How to Dye a Onesie: Feed your baby blueberries. Done!
Okay seriously, this is what you need:
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| Clean, White Onesie, just begging to be dyed |
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| RIT Fabric Dye (It’s funny because this says Navy Blue but I used orange for this tutorial) |
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| Step 1: Fill a bowl (I just use Tupperware) halfway with really hot water |
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| Step 2: Add 2-4 Tablespoons of the dye powder and 1 Tablespoon of Salt (More dye for deeper color) |
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| Step 3: Add your onesie and poke it with a stick until it’s fully immersed. Then maybe poke it a little more just for kicks. |
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| Step 5: Wash it in the washing machine, warm water with light detergent. Machine dry and voila! Colored onesie! (Is that racist to say?) Voila! Ethnically-diverse onesie! |








Christa says
July 30, 2010 at 11:55 amhahaha, ethnically diverse onesie, i love it! my only issue is i never know what color i want!
Ross & Amanda Goodman- but mostly Amanda :) says
July 30, 2010 at 8:26 pmI love poking things with sticks just for kicks.
Tere says
August 12, 2010 at 4:08 pmVery cool! Thanks! I've seen tuts on dying and they say to use the washing machine (!!) I'm too chicken for that. I like the poking with sticks part, too.
Lori says
July 30, 2011 at 8:50 pmThank you! I need to dye a onesie for my daughters birthday party and was looking for instructions. I find you both informative and hilarious 🙂
Heather says
July 29, 2012 at 9:18 pmHi! I just recently came across your blog and it’s great! I tried dying a onesie with black dye so I would have a gray onesie and it turned out pretty good — except I have some spots in areas where the color isn’t even. Any idea how I can fix this and what I need to do to avoid the unevenness in the future? Thank you!!
Heidi @ Honeybear Lane says
August 2, 2012 at 5:17 amSounds like you are a) not using a big enough container and b) not stirring often enough. The best results can be achieved by using a large container and not dying more than one or two onesies at once as well as stirring frequently to ensure even coverage. Good luck!
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