Looking for a costume idea? Try blooming this Halloween with Rit®, and make last year's costume
so envious of this
year's Tiger Lily!
What You Need:
**Note: The type of Rit® dye you select will depend on the material your costume is made
from.
All Purpose Dye is for natural fabrics like cotton, wool, and silk, as well as synthetics like
nylon and rayon.
DyeMore™ Dye is specially made for synthetic fabrics like polyester, acrylic, acetate, plus
blends that contain those
fibres.
What You Need:
Note before beginning: Before dyeing, remove any visible stains on the fabric. This will
help
achieve uniform color
results when dyeing. Prewash item in warm, soapy water without any fabric softener. This helps
to remove any finishes
that may interfere with dye absorption.
- Wet nylon tights and squeeze out any excess water.
- Add a few tablespoons of Sunshine Orange All-Purpose dye into a small container with hot
water and stir to mix.
- Place tights into dyebath and stir until colour is uniform.
- Once desired colour is achieved, remove from dyebath and rinse in cool water. Hang to air
dry.
- Pull wire hangers to shape them into diamond petal shapes.
- Cut sections of dyed tights and stretch over the wire petal shapes. Secure the ends with hot
glue gun if needed.
- Create a small dyebath in a mason jar with a tablespoon of Dark Brown All-Purpose Dye and
hot water.
- Use sponge brush to apply spots onto each petal and set aside to fully dry.
- Cut felt pieces to roughly 8”x20”, this will act as the collar so make sure it fits around
your neck a 4” overlap for
the Hook & Loop.
- Using hot glue gun, adhere the handles of the wire hanger petals to the top 4” section of
the felt. Fold the
remaining 4” of the felt over the handles to hide the wires. Make sure to use thick craft
felt for structure.
- Cut green felt to size and adhere to the outer collar.
- Adhere Hook & Loop the ends of the collar.
- For the polyester gloves and jumpsuit, heat 3 gallons of water on the stovetop to roughly
200F/93C. When water
begins to simmer, add 1/2 cup /125 ml of well-shaken DyeMore™ for Synthetics in desired
colour and stir well.
- Wearing rubber gloves, carefully place gloves and jumpsuit into the dyebath. Keep stirring
for uniform colour
coverage.
- Once desired colour is achieved, remove from dyebath and rinse in warm water then gradually
cool.
- Wash with mild detergent and air dry.
NOTE: All products might not be available at all store locations. To find a suitable
product alternative for your project, please ask a store team member for assistance.
