Summer is just around the corner and you know what that means: fun and freedom. Nothing screams that more than tie-dye. Follow these steps to make your own tie-dye T-shirt to wear during the break. You will need to purchase clothing dye from a craft/fabric store. 

1. Prewash and dry the light colored (white works best) shirt you want to tie-dye. This will make the fabric look much better in the long run. 

 2. Lay the light colored T-shirt you want to tie dye flat on a table. Be sure to cover the table with newspaper so you don’t get grounded for covering the kitchen table with pink and blue dye.

 3. Next put the points of a fork in the center of the shirt and twist the shirt until it has formed a tight spiral. Wrap the spiral in rubber bands to hold it together. The rubber bands should separate the shirt into six sections.

 4. Now you are ready to add color. Squirt one color into each section you made with the rubber bands. Be sure you get the backside of the shirt as well.

 5. After you are done putting on colors, you need to wait at least 8 hours (overnight works best). This allows the dye to settle permanently on the clothes.  

 6. Now that the dye has settled, rinse the shirt in the washer with only cold water. The shirt is now ready to be worn!