TurkeyPants...Nicole 92 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 the smallest of the three - or perhaps the baby of the groupLucky baby! Nicki aka Rebelstand 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Nicki, those shirts came out great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexwyattmommy 181 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Those came out great!The first and only time I tried to do them, my shirts were more white with just a hint of color. I totally wimped on applying the die. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Lucky baby! Yep.... Nicki, those shirts came out great!Thank you much. Those came out great!The first and only time I tried to do them, my shirts were more white with just a hint of color. I totally wimped on applying the die.So I did the heads first. Then I applied about 1/2 the bottle of each color the shirt. The instructions said to use a lot so each shirt got about a bottle each. I had so few to do that I applied as much as the shirt could hold. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Here is the second shirt washed and hung up - Third Shirt Up- Rinse time (yes, i manned the camera and the shower head at the same time)- So this one literally had so much die in it that I had to undo the bands just to get it rinsing clean - Currently shirt #3 is waiting for me to wash it....You will notice something weird happened with his head. But two out of three ain't bad! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Very cool! I'm confused how you make the Mickey head. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexwyattmommy 181 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Love both color selections. Sorry about the mushed Mickey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Very cool! I'm confused how you make the Mickey head.you draw or trace a mickey head on to stiff board or paper. trace it on the shirt. then baste stitch around it with dental floss. tighten the floss so it puckers up and then tie. wrap an inch worth of rubber bands around the base of the head Love both color selections. Sorry about the mushed Mickey.i am good with the mushed mickey. perfection is overated Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Love both color selections. Sorry about the mushed Mickey.Artsy fartsy and ID picked the colors Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 you draw or trace a mickey head on to stiff board or paper. trace it on the shirt. then baste stitch around it with dental floss. tighten the floss so it puckers up and then tie. wrap an inch worth of rubber bands around the base of the head Base stitch? Never mind. That's above my skill-set. I'll take a blue/green on in XL. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Base stitch? Never mind. That's above my skill-set. I'll take a blue/green on in XL. :)basting stitch, rocking stitch - goes over then under then over then under and looks like this - - - - - - - - - . it allows you to pull the floss tight where is a "regular" stitch wouldn't Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 So I accidentally nipped a hole in the last shirt making it mine. So before I could post this picture I had to fix the itty bitty hole. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 A summation of the process - In all honesty, I had a great time with this project but it just takes a bit of time. Tracing and sewing the mickey head took me about 30 minutes for all three shirts. Twisting Princess Leia's hair accessories took about 10 minutes (5 to figure out how to do it with the offset mickey heads). You only have 45 minutes from the time you mix the dye until it "loses maximum strength" but I was done with the three shirts, scarf, head band, & bandana in around 20 minutes. Each shirt has roughly 1/2 a bottle of the two major colors each. This might have been overkill but I wanted to err on the size of too much and not too little. The longest part is actually getting they dye out of the shirts. However, if I had been in a house with a stainless steal kitchen sink, "real" water pressure (our rv shower uses air to help create water pressure), and a washing machine it would have taken half the time. However I don't think it would have been half as fun. This might be craft geeky of me but watching the colors run out was cool and then seeing what color the wash water ended up was too. warnings -Most kids won't be able or interesting in sewing the floss into the shirtbe very careful cutting the rubber bands and floss off of the shirt (don't ask... won't tell)check your gloves periodically for holes or you will have pretty hands (mine are extremely pretty)zip lock bags and rubber bands will work as gloves in a pinch (see above)give yourself plenty of time to finish the project (twice as much as you think you will need)buy extra rubber bands (they never give you enough) BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Well done, Nicki! Way, way better than the shirts they charge $20 to make at the Fort. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Well done, Nicki! Way, way better than the shirts they charge $20 to make at the Fort. TCD Thanks. By the way, how in the world do they get those finished so fast? they have to skip steps.... It took me about 1.5 hours in prep and dyeing. Then about 2-3 hours (1-2 if I had a house), removing all the dye from all the shirts and extra stuff i did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 By the way, how in the world do they get those finished so fast? they have to skip steps.... It took me about 1.5 hours in prep and dyeing. Then about 2-3 hours (1-2 if I had a house), removing all the dye from all the shirts and extra stuff i did. As I said, I have never done the tie dye at the Fort, but I've watched it. How do they finish? They don't. Just like when my kids made tie dye shirts at camps and things, they send you home with your wet shirt in a bag with after care instructions. They don't wash out the dye or any of that, that is up to you. And I never saw any baste stitching or anything like that- it's just rubber bands and knots. As I said, they don't turn out so hot. Nothing like yours. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Kahuna aka John 71 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Wow Nicki they turned out really nice.... But be careful.. they may attract hippies. :animated-smileys-character-024: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 As I said, I have never done the tie dye at the Fort, but I've watched it. How do they finish? They don't. Just like when my kids made tie dye shirts at camps and things, they send you home with your wet shirt in a bag with after care instructions. They don't wash out the dye or any of that, that is up to you. And I never saw any baste stitching or anything like that- it's just rubber bands and knots. As I said, they don't turn out so hot. Nothing like yours. TCDwell now I am glad i didn't try it with rubber bands instead of floss.. so you pay $20 to have to finish it in your RV for the hard part... Wow Nicki they turned out really nice.... But be careful.. they may attract hippies. :animated-smileys-character-024: You know I am somewhat a modern day hippie. I live in mobile house. I homeschool my kids. I make tie dye shirts. However.. I don't do the wacky weed. Do want one of those vw buses though... GaDawgFan.....Kelly 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
13.1ToGo 0 Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Love your shirts Nicki! Just seeing all your photos makes me want to try it at home, but I'm pretty sure my Mickey heads won't turn out nearly as well. This is just another reason I love FortFiends - you guys go the extra mile in answering questions! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caveat lector 181 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Nicki, you have some mad do it yourself skills. The results are very impressive! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Love your shirts Nicki! Just seeing all your photos makes me want to try it at home, but I'm pretty sure my Mickey heads won't turn out nearly as well. This is just another reason I love FortFiends - you guys go the extra mile in answering questions! Thanks. I am being honest. If you can figure out the basting stitch, the Mickey Heads aren't that hard (though one of mine didn't turn out perfect). I wish I had tried just one throw away shirt with doing the Mickey head with rubber bands to compare. Nicki, you have some mad do it yourself skills. The results are very impressive! thank you. I will take your compliment. On the other hand, I must admit I was more confident in the process since I had done some tie dye last year with someone with experience. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 The Rain Made Me Do It - Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 Shirt #1Dyed - Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 ooh, that's gonna be fancy... I can just tell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 ooh, that's gonna be fancy... I can just tell in about an hour or so the rinsing begins.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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