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Title - Quick & Easy Tie-Dye
By - Mary Jo Bell
Primary Subject - Art
Secondary Subject - Science
Grade Level - 4-12
Materials Needed:
- White or light-colored cotton or cotton-blend t-shirt
- Sharpie markers
- Rubber bands
- Rubbing alcohol
- Eye dropper or syringe
Directions:
- Twist small areas of the shirt and wrap with a rubber band a few times. I suggest you do the front of the shirt first and stretch it over a baking pan or other shallow pan -- otherwise the color runs onto the back of the shirt.
- Use Sharpie markers to add little dots and dabs of color on the little twisted areas. (A little color goes a LONG way!) Best colors are with related colors... see below.
- In a well-ventilated area, add drops of alcohol onto the twisted marker area. The alcohol makes the dye in the marker run together. As soon as the colors have blended together -- within a few minutes, take off the rubber bands. Leave the back and front of the shirts separated with the pan until they dry.
- Put the shirt in the dryer for 15 minutes on hot to heat set the color and it's ready to wear!
Color Combinations that go well together:
Reds, oranges, yellows and pinks
Browns, greens, and oranges
Blues, greens, and purples
Blues, reds, and purples |
Resource:
Science Note: This is a good demonstration of solubility and the movement of molecules. Every mother can tell you that Sharpie ink is permanent - those molecules do not dissolve in water -- but they are soluble in the rubbing alcohol that carries the ink colors with it as it spreads across the shirt.
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