Skip to main content

Tie Dyeing Onesies

I bought a package of white Onesies and decided to tiedye them for a baby present. A fun summer gift for any little one!

011

Drying on the line.

Materials:

-package of Onesis (I found mine at Joann’s, all ready to dye)

-acid based dyes, or if you are a first timer, there are tie dyeing kits that are cheap, see WalMart

-plastic bins, and metal spoon

-rubber bands or string to tie, I used rubber bands

1- I looked here to see some different folding techniques for dyeing for my Onesies. The ones I chose were; (From left to right

1-The Bunching, green, bunched up and I used about 5 rubber bands to secure it all.

2- I used a combo of a small spiral in the middle and pleats on the top and bottom from side to side, turquoise, one rubber band in the middle and one one the pleated top, one on the pleated bottom

3- The Spiral, used on the middle blue one, about 5 or 6 rubber bands to secure it all, placed in all different directions.

4- Pleats, the turquoise is pleats folded from bottom to top, secured with two rubber bands on each side.

5- Pleats, the green pleats folded from side to side, and secured with three rubber bands, each side and one in the middle.

I then soaked them in water for about 30 min to totally saturate them.

003

Prepare your chosen dye according to your instructions.

Place your tied items in, for the recommended time on your dye package.

005

I decided to dye some organic cotton yarn while I had some dye mixed up.

004

Remove and rinse, rinse, rinse, then I untied and rinsed some more, Then I added soap and agitated by hand and rinsed until the water ran clean. I hung these up to dry on the line.

When dry, Place these in the dryer to help “set” the dye.

028

I had so much fun doing this, I would try some of the other tying methods on larger shirts.

Comments

  1. This is a very good idea! I may have to steal it.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Very nifty! Love the dyed onesies! I should do up some of those for my niece!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Wow, what a talented, hardworking and creative knitter you are! Beautiful work!! Your work reminds me of Japanese, "shibori." Thank you for sharing them. Hope you will knit pretty presents for a baby.
    Cheers, Sadami

    ReplyDelete
  4. My next project, my son wants a tie dyed shirt. Thanks for the encouragement!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Anonymous5/30/2011

    Elly received a tie-dye onesie when she was first born. It was one of my favorite outfits to put on her. So cute!

    ReplyDelete
  6. What a hip little baby that will be!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Thank you for leaving a comment I love reading them and really appreciate you taking the time to let me know you were here!

Popular posts from this blog

Review of a Kick Spindles Or Mother Marion to spin

When I made the decision to buy a Kick spindle I could find very little info on it, anywhere. Below is what I gathered, bought and my experience with mine. I could only find two being marketed, since I purchased mine I have found a third. Below is my views on the Kick spindle I purchased (Little Meggie from Heavenly Handspinning), and some info on all of the other Kick Spindles that I could locate. Links and costs are included. Review: Things I like about my Kick Spindle. 1. Long spin time, I like the addition of the ball bearing. 2. Leaves both hands free to draft 3. It's my "wheel" 4. I like using my foot, I am moving around and don't get stiff from one position. It's a very "active" type, rhythmic motion. 5. You can actually stand and use it also. 6. Great price point. 7. I have never spun on a wheel and when I sat down at one the first time, I could actually spin (some) I think this action of foot/hand coordination helped. 8.

Aran Shrug, Bridesmaid Wrap, Baby Bunting Pattern free

Here is the start of my "Bridesmaid wrap" from " Wedding Knits " by Suss Cousins. I am making it out of heavier yarn, From Handpainted yarns I love the yarn it is so soft and the colors are beautiful. The wrap is made in mohair in the book. I plan on making it a shorter wrap, due to the heavier yarn. I hope it turns out OK . If you check out the book link, there is photo of it. If you want a free Bridesmaid wrap pattern this is a lovely one from Knitty! I made this baby bunting, on the spur of the moment, just playing around. I used one skein of red heart yarn, and a small amount of the fun fur yarn in a coordinating color. Cast on 80 stitches at 4 sts /inch. Knit in the round, until 24 inches long. If you would rather knit flat, knit even rows, purl odd rows. Add Fun fur yarn, or other novelty yarn for the last 10 rows. Bind off, using a very loose bind off. I like to use the Elizabeth Zimmerman method of the Sewn Bind off

Crochet A Plant Hanger (easy)

It is getting frosty here and the leaves are turning beautiful colors. I had a mass die off of plants, (well, due to my neglect), I did revive a few by repotting.  I brought in some plants from the deck, which Mother Nature took better care of. I decided to hang the larger plants, to save space and didn’t have any plant hangers. I prefer to put my plants in plain clay pots, and had already made my StuffMart run for the week. I got online and looked around for an easy DIY plant hanger. Of course I couldn’t find what I was looking for, although I found some really cute ones that I will link at the end. I was going to macramé one, but when I found some crochet patterns, I thought that would be faster and just as pretty. I looked around and did find a unopened ball of jute, opened it up and got my crochet needle out and started playing around. I’ll place links in the directions in case you don’t know how to crochet, this is super easy. Crochet Plant Hanger (easy) You can customize t