refashion

For one of the easiest, DIY color-blocking ideas EVER, check out this fun dip-dyed, sweater refashion. Of course, we all have a ton of regular, solid-color sweaters in our closet, well, how about giving one a little fashion facelift by adding an extra stripe of color? 

This sweater was a bright, bright lime-green and could take a bit of stripey action. So it got a quick dip of the waist and cuff ribbing in a dye bath of Rit Evening Blue dye.

But wait...  that doesn't look like blue!!  Of course, that's because when you overdye a very yellow green with blue the colors blend to make a new deep green shade. Pretty nifty, right? Of course, if you started with an old white sweater, you could dye it first to this lemon-lime shade with recipe #578 on our ColoRit Color Guide and then go on to the dip-dye. 

Take a peek at these tips for more overdyeing/color blending ideas. The color combinations are endless especially if you know a bit of basic color theory. Remember your color wheel from grade school? Well, now's the time to get it spinning again!

OK, ready to get color dipping? Here's the tutorial: 

It's been awhile since we checked in with the lovely Marisa Lynch of NewDressADay fame, so we were tickled pink to see one of her latest fab refashions using Rit Dye.

Ana and Megan, mother & daughter hosts of When Creativity Knocks, an online web-based craft show, recently presented a series of DIY workshops at the Southern Women’s Show in Charlotte.  Rit was proud to be among the esteemed sponsors of the WCK workshops.

At the show, Ana and Megan teamed up with our friend, the talented designer, Cindi Bisson, who demonstrated how to make a lovely refashioned Tassel Pendant Necklace.

Using strips of torn bed sheets that were dyed in Rit custom colors, Cindi matched all of Pantone’s Top 10 Fall Colors:  Bamboo, Emberglow, Honeysuckle, Phlox, Cedar, Deep Teal, Coffee Liquer, Nougat, Orchid Hush, and Quarry.  You can find the recipes for all these fabulous fashion shades on the ColoRit Color Formula Guide. 

For the pendant, Cindi chose a wooden shaped leaf, which she demonstrated how to dye-paint with Rit.  For added texture and design, Cindi ink stamped designs over the dyed wood.  For extra pizzazz and embellishment, she added buttons that were hand-dyed with Rit. 

Here’s the result …

Can't wait to make one for yourself? Well, stay tuned cause we’ve got a video and full tutorial coming very soon!

Kids love knapsacks! They’re small and easy to stash when they aren’t needed, but they can be quite roomy when it’s time to carry around a pair of sneakers, towel or balls. So what could be more fun than to show the kids how to make their own out of tie-dyed pillowcases? Have them choose two or three of their favorite colors, wrap the pillowcases with rubber bands, dip-dye and then finish them off in the microwave. Wtih just a few snips and some no-sew tricks, the pillowcases can be turned into drawstring bags in no time at all.

This is the second in a series of camp-style crafts designed by the versatile Jen Goode of  JGoode Designs, a Denver-based art and design studio. Her expertise in handmade crafts, graphic design and illustration culminates in a treasure trove of DIYcreations and we're so excited to showcase her work to inspire you to get crafting with your kids. 

Without further ado, here's the how-to: