Spiral Kids' T-Shirt

Spiral Kids' T-Shirt
Your kid will love the
spiral kids' T-shirt.

The spiral kids' T-shirt decorating idea uses a cool spiral technique to create a one-of-a-kind T-shirt sure to become your kid's favorite.

The sky's the limit when you use the spiraling technique to add color to a simple T-shirt. Don't stop with one or two colors -- give your creativity free rein.

What You'll Need:
  • White cotton T-shirt
  • 6 rubber bands
  • Purple and teal fabric dye
  • 2 squeeze bottles
  • Paper towels
  • Scissors

How to make the spiral kids' T-shirt:
Step 1: Soak shirt in cold water. Remove from water and wring out excess fluids.

Step 2: Lay shirt face-down on work surface. Place three fingers (thumb, index, middle finger) in middle of shirt. Press down firmly with your fingers and twist the shirt clockwise.

The spiral will start to form as you spin the shirt with your fingers. With your other hand, keep the pleats sharp as they form. When the shirt is tightly twisted, it will form a circle.

When making a spiral kids' T-shirt, press down firmly with your fingers and twist the shirt clockwise.
Press down firmly with your fingers
and twist the T-shirt clockwise.


Step 3: Place a rubber band across the center of the shirt. Place another rubber band across the center in the opposite direction. Add four more rubber bands, dividing the circle into 12 equal wedges.

Use rubber bands divide the T-shirt into 12 wedges when making a spiral kids' T-shirt.
Use several rubber bands to divide
the circle into 12 equal wedges.


Step 4: Wearing rubber gloves, put dye into squeeze bottles. Apply dye by starting at the outside of one wedge and squeezing dye into wedge. Stop before you get to the center point. Continue alternating dyes until all wedges have color.

Aternate dyes until all wedges have color when making a spiral kids' T-shirt.
Alternate dyes until all the wedges have color.


Step 5: Turn the shirt over and apply dye to the opposite side, making sure to squeeze the same color dye into the same wedge as on the front. Continue until all wedges are dyed.

Let dye set 30 to 60 minutes. Rinse under cold water, gently squeezing until water runs clear. Blot with paper towels.

Blot with paper towels before finishing a spiral kids' t-shirt.
Blot with paper towels.


Step 6: Cut rubber bands off with scissors. Unroll shirt and let air-dry.

Cut rubber bands off with scissors before finishing a spiral kids' T-shirt.
Cut rubber bands off with scissors.


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