Tie-Dyed Skirt

I really fancied a skirt this year, goodness knows why.  I am so NOT a skirt type person, I don't even own a skirt  (well, that's a lie, I do have one in my material stash box as I loved the material, but it's a size 10 and that is just a touch (and an extra touch) too small)

And as I am tight - actually let's think about that......tight as in I would never spend £25 on a skirt, but I will happily spend £30 on wool to make a (never-to-be-worn) cardigan.

Anyway, while pottering around Morecambe a couple of weeks ago I came across some charity shops, they have a lot of charity shops in Morecambe, and charity shop shopping is one of my favourite past-times.

I bought this KLASS skirt for the princely price of just £2.60 - bargain....but white. I don't do white, I spill too much food to ever do white, I tend to sit in things and trail things through puddles (and worse), NO, I don't DO white!  Even my underwear is grey  ;)

I know, I will tie-dye it  :)

So off to my local Hobbycraft, aka - workplace, where I bought some Dylon hand-wash dyes.

I soaked the skirt and tied it up with elastic bands.

As the daughter and her girlfriend were hanging about nosing at what I was doing, they were dragged in to help.  Shona weighed the salt, while Marie mixed the dye.

SPLOSH !

Balancing the skirt carefully across the bowl I dyed the middle section a lovely deep purple.

Then the hem a hot pink.

Finally the top of the skirt a lilac shade.

Ta dah.......

Oh.... I wore my 'new' skirt, climbed my stairs, stood on the hem and ripped 3/4 of the bottom layer off, while only just managing to grab the handrail to save myself from clattering down to the bottom in a most undignified manner!

Back to skirt school for me  ;)