an old red and black patchwork rug with circles on the center, in different colors
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Elephant No. 315: Tie-Dye T-shirt

I've been avoiding making a tie-dye t-shirt, mostly because dyeing is messy and I don't really like it. A few days ago, however, I found some inexpensive dye in a discount store, so I thought I'd finally try it for today's elephant. Tie-dyeing is essentially a process of folding or otherwise tying up fabric into a pattern, then blocking dye from coming into contact with the fabric. The "resist" is usually string, thread or rubber bands. Once the material is dyed and/or overdyed, the binding…

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