Tulip One-Step Tie-Dye Kit Carousel Colors Tie Dye, 59 Piece Set

It seems to keep the color when doing the shirts but we have not washed them that many times. Easy to use if you have done Tye Dye shirts before

So far Ive made 3 shirts and I love them ! The colors are very vibrant which is what I was looking for . Ill definitly be able to make a bunch more and you cant beat that price

Product worked great arrived timely would buy again and recommend trying it easy to use!!

I love this kit! It was very easy to use and turned out to be a lot of fun. After the first kit, I bought several more to practice the art and share it with my friends through tie-dye parties. Having gone through 3 full kits (and made a few mistakes), I have some tips to share to maximize your success: Wondering what kit to buy? If you get just 1, I would recommend carousel because this has the darkest colors that give the most vibrant results. If you get 2 kits, carousel plus rainbow gives you 10 different colors, therefore the greatest choice when you are making your shirts. Unfortunately, you can only get orange if you buy the luau or neon kits. For some reason, the 5-bottle kits are the cheapest per gram of dye (cheaper than the refill kits that dont even have bottles). Wait for them to go on sale, the price on Amazon varies a lot from one week to the next. Can you really get 30 shirts from one kit? Yes. But they wont be 30 adult 2XL. And you have to plan ahead--use all of the colors in the kit, dilute some of the colors, and catch the drips in a basin to re-use. I usually dye a half-and-half mix of adult and child shirts together and end up with 30 from a full kit. Can you dilute the colors? Yes, some are very amenable to dilution. Some of the best looking items I have made are serial dilutions of just a single color. These colors tolerate dilution very well: black, purple, turquoise. These colors tolerate a modest amount of dilution: blue, fuchsia, violet, lime, royal blue. These colors dont dilute well (dont bother trying): red, orange, yellow, teal. I do the dilutions in glass jars and use a plastic funnel to get the dye back into the bottle. Best dye technique. Put the tip of the bottle in contact with the shirt before you squeeze. Put the tip in between the folds. After you think you are finished with the piece, check between the folds to make sure that you dont see white; if you do, go back and dye the insides of the folds. After wrapping in cling-wrap, squeeze the piece--this also reduces excess white. Dye should not be dripping off of the piece or staining your gloves--if so, you are using too much dye. Finishing the piece. The directions on the kit say to wait a couple of hours to let the dye set. This is not a good idea. If you only wait a couple of hours, you will lose most of your dye down the drain and you will be shocked at how light and faded your piece looks. Much better to use the basic principles of chemistry to your advantage: remember, time and concentration drive the reaction forward, so wait as long as you can, and then lay the piece out to dry without washing. I wait a week, then spread the pieces out on the lawn to dry in the sunlight. After that, I run the whole batch through the rinse cycle in the washing machine about 6-8 times (until the water looks clear), then line dry, then wash in a normal wash cycle (with soap). This way, the finished piece comes out almost as dark as when you dyed it. And you can skip the hand-rinsing that you see in a lot of YouTube newbie videos, that is just too painful and there is no advantage to it. Be creative and have fun! There are some very good YouTube videos to teach you how to do this, just hunt around, you will find them.

Tulip is always great for tie dye fun

Colors hold great, although i had to use more dye for better coverage even for a 4 year olds shirt than what is recommended

The kit is awesome but the gloves suck! My hands were as if I didnt wear anything.

Gave this as a birthday gift to a 12 year old. She was super excited to use it, but havent seen how it turned out yet. Came nicely packaged and arrived super quickly.

Good and versatile color selection. Good price compared to my local hobby stores.

works just like it says. Remember you have to wash the shirts before you dye them. I washed and dried them first then dyed them with my high school students. Colors were bright and just like on the package. I followed someone elses suggestion and put a little less water in the purple. Came with plenty of rubber bands but not very many gloves. The gloves are not truly necessary if you can live with stained hands for a few days. We dyed 10-11 adult sized t-shirts and had one refill packet left over. Our shirts were mostly covered with dye with only a few white spots on most of the shirts. (some go for complete coverage and some leave white spots for artistic effect). we left them over a long weekend before washing off the dye.