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more rainbows....
theres so much you can do with tie dye!
do a bit of research on the internet before you start just for interests sake to see what else you can do.
i found one that shows you how to tie dye a peace sign! SO doing that next! :)

Posted by Tara Gypsy Apples from Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa • Published See Tara Gypsy Apples's 30 projects »
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  • How to make a vest / waistcoat. Rainbow Tie Dyed Vest - Step 1
    Step 1

    get a plain white vest/shirt/dress/piece of material, old or new

  • How to make a vest / waistcoat. Rainbow Tie Dyed Vest - Step 2
    Step 2

    if youre only making one shirt,dont make the full amount of dye
    i used an empty ice cream container for each colour

  • How to make a vest / waistcoat. Rainbow Tie Dyed Vest - Step 3
    Step 3

    part 1
    roll it up,starting at the bottom right corner and ending at the left sleeve

    part 2
    use string or elastic bands to tie rolled up shirt into as many patritions as you like,as far or near apart as you like
    (i tied 7 partitions because i wanted to do a rainbow.the 1st being the smallest and each partition gradually got larger)

    tip - you can tie the string tighter

  • How to make a vest / waistcoat. Rainbow Tie Dyed Vest - Step 4
    Step 4

    dip your first partition in your 1st colour
    dont forget to wear gloves!

  • How to make a vest / waistcoat. Rainbow Tie Dyed Vest - Step 5
    Step 5

    holding your other colours out of the way,dip in your next colour until the string on either side of the partition is touching the dye

  • How to make a vest / waistcoat. Rainbow Tie Dyed Vest - Step 6
    Step 6

    continue in this way till all your partitions have been dyed

  • Step 7

    cut the strings and hang up your garment to dry on a coat hanger

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Kirky
Kirky · Sparta, Tennessee, US · 16 projects
Yeah, that's a tanktop..
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