Tie Dyes

On Saturday my sister and a couple of friends came over and we had a tie dying party. They brought some delicious snacks and we spent the afternoon folding, tieing, soaking, dying. We did mostly baby stuff but some grown-up clothes too. I spent a great deal of time rinsing and washing my tie dyes; some of them turned out good and some of them turned out not so good. It was a lot of fun and I'd like to do some more sometime.

Some notes: Rubber bands do indeed affect where the dye does not go, if they are tight enough. Don't be stingy with the dye, especially at the center of designs.

Here are a few of my favorites: