When we think of tie dye we usually think of shirts. What about accessories like scrunchies and socks! Here is our guide on how to tie dye scrunchies and socks. It’s so fun and easy to do! This post contains affiliate links.
You might also like our tie dyed masks or our acrylic painted tennis shoes!
Watch our step by step video!
We had a lot of fun tie dying face masks last year. It was kind of a turning lemons into lemonade situation. If we had to wear them, might as well turn it into a fun summer activity for the kids. This year we decided to keep on the tie dyed accessories trend and made scrunchies and socks! I went to Michael’s to pick up a few hot glue guns for a youth camp that I’m helping at and, of course, got side tracked when I saw the tie dye section. One thing lead to another, and by the time I left the store I had already texted a few moms to arrange a tie dye party for our girls, ha!
I LOVE how everything turned out! Tie dying is such a great activity for kids. It can be messy, but we’ll share our tips and tricks for keeping things under control!
Tie Dye Accessories and Supplies
Knit Scrunchies for Tie Dying
These knit scrunchies are perfect for tie-dying. You can find them on Amazon and at Michael’s. They work well with any of the Tulip tie dye kits.
Socks for Tie Dying
Socks are super easy to dye and these white ones worked perfectly!
Have you seen magic socks before? These are SO cool. You cover them in dye and once the dye rinses off a fun design appears.
Pretty cool, right?!
I picked up a space and mermaid themed ones for the girls. These fit up to age 8 or so. They also sell adult ones. These are only $5 at Michael’s, and you can usually get an additional 20% off with a code.
Tie Dye Kit
You’ll also need a tie dye kit.I LOVE this one (got it for about $8). It comes with so many colors and plenty of rubber bands. The gloves that come in these kits are hit and miss. I’d recommend buying a box of vinyl gloves for projects like this.
Additional Supplies:
- bucket/bowl
- plastic table cloth
- plastic wrap
- water
- ziplock bags
- plastic grocery bags
How To Tie Dye Scrunchies and Socks
How To Tie Dye Scrunchies and Socks
Equipment
- bucket of water
- plastic table cloth
Materials
- scrunchies/socks
- tie dye kit
- plastic wrap
- ziplock bags
- gloves
Instructions
- Soak scrunchies and socks in a bowl or bucket of water. Just until wet, then ring out.
- Cover work surface with a disposible table cloth. Place a piece of plastic wrap under each item to be dyed. Roll up the socks in different shapes and secure with rubber bands.
- Pour dye over each item in any pattern you'd like.
- Roll up items in plastic wrap. Let soak 4 hours for pastel colors and 8-24 hours for bold colors.
- Rinse finished items with COLD water until the water runs off clear without any dye.
- Wash everything together in the washing machine. A normal or quick cycle with warm water and a small amount of detergent works great. Dry in the dryer.
Video
Notes
- Always cover your work surface.
- Wear gloves.
- Wrap finished projects in a plastic wrap and place in a bag.
- Let dye sit in items 4-24 hours.
- Rinse thoroughly before washing.
Hi! Your stuff looks great and turned out really well 🙂 Do you really need the last step where you wash the scrunchies in the washing machine? Or can you just do the cold rinse to get all the dye off and then let air dry? I’m just wondering since I’m doing a party and sending instructions home for the parents, and if they don’t need to wash I’d rather save a step especially since they are such small items. We are doing scrunchies, headbands, and a pencil pouch. I’m now consider those socks too, but not sure I can get them in time. Thank you in advance for your help!
If they REALLY rinse them well they might be fine!