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Using Tape to Create a Pattern for a Dyed Top


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September 26, 2017

Tape-Dyed Top - finished painted topI decided to try this fun tape-dying craft after I spilled something on my top and couldn't fully get the stain out. It's one of my best fitting tanks so I didn't want to throw it out! With a bit of tape and fabric paint, I had an afternoon of fun turn into a cute new top.

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Total Time: 1 hour

Yield: 1 top

Supplies:

  • 1 white cotton top
  • 1 large piece of cardboard
  • masking or painter's tape
  • 1 bottle colored fabric paint
  • 1 bottle white fabric paint (optional)
  • 1 medium to large paintbrush
Tape-Dyed Top - tank top
 

Steps:

  1. Start by fitting your top onto your piece of cardboard.
  2. Tape-Dyed Top - place cardboard inside the top
     
  3. Lay down your masking tape diagonally one way, evenly spaced, starting from the top corner of your shirt.
  4. Tape-Dyed Top - lay down the tape diagonally in one direction
     
  5. Now criss-cross over the tape the other way.
  6. Tape-Dyed Top - lay down the tape diagonally in one direction
     
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  7. Using very gentle dabbing motions with your brush, paint the bare areas of the shirt, and just over the edges of the tape.
  8. Tape-Dyed Top - gently dab on the paint to edges of squares and up onto the tape
     
  9. Leave your shirt to dry overnight.
  10. Tape-Dyed Top - allow to dry overnight
     
  11. Peel off the tape strips one by one, starting from the top most layer.
  12. Tape-Dyed Top - begin peeling off the top layer of tape
     
  13. If there are little splashes of unwanted fabric colour, use the white paint to cover them up.
  14. Tape-Dyed Top - touch up paint spots, if any, with the white paint
     
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Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 1,246 Posts
September 26, 20170 found this helpful

I submitted all the photos in full colour so I'm not sure what happened... But it's kind of cool to see it dull before it hits the paint. ;)

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October 2, 20170 found this helpful

I love this idea thanks for sharing.The kid's are always getting stains great idea to renew an old t-shirt!

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Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 1,246 Posts
October 2, 20170 found this helpful

Oh it's fixed now so I just look like a crazy person ;) YAY!

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Silver Post Medal for All Time! 267 Posts
October 2, 20170 found this helpful

That was a strange error. We did some color correction to some of the photos and those were the ones that showed up in black and white. They should appear normally now.

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