Here, resident DIY maestro Jessica Ling takes us through the process of updating old wardrobe looks with the dip dye trend.
Materials:
1) Pants and/or a top
2) Dylon Cold Dye (in one or more colours) **Instructions and measurements on how to use the Dylon Cold Dye is readily available behind every dye cap. It’s really simple 
3) Scissors or a knife
4) Rubber Gloves
5) A long stick for stirring
6) Two buckets
7) Salt
8) Water (and sunlight!)
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- How to do the dip dye, step by step!
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- First, prepare clothing to be dyed.
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- TIP: Use a bottle to easily measure 500ml of hot water needed for the mix.
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- TIP: To keep hands clean, use a long stick to stir the mixture.
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- TIP: Fabric has to be damp before it is dipped into the dye.
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- Fill the first bucket with cold water (just enough to cover the fabric).
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- Fill the second bucket with 500ml of the hottest tap water (use your water heater).
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- Poke the cap of dye with a pair of scissors and add it to the second bucket.
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- Add salt to the mixture, and stir well.
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- Pour mixture from the second bucket into the first bucket, and stir well.
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- Dip the article of clothing into bucket, and leave it for an hour (checking on it throughout the process)
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- Wash dye off until the water runs clear before you dry it.
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- The result of (a wet) one-coloured dip dye.
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- The result of (a wet) two-coloured dip dye.
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- The result of two-coloured dip dye (once dried).
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- For t-shirts, damp it …
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- … And dip it.
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- The result of a coloured dip dyed tee.
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