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That's pretty cool. Did the dye affect the ink at all?

Nope. It looks slightly different, but it was a dark gray so it looked black on he white shirt, and now looks more gray.

The most amusing thing is that the thread did change at all, so all of the seams are super white.

This is awesome! Good work :)

Silly me....I never thought of that! I hate white shirts, but sometimes the design is too cool to pass up. I'm going to try that with my Chouette Fresaie one.

Oooh, what color were you thinking of dying it? I can imagine almost any color would look good with that design.

Whoa, this is rad!

This is awesome! Thanks for the idea. I'm not a fan of white shirts either, but this is a good solution.

That's awesome! I'm going to have to do that now with my evil white shirts.

This is really cool. Thanks for sharing with everyone!

shaebay said: Oooh, what color were you thinking of dying it? I can imagine almost any color would look good with that design.

I haven't decided....suggestions?

for this reason- i think white t's can be the awesomest! i double-dipped my Evil Monkey's T ( elephant grey & a deep teal) and now it's one of my best and most complimented shirts, both for the kick-ass image & the colours :)

Ohcomeonnow said:

I haven't decided....suggestions?

I think brown, blue or green would look fantastic, but you could easily take it to the hilariously absurd with orange, purple, or yelow.

I haven't purchased a white shirt for that very reason...it's white!? But this changes everything! Brilliant! Crafty!

I'm leaning towards a green. I can't wait to go shopping tomorrow and will post pics when I'm done.

Ohcomeonnow said: I'm leaning towards a green. I can't wait to go shopping tomorrow and will post pics when I'm done.

Update: My husband just got a shirt in an unusual burnt orange color and I think I want to try to match that.

Wow that came out excellent! Great job!

by monday i won't have any white shirts left in my closet.

it appears that you, like myself, have a stainless steel sink (though i find the "stainless" part to be a misnomer sometimes...)
did the dye stain it at all?

Brilliant. While I don't mind white shirts I may try this just the same. Cheers you!

Awesome job!
Love that violet =)
Wondering if I should try that with my Happy/Grim - hmm...

Nice dye job

I should do this with my Van Gogh punk t-shirt.

godzilla said: it appears that you, like myself, have a stainless steel sink (though i find the "stainless" part to be a misnomer sometimes...)

did the dye stain it at all?

Nope, not at all. There was a rim around the water level, but after I just followed the directions and cleaned up with bleach it was back to normal.

Nice idea! It looks great.

Awesome results, Shaebay!

If you want to try it again, I really suggest giving fiber reactive procion dyes a try. There are a number of brands available - google it. These dyes are made for natural fibers, like 100% cotton, and dye more easily, more quickly, more vividly, and last longer than RIT. RIT is an all purpose dye - good in a pinch, but pales next to fiber reactive dyes.

Try it out! Beware that these dyes wont take to polyester or nylon - so you may wind up with lighter stitching if the thread is synthetic.

... And I learned the hard way - you can't dye anything black with RIT. It'll turn out as some version of grey.