Yes, I really did buy a whole spectrum of powdered Kool-Aid packets. Shocked? Well, we didn't drink them. MaryJane Butters recently asked my girls and I to experiment with a fun use for Kool-Aid that has nothing to do with actually ingesting it: tie-dyeing! No joke, you can actually dye fabric with the likes of “Great Bluedini” and “Purplesaurus Rex,” and you don't have to worry about harsh dyes that might be hazardous to handle. Apparently, this psychedelic super-fruity-scented pigment creates fantastic steadfast colors on materials such as wool, silk, and untreated nylon. Unfortunately, it doesn't work very well on plant-based fibers like cotton. We tried a couple of cotton t-shirts, and they rinsed out until only pale hues remained (which might be okay if you're going for a very light pastel look). The kids wanted bright colors, though, so we scrounged up a few silk scarves and shirts, and the results were positively rainbow-liscious.Take a look:
If you'd like to try your hand a tootie-truity tie-dye, check out MaryJane's complete instructions at DownToEarthNW.com.
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It does work very well as a dye. I have first hand experience of that because one of my daughters in her teens tried about every color possible in her hair. She is a blond and let just say the blue was very blue. That was a number of years ago, she now sticks to the usualle way of hair color change.
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