top of it.
If you’ve got the Dala fabric spray paints, go wild and spray colour all over your T-shirt.
Make sure you do both sides – you can always mop up any excess paint that you’ve sprayed on the black bag too.
If you have jars of fabric paint – put two teaspoons (make sure you wash the spoon immediately or use a plastic spoon) of paint into about half a cup of water, mix it up well and then use your paintbrush to slosh the paint onto your T-shirt.
Two or three colours work best, but one colour will still look cool because it will contrast with the original colour of the T-shirt.
Please ensure you don’t work on a carpet – fabric paint stains.
Food colouring is even messier but can be used in lieu of paint.
This is why you must cover your surface with plastic.
Hang your T-shirt on the line and wait until it is properly dry before you take the rubber bands off.
Iron it to set the dye – otherwise it will wash out.
Have fun!
Sibo
