Tie Dye Shirts

 
 After dyeing stuff last month, I wanted to have some fun and tie done clothes with the boys.  I did some research on what dye is the best to use and found this kit.  I followed the instructions in the kit.  You are suppose to let them sit for 12-24 hours to make sure the dye adheres correctly.  I was impatient and only wanted 5.  We'll see how long they hold up, but as you can see, they turned out great.  Nice bright colors and nice crisp white.  I think we'll be dyeing more things in the future!

Bread Basket

A friend of ours just moved into a new house, and we will be going to visit them the first weekend in August and I thought I should make them a nice housewarming present.

I didn't have colored reed that I wanted, so I dyed the reed (and a bunch of t-shirts).  For the dyeing, I filled a stock pot about 2/3rds full or water, then added 1 cup of vinegar, 1 cup of salt, and 1 package of RIT navy dye.  I brought it up to a simmer and started putting stuff in to dye.  It only took about 5 minutes to get a nice rich color into the reed.

Then, I weaved this bread basket.  I let it dry and then I stained it using Early American Minwax stain.  I am so thrilled with how this turned out that I want to make another one to keep....perhaps another month!  I cannot wait to give this to my friends!