DIY Dip Dyed Tights

Wanna get all Martha Stewart with me? I did this little project a few weeks ago, so I guess its about time to share it.

To accompany me on this crafty adventure, you'll need the following:

1 pair of light colored tights
Black dye (I used iDye Poly, which is all special for polyester and nylon)
1 pot or sauce pan
2 clothespins
A kitchen
Good music

Oh look, I'm taking process pictures, making all of this hella (yes, hella) easy for you.

Start by filling yo' pot with water. Add dye. I used probably 1/4 of the packet, which worked well.  

Now use the clothespins to mark dem tights where you'd like the dip dye effect to occur. Mine is about halfway up the thigh.
 

Tights, meet dye. Put them in until just below the clothespins, as the dye will bleed upwards a bit. Important: don't let the tights touch the outside of the pot, it is hot and they will burn.

Let the water boil for about 30 minutes. The wait is kind of a bitch, so turn on an episode of South Park to pass the time. (This step is absolutely required). After the times up, remove tights from dye and rinse thoroughly.

 

Let those babies dry, then wear the shit out of them.

Perhaps at some point, I'll take a better picture of these, but this was the least skanky way I could figure to take a picture of my legs. But hey, its for learning, yo.