This project was inspired by both Project Runway and by Dana’s Fall Dye Bath project at Made. I always love when the PR contestants reinvent a horrendous fabric with dye, I just never had a practical application. Dana’s autumnal onesies are adorable … but my son isn’t wearing onesies anymore and I didn’t want to dye tee shirts without a project in mind. However, when my mom’s 3-Day Walk rolled around I had the perfect excuse. Clearly we all needed matching pink tee shirts to wear to the cheering stations!
I used Tulip Permanent Fabric Dye in “tulip” color. I started by just dyeing one 24-month-sized tee, so I just used the one-time powder packet.
The manufacturer’s instructions called for STEAMING HOT water, so I used a stainless steel stock pot on the stovetop. That way I could control the temperature of the water and not have to worry about the dye coloring the pot.
For this shirt, the hour of dye time suggested was perfect. It was a 100% cotton Granimals tee shirt, so it soaked up the color immediately. The next night I did another batch with two adult-sized tee shirts and an hour was not enough. The shirts were pink, but they never reached the deep fuchsia color of the toddler tee.
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