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30 January 2010

#30 Dye your clothes

Creativity by mistake is still creativity.

Creativity by mistake is still creativity.

I like the idea of things happening by mistake that turn out to be creative. Take me in the laundry room for example. It’s early and I don’t see the red sock that’s sneaked its way in to the whites. Luckily that load wasn’t very full. Luckily only my white clothes become pink. Luckily I’ve been tired of my white T-shirt with the print that looks like some sort of Lauryn Hill/Bob Marley-combination and I could never figure out who it’s supposed to be. So the T-shirt has become pink, and a hundred times better to boot!

Throw something colorful and something white in to the laundry. Crank it up to 60 degrees. Bear in mind the item might shrink, so take something a bit big if you want. If you want to be sure of the outcome, there’s dye for clothes in hobby stores.

Required time: 
An hour.
Cost: 
None if you use your own items. Ten Euros tops if you buy dye.
Cons: 
Sometimes the thread is made from a different material than the item which can result in the seam deviating from the color. If the item is made from a material that doesn’t absorb colors well, the result can be unpredictable.
Pros: 
You make a new piece of clothing from an old one. Instead of buying a bunch of new things, you use what you have at home and it still feels like you’ve gotten something new. And that’s a pretty nice feeling.
Taggar: renew, recycling, dye, clothes

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