Tulip One-Step Tie-Dye Kit, Party for 5, 15 Bottles

This is a great tie dye supply set. It's complete and has everything you need with the exception of shirts or other items you wish to tie dye and plastic bags for the items to sit in while the dye sets (gallon sized ziplocs). This was our first time doing tie dye, so I took my time looking up suggestions and tips. Following some basic tips went a long way in guaranteeing not only that this wasn't a completely messy disaster, but also that the shirts turned out vibrant and continue to last wash after wash: 1. Choose items that are 100% cotton and wash them before using the dye to remove any manufacturing chemicals, etc. 2. Start the process with damp materials. I took ours right out of the washing machine. They shouldn't be sopping wet, simply damp. 3. Use a kitchen cooling rack for dying. This allows extra dye to pool under the item where it won't mess up the patterns attempted. We also used this over a sheet pan so it collected the dye and was easy to dump! For patterns we wanted to be specific, we rinsed the pan/cooling rack/our gloves with the hose between each tee. 4. Use a lot of dye! Damp material helps the dye go further, but you still need to soak each color section well. Pour into fabric folks as well to make sure you get full coverage. With this set, we vibrantly dyed 11 tee shirts (2 adult L, 1 Adult 2XL, 1 Adult M, 1 Adult SM, 1 Child L, 3 Child M, 2 Child SM) 5. GO OUTSIDE! No matter how cleanly you think this can be done, it cannot. Take it outside for everyone's sanity and for the benefit of your home's interior. 6. WEAR. THE. GLOVES. And wear clothes you don't care about. Even filling bottles, you will find the powder magically appears on your gloves (it's evil like glitter!) and any drops of water mean instant dye. Take it outside and wear clothes that are black or clothes you don't care about messing up. 7. Once done with an item, do not unravel it. Place it in its own ziploc bag (I suggest gallon size) for at least 24 hours. 8. After 24 hours, take each item out of its bag separately, remove any rubber bands and rinse with the hose outside. Rinse until the water comes out fairly clear. Don't panic if the item starts to look grey as you rinse. That is normal! 9. Wash each item SEPARATELY in HOT water and then hang dry. This is the only time you need to wash them separately. (You can get away with washing like colors together if you arent afraid of any dye swapping in the wash). Hang dry. 10. For the next THREE washes, wash the tie dyed materials together with no other items. Wash on HOT and hang dry. 11. From the 4th wash on, cold water is great and they can be washed as normal. To keep vibrant, always hang dry. Bonus Tip -- YouTube is an excellent resource for patterns! Especially the videos provided by the manufacturer. It seems like a lot, but it really is easy! And this is a no-fail way to make sure you love your items and they last a long, long time!

I was looking for a way to salvage some of my toddler's food-stained shirts, so I thought I'd try doing tie dye. The Tulip kit had everything I needed in it (although I would recommend getting some vinyl gloves instead of the included ones. They were a bit cheap and slippery)! The colors were bright and have stayed vivid after a few washes now. I was able to dye 3 onesies, 2 kids shirts, 2 adult shirts, and still had a good amount of dyes leftover. Great beginner kit!

Easy to use! Colors turned out bright! Great ideas to try for different tye die looks

Lots of great colors to work with. You have to add water and shake for a while to make sure all the dye crystals dissolve. The bottles are small. I estimate that when dying a large men’s T-shirt I used about 1-1 1/3 bottles. When doing size 5T I used about 3/4 of a bottle. The dye does not require that you wash the clothes in soda ash first which was convenient. I allowed the dye to set for 24 hours and was pleased with the results

I didn’t have the first clue about tie dye, so I ordered this kit. I was a little apprehensive about making sure I got it right and trying not to destroy my house in the process. This kit was at a great price point and seemed to be easy. So I decided to give it a shot. I was right! I’m incredibly impressed. The kit includes powdered dye that’s in bottles; just add water and shake. It also has a plastic table covering (note: it’s very small, and you may want to plan on a bigger one of your own for your table. It didn’t quite cover my modestly sized kitchen island.), gloves (but we opted to use our own better-fitting ones), and lots of rubber bands! I learned that we needed items with mostly natural fibers (at least 50% cotton, but more cotton = better), so I ordered cotton t-shirts, cotton hair scrunchies and cotton bath towels. The kit came with great step-by-step instructions, which included directions for folding different patterns. Perfect for a newbie! We also supplied our own plastic bags for letting the items stay damp and soak in their dye. I only have a couple of minor complaints. The table cloth was so small that it almost wasn’t worth it. Definitely plan on a larger one if you’re not dyeing alone. Some of the powder dust was on the outside of the bottles, but we noticed it and avoided a mess. Also, the kit claims it’s enough for 30 projects, but I’d say that’s a bit of an overstatement. We did four shirts and 10 scrunchies. I wouldn’t consider the scrunchies a whole project. I thought the towels would be perfect to count as the remaining projects, but we ended up not having quite enough dye to finish out our towels. We probably should’ve had an entirely separate kit for three towels. All in all, my kids and I had an absolute blast creating our items. I already want to order the kit again and find more things to tie dye!

I loved this the dye kit and we had lots of fun using it! It was definitely easy to use, but some of the bottles would leak when you would shake it up to mix, which wasn't fun, luckily we shook them all in the sink and I was ready for it so I could try to direct the splatter. Not a deal breaker, but I wasn't in love with that part. It came with everything we needed including directions on how to tie the shirts for each effect. We tie dyed everything we could get our hands on, even some white "turtle neck style" face masks for the kids to make their masks personalized and fun :) the colors did fade more than I expected on the first wash, but not nearly as bad as rit dye or anything. They are still dark and bright! ( To be fair I'm comparing to a brand I previously used, I can't remember the name, that didn't fade at ALL after washing, even after a few years) so this isn't the BEST out there, but it's a very close runner up, price was great, and we had a super fun family day doing this together, that ran into the next day when we got to unwrap them and see our creations. I accidentally bought two, and instead of returning the second, I'm keeping it for a rainy day with the kids :) I do highly recommend.

I had never tie dyed before and this kit was perfect. It included every color you could want and plenty of dye. We did 5 shirts but could have done 2-3 more. The dye comes in many bright vibrant colors. The instructions are very clear. We will do this again!

This kit was pretty nice but I’d probably look for one with less colors & more of each color next time. We were able to do five shirts (2 long sleeve & hooded, all adult) & six masks & only had a few odd colors left over. I didn’t follow instructions but listened to my friends who had tie dyed before & let them sit in plastic wrap for 24 hours, then undid them all & let them air dry before rinsing & washing them. The photos are after unwrapping them, except for the adopt shirt, that was after washing. Colors were more vivid than I thought they’d be & not having to do the soda ash separately was nice, I remember that being another step & tie dye already requires a lot of patience. I had bought rubber bands of different sizes that made some designs easier because the kit only has one size. I also numbered the bottles on the bottom to make rainbows a little easier because they’re hard to tell apart once filled with water. Overall this was a pretty nice kit & the colors didn’t fade much after rinsing & washing & don’t seem to bleed in subsequent washings.

Great set. The kids lived making thier own tie dye shirts.

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Easy to use and a great activity for all ages. Amazing for individuals with lower motor skills as it's designed to be messy

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I love that are so many colours to choose from, bought mostly for activities with the kids they have only coloured a few items and still have loads left