Decorative Sleeves T-Shirt

Decorative Sleeves T-Shirt

Supplies Needed

• Rit Liquid or Powder Dye: Lemon Yellow & Teal
• 100% Cotton T-Shirt
• 2 Squirt bottles for dye
• Plastic disposable spoons for mixing dyes
• 4-Cup Measuring cup
• Rubber bands
• Plastic tray
• Plastic wrap
• Paper towels
• Rubber gloves to protect hands from dye
• Plastic cover to protect table

Instructions

1. Cover work surface with a plastic cover.
2. Gather shirt fabric along each sleeve seam and wrap a rubber band over the seam.
3. Pleat the fabric in each sleeve in an accordion fold. 
   
4. 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.
5. Dip shirt in water; squeeze out excess water. Set aside.
6. 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.
7. Lay shirt on plastic tray and squirt Lemon Yellow dye over body of shirt. Saturate both sides of shirt. Squeeze out excess dye.
8. Squirt Teal dye on sleeves.
9. Dilute Teal dye solution by adding 1 ½ cups hot water; stir well. Squirt Teal dye over body of shirt. Squeeze out excess dye.
10. Wrap shirt in plastic wrap. Fold to fit in microwave.
11. Line bottom of microwave with paper towels. Place wrapped shirt in microwave and set on High for 2 minutes.
12. 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.