DIP DYE SHEET CURTAINS
I SAW SO MANY INSPIRATIONAL POSTS ON PINTEREST ON HOW TO MAKE DIP DYE CURTAINS SO I DECIDED TO FINALLY GIVE IT A TRY, I HAVE BEEN MAKING A LOT OF CURTAINS LATELY FROM SHEETS, THIS IS VERY INEXPENSIVE, MORE INEXPENSIVE THAN BUYING FABRIC BY THE YARD AND ALSO THERE IS NO SEWING REQUIRED .
I BOUGHT FOUR TWIN FLAT SHEETS IN WHITE FROM WALMART. PICURED IS ONLY TWO ON THE WINDOW. UNDER $5.00 A PIECE, ONE BOTTLE OF LIQUID RIT DYE IN AQUAMARINE, FOUND AT ANY CRAFT STORE FOR $3.99. AND ONE BOTTLE OF ROYAL BLUE FOR $3.99 AND YES I ONLY USED THOSE TWO BOTTLES FOR ALL FOUR CURTAINS.
. FILL A LARGE BUCKET HALF WAY WITH VERY HOT WATER AND ONE CUP OF SALT AND BOTTLE OF AQUAMARINE DYE, MIX WELL . I EYEBALLED THE SHEETS , NO MEASURING JUST DIPPED THEM TO WHERE I WANTED THEM TO START. LEAVING ABOUT A FOOT AND A HALF OF WHITE AT THE TOP . AFTER 30 MINUTES I PULLED OUT ABOUT ONE FOOT OF EACH CURTAIN FROM THE TOP FOR A SLIGHT OMBRE EFFECT AND LEFT THE REMAINDER OF CURTAIN TO SOAK FOR A FEW HOURS. NO RINSING, REPEAT WITH OTHER TWO CURTAINS .
AFTER THE FEW HOURS WERE UP I MIXED UP THE ROYAL BLUE DYE, SAME METHOD AND DIPPED ALL FOUR CURTAINS ABOUT ONE FOOT FROM THE BOTTOM INTO THE DYE BATH AND LEFT OVERNIGHT. I DID NOT WASH THESE, ONLY RINSED SLIGHTLY AND HUNG THEM OUT TO DRY.
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