This past weekend I had a sleepover with my nieces and my friend's daughter. We wanted to get them matching pajamas but it was hard to find something matching when the kids are 2, 3 and 14 years old. So we improvised and made matching tshirts for all of us. We started with tie dying them. I had never done that before but Em had so she showed me the ropes. After doing a little research, I washed them in soda ash (supposed to help with color retention) and then we got to dying while they were still damp. We put them in a ziploc plastic bag and let them sit for over 24 hours to soak in the dye. We rinsed them out the following afternoon and then I washed them without soap in the washer. I put them through two cycles of just water to make sure there was no more dye and then dried them on high heat to help set it. I wanted to put their names on them and a fun saying on the front. A quick Pinterest search later and I found one that I liked - Sleepover Squad. The original had #nosleep under the title, but I have never used HTV (heat transfer vinyl) before so I wanted to keep it simple. I omitted the hashtag, but in hindsight should have kept it since we did indeed get no sleep! I used my Brother Scan n Cut and the Canvas Workspace to design their names and the fronts. I then cut it out in HTV. I used tape to keep the letters together and then ironed them on, using parchment paper to keep the iron from sticking.
We had a lot of fun and the girls loved their shirts. 10/10 would recommend!
Supplies used:
Cricut Strongbond Everyday
Gildan Tshirts
Tulip Tie Dye Party Kit
Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
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