Tie Dye Pillows for Easter - Video Tutorial on KSEE24 We Are Fresno LIVE!

Peeps are my all-time favorite candy at Easter, and that's where I got my inspiration for these 'peep pillows' that I made for the iLoveToCreate website this month.

Do you like them as much as I do???

So, of course I just HAD to take them to KSEE24 for our monthly craft segment. Here's a shot of my demo set-up.  I'm all ready to show the world how to tie dye with the Tulip One-Step!

I also grabbed a cute bunny robot on a tie-dye t-shirt that would be perfect for any kid to wear to the easter egg hunt.  I mean, even if he or she didn't find the prize egg, they'd still be happy wearing this shirt, right?

Okay, so I had to ham it up for the camera when I was waiting for my time to come up.  It's always
a little nerve-racking since it's LIVE and anything could happen on live television...especially with tie dye...

 Here's the video of me and the Host, Alex as we showed everyone just how easy it is to tie dye anything you want, any color you want.  She was so excited and concentrating so hard, you'll see her sticking her tongue out just like a cute little kid trying to get it just right....

For written instructions,
go to iLoveToCreate.com for both the bunny pillows and the robot t-shirt.

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Tie Dye Tutorials - Shibori - Brush - Scrunch

I love TIE DYE, and I decided to create 3 of the 5 Dye Techniques in this great Tulip kit.

I grabbed 2 kits, because I dyed 12 yards of fabric.

First step:

Pre-Wash - I washed and dried all the 100% cotton fabric 

to take out the sizing and prepare it for the dye.

Second Step:

Mixing - My steel sink is perfect for mixing the dyes. It's fast and easy because all I have to do is put on my gloves and then fill all the bottles with water (the dye is already in there) and shake.

Third Step:

Covered Work Table - Scott set up a table cover with plastic trash bags. Of course he used bungees to hold it down. I call him Bungee Man. (When I'm not calling him Zip-tie Man.)

SHIBORI DYE TECHNIQUE

I started with the shibori technique and since my project is so humongus, 

I taped the 2 tubes together that come in the kits.

Then I laid it under the fabric and scrunched it up. 

The shibori tube holds the fabric up so that you get that cool striped look, 

and keeps it from puddling. You'll see!

Now, the dying begins. I squirted it onto the fabric along the top of the tube. 

Then, I moved the tube over about 8 inches and repeated until I was at the end of the fabric.

Voila! I hung it on the clothesline and replaced the trash bag with a new one for the next color.

BRUSHED DYE TECHNIQUE

Woohoo, the brush technique was amazing. 

I simply poured my dye out of the bottle and into a disposable bowl, 

dipped my brush from the kit into the dye, and made crisscross strokes all the way across. 

Loved it.

SCRUNCHED DYE TECHNIQUE

After changing the trash bag on the table again, I was ready for the spray technique. 

This was soooo easy and fast. I made little hills and valleys with the fabric, 

then used the spray top from the kit to spray away.

4-Hour Dye Set:

I don't know what the neighbors think, 

but it sure gave them a colorful view while the dye set for 4 hours. 

Wash & Dry:

Last step, wash and dry the fabric separately and then make anything I want!