Decorative Sleeves Tshirt

Step 1:

- Cover work surface with a plastic cover.

- Gather shirt fabric along each sleeve seam and wrap a rubber band over the seam.

- Pleat the fabric in each sleeve in an accordion fold.

- Starting at the outermost edge, tightly roll the gathered fabric towards the rubber band (like a snail). Secure coiled fabric by wrapping a rubber band around it.

- Dip shirt in water; squeeze out excess water. Set aside.

- Wearing rubber gloves, prepare Lemon Yellow and Teal dyes: Mix 1 package of Lemon Yellow powdered dye or ½ cup liquid dye with 2 cups hot tap water; stir well. Pour into squirt bottle. Mix half box Teal powdered dye or ¼ cup liquid dye with 2 cups hot tap water; stir well. Pour into squirt bottle.

- Lay shirt on plastic tray and squirt Lemon Yellow dye over body of shirt.

- Saturate both sides of shirt. Squeeze out excess dye.

- Squirt Teal dye on sleeves.

- Dilute Teal dye solution by adding 1 ½ cups hot water; stir well. Squirt Teal dye over body of shirt. Squeeze out excess dye.

- Wrap shirt in plastic wrap. Fold to fit in microwave.

- Line bottom of microwave with paper towels. Place wrapped shirt in microwave and set on High for 2 minutes.

- Wearing rubber gloves, remove shirt from microwave. Rinse shirt in cool water until water runs clear. Then launder in warm water with a mild detergent; rinse and dry.