How to finish your Tie Dye!

How to wash out the dye in tie dye:

• after letting the shirts sit in bags overnight (at least 70 degrees or higher) (pref closer to 24 hrs, at this temperature), they can be washed out
• if you have a top loading machine, you can pre-fill the washing machine full and just drop in the t-shirt (out of the bag, of course, AND after removing the rubber bands or strings) and run through a regular or light cycle [honestly, I would only do this if I had 2 or 3 shirts to wash, and even then, I'd hand rinse first], OR you can do the following:
• wear protective gloves
• can wash in the kitchen sink, just try not to splash the dye
• can also wash outside with a garden hose and bucket, and let the dye water wash away, it won't hurt the grass or driveway
• take out of the bag, run under water that is warm to cool, until it runs clearer; it will be VERY dark at first, even if there are lighter colors in the shirt
• take out of the rubber bands or strings. 
• keep under running water and squeezing, or you can use a bucket and try dipping and squeezing, with the water running in the bucket the while time, you can also add a couple drops of dish detergent to the water towards the end, to help with the rinsing
• once it runs clearer, put aside where it won't touch any other dyed shirts (hang up)
• if you have a top loader, pre-fill washer with warm water -- run through light wash and rinse cycle
• immediately after washing, dry in a hot dryer – the dryer heat is REQUIRED to finish the dying process

The next wash "might" bleed a little bit, but won't bleed after that.  (UV rays will fade the colors over time)

--Virginia & Mike Richardson