How to Make a Modern Art Dress

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Cover table with plastic tablecloth in order to protect your crafting space.

   Stir with spoon. ,,,,,, Paint about 1/3 (or a little more) of dress. , Use “horizontal” brush strokes. , Use “horizontal” brush strokes. ,, Paint back side of dress as above to be sure fabric is saturated. , Remove parchment paper. , Begin painting along the inside line, overlapping the 3 colors from top to bottom, working toward the outside edge.
   
   After painting the right side, place new piece of parchment paper over the left side (1/3 with 3 colors) and paint Navy dye on back side of dress. ,, Cover bottom of microwave with paper towels.
   
   Place plastic-wrapped dress in the microwave.
   
   Set on HIGH for 2 minutes.
   
   Wearing rubber gloves, remove from microwave.
   
   Cut open plastic wrap.
   
   Allow fabric and wrap to cool. , The rinse in tub of cool water until water runs clear.
   
   Launder and dry.
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   Step 2: Lay dry dress on sheets of plastic wrap that have been overlapped so plastic is slightly larger than dress.

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   Step 3: Using a yardstick or ruler

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   Step 4: draw a vertical blue chalk line on dress

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   Step 5: dividing it into one-third and two-two third sections.

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   Step 6: Prepare the dyes: Wearing rubber gloves

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   Step 7: measure and mix dyes in 3 Cup Gladware containers.

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   Step 8: Measurements used:

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   Step 9: Golden Yellow 1 C Very Hot Water + 2 T. Golden Yellow

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    Step 10: Fuchsia 1 C Very Hot Water + 2 T. Fuchsia

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    Step 11: Teal 1 C Very Hot Water + 1 T. Teal

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    Step 12: Navy 2 C Very Hot Water + 3 T. Navy

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    Step 13: Starting at top of dress

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    Step 14: paint Golden Yellow dye with “horizontal” brush strokes

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    Step 15: from outside edge to vertical line.

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    Step 16: Paint Teal dye in bottom 1/3 section of dress (or a little more).

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    Step 17: Paint Fuchsia dye in middle 1/3 of dress

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    Step 18: overlapping Golden Yellow and Teal about 1 – 2 inches (5.1 cm).

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    Step 19: Place long piece of parchment paper over white side of dress along vertical line.

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    Step 20: Fold dye-painted section of dress over paper.

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    Step 21: After painting back side

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    Step 22: lay it back on the plastic.

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    Step 23: Paint Navy dye on right side of dress (remaining white 2/3) using long “vertical” brush strokes.

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    Step 24: Cover dye-painted dress with plastic wrap and seal outer edges.

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    Step 25: Fold to fit into microwave.

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    Step 26: Wearing rubber gloves

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    Step 27: rinse dress carefully under cool running water

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    Step 28: holding dress from tri-colored side with navy at bottom.

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