1. I started off by running to Walmart to buy some Rit dye. It's in the section where the laundry detergent is located. I bought the liquid Rit navy dye.
This was my victim...
I got these at a thrift store, and I thought maybe if I dyed them darker they would look a bit like american apparel jeans. I have a pair but they fit me funky; the waist is huge, because I have to buy a larger size to accommodate my hips.
2. I read the directions carefully...
I was paranoid I was going to mess up something so I read the directions a million times, but it was super easy, and there was no need to fear.
3. You fill up your washing machine...
with warm water and then add the dye. After it is mixed in a bit you add your clothing item of choice. Make sure it is already wet and not folded.
4. Then you put it in the water and run it for 30 minutes. After that you rinse it in cold water until the water runs clear. Take the item out and throw it in the dryer!
5. You then add some detergent and bleach and run an empty cycle for your washing machine to clean itself.
Isn't that super easy!? I thought so. After I had done this, I had the following result:
It wasn't quite dark enough for me (in the picture it looks darker than it actually was), so I ran back to Walmart and got the powder Rit dye (two boxes of the navy and one of the black). I mixed in both boxes of the navy and about half of the black, and was pleased with the end results...
Now I have a lovely pair of new-to-me jeans!
I hope this was somewhat helpful for any of you who want to venture into the dyeing world. It's so easy, and I would encourage lots of it!
Love.
