OWL TEE in BLACK by Dayonda
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This tee is pledged to the Wildlife Renewal Appeal re: Australia’s bush fires.
Dayonda 22:34 2/20/2009 US Pacific Time

Here is a mere idea of something to do with the shirt. Do it at your own risk. I will say I did it hundreds of times as a kid. It was my fav medium until I got into high school and forgot my old fav in learning new favs.

P.S.:
Here’s a trick I learned as a kid: Follow the directions at your own risk, and never turn away from kids doing this.

Buy the Owl on a white or very light colored shirt. Color in the blank spaces with regular Crayola type wax crayons. When finished, place several paper towels inside the shirt, under the colored area, and, if you have any, use waxed paper under your iron on a low setting to melt the color into your tee. If no waxed paper, use more paper towels and don’t “skate” the iron, but place it, hold it for 1, 2, 3 seconds, and move to another section.

Replace the paper towels and press again two or three times. Rinse carefully in cold water, then “pickle” with cold water, salt and vinegar overnight or so to “set” the dye. Wash it separately, on cold, and hang it to dry. Never trust it with your other whites, nor in the dryer.

You’ve now made an alternate style batik where the wax carries the color instead of blocking the color.

Good luck, and listen carefully: I’m not responsible if you muck it up! I’m just telling you what I used to do as a kid.

And REMEMBER, you may color it in or not as you like, but it’s still my copyright. Please don’t copy or otherwise step over the coypright line. -=DS

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About Dayonda

Dayonda … “Dandy”
We’re cat people, living in the US Pacific Northwest. I’m a teacher… with preschool to adult experience. Teaching is something I love as much as cats…

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Comments

  • Gramia97
    Gramia97over 3 years ago

    there is also a whole market full of product to use to color this in and be washer – dryer safe. I wil fav for now – but my grandkids and I will be coloring this soon.

  • Wonderful. Yes, there are new things- dyes that do their job. There’s a tee-shirt form to slip between the front and the back, too.
    I’ve never done this as an adult. I suppose you could use puff-paint (which I have used) laid in on the black lines, but it can’t be used with fabric softener. At least mine can’t. It’s only about 12 years old. . .

    – Dayonda

  • margaretfraser
    margaretfraserover 3 years ago

    great effect like it

  • Thank you, Margaret!

    – Dayonda

  • JADEAJLANI
    JADEAJLANIover 3 years ago

    excellent work you do

  • Thanks, Jade!

    – Dayonda

  • Christopher  Ewing
    Christopher E...over 3 years ago

    this is totally Awesome!! love it!

  • riverotter
    riverotterabout 3 years ago

    Most excellent! An instant fave … and your instructions rock! Well done!!!

  • KazM
    KazMabout 2 years ago

    Terrific Tee