DIY Tea Towels | Boho Tie-Dyed

DIY Tea Towels | Boho Tie-Dyed

Posted by DecoArt on Jun 18th 2020

Make your own boho-inspired, tie-dyed tea towels using SoSoft® Fabric Paints.

SUPPLIES

    • water container
    • 3/4" oval brush
    • tea towel
    • freezer paper
    • fabric glue
    • mini pompom
    • bowl
    • rubber bands
    • 10" white doily

    INSTRUCTIONS

    1. Spread out freezer paper to protect the work surface, if needed.
      2. Instruction #1
    2. Wet the tea towels and wring out the water. For the first towel, gather the center and bind tightly with a rubber band.
      3. Instruction #2
    3. Place a second rubber band. (See photo.)
      4. Instruction #3
    4. Continue to do this throughout the entire surface of the tea towel.
      5. Instruction #4
    5. Mix Bright Coral with water in a bowl. (The more paint added, the brighter the color.)
      6. Instruction #5
    6. Dab on the watered paint with an oval brush.
      7. Instruction #6
    7. Mix Red Pepper with water and add that to the towel as well.
      8. Instruction #7
    8. Mix Indian Turquoise with water and add to the tips of the gathered towel. Let partially dry.
      9. Instruction #8
    9. When the towel is almost dry but still damp, remove the rubber bands.
      10. Instruction #9
    10. Flatten or hang to dry the rest of the way.
      11. Instruction #10
    11. For the second tea towel, wet and wring out. Flatten onto the work surface and add Indian Turquoise mixed with water to one end, using an oval brush.
      12. Instruction #11
    12. Splatter some of the watered Indian Turquoise randomly on the towel for some variation.
      13. Instruction #12
    13. Splatter some of the Bright Coral/water mix in the middle.
      14. Instruction #13
    14. On the other end, paint on a mix of Red Pepper and water.
      15. Instruction #14
    15. You will have something like this (see photo). You can leave to dry as is or continue with the next step.
      16. Instruction #15
    16. Bunch up the towel end to end.
      17. Instruction #16
    17. Wring out.
      18. Instruction #17
    18. Unfold and flatten or hang to dry.
      19. Instruction #18
    19. Wet the doilies and pompom trim with water and wring out.
      20. Instruction #19
    20. For the first doily, dab the edges with a Indian Turquoise/water mix using a brush.
      21. Instruction #20
    21. Continue with mixes of Bright Coral and water and Red Pepper and water.
      22. Instruction #21
    22. For the second doily, start dabbing edge with watered Red Pepper, followed by watered Bright Coral, and finally by watered Indian Turquoise.
      23. Instruction #22
    23. Dab the desired color onto pompom. (I used the Indian Turquoise/water mix blue for this one.)
      24. Instruction #23
    24. I use the Red Pepper/water mix with a touch of the Bright Coral for the other trim. Let trim dry.
      25. Instruction #24
    25. Once everything is completely dry, use permanent fabric glue to affix the doilies and trim.
      26. Instruction #25
    26. Do the same with the other towel.
      27. Instruction #26
    27. Allow to dry completely per bottle instructions.
      28. Instruction #27

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