Recycled DIY Dyed Fringed T-Shirt Scarf
I have a whole bunch of his old t-shirts and I was dying (no pun intended) to try this.
First the dye...
I have to admit I thought dying fabric was going to be very messy but it wasn't too bad.
First I gathered a couple of very large pots...
I filled them with hot water, the dye packet and 1/2 cup of salt.
I rinsed the shirts with cold water then put them in the washing machine and ran them through a full cycle, then into the dryer.
I cut the across the t-shirt from under the arm straight across to the under the other arm.
I then cut off the hem on the bottom so I had a large circular tube. (the body of the shirt)
I cut slits in my t-shirts about every inch from bottom to top. I cut from the bottom of the shirt, then I pulled the slit to stretch it about 3-4" from the edge of top. The t-shirt material stretches a lot so it gets large.
And here are my new fringe scarves.
The gray and the black were from gray and black t-shirts, it couldn't be easier and no dye involved.
The stringy scarves (on the right below) are made by cutting strips of the t-shirt across the chest of the shirt once the arms and hem are removed.
Cut 1-2" strips all the way down the shirt keeping them in a circle. Stretch the circles so they are all the same size then wrap on 2 sides with another strip of t-shirt fabric.
I hope this is easy to understand, this scarf is actually my favorite!
The Royal Blue came out more like a dusty blue but the longer you leave the shirt in the dye, the darker it becomes.
These scarves will turn a plain outfit into something special at almost no cost to you!
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Wow, love the scarves! Great tutorial too, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty, great colors. Thanks for linking up.
ReplyDeleteplease post pictures of the final colors of the dyed blue shirts
ReplyDeleteHi The t-shirts I threw in the pot with the scarves are long gone. This is a post from 7 years ago but thank you so much for reminding me how much fun I had making these! The t-shirts came out the same color as the blue scarves pictured above.
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