iLovetoCreate Je'Taime T-Shirt

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by Pattie Wilkinson, iLovetoCreate

Express your love with a handmade tee!

1
Project time does not include the time needed to neither wash and dry t-shirt nor for the dye to set.
2
Wash and dry t-shirt to remove sizing. Iron a large piece of freezer paper to inside front of shirt to prevent resist from bleeding through to back.
3
Trace desired sentiment onto another large piece of freezer paper and cut out with craft knife to create stencil.
4
Iron stencil onto front of t-shirt.
5
Lay out shirt on covered work surface and use paintbrush to fill in stencil with tie-dye resist.
6
Remove stencil carefully and allow Resist to cure overnight.
7
Mix Fuchsia dye as instructed. Pour a small amount into large bowl and add water to create a Light Fuchsia dilution. Test on scrap fabric and add more water or dye as needed.
8
Dip bottom of t-shirt into dye and hang until excess dye drips away.
9
Hang t-shirt from hem. Add more dye to the dye bath to create a darker shade, and dip top of shirt into dye.
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Allow t-shirt to hang 6-8 hours.
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Wash and dry t-shirt according to package instructions.
12
Use scissors to alter shirt as desired