Tie-Dyeing has been popular with the trendy DIY crowd since the late 1960s. This groovy ad from the September 1970 issue of Co-ed magazine shows how you can take plain white tights and tie-dye ’em with Rit Dye.
Who loves the reptile revolution? Who digs the tie-dye explosion? You!
~Marilyn
I'm Marilyn, and I'm obsessed with vintage clothing, thrift stores, clotheslines, and Chanel. Welcome to my down-to-earth world!
I don’t know why we were dying our clothes, but knowing how to use RIT dye correctly in the washer was a task taught along with other household lessons. And I was lucky, because before that I think you had to use a washtub and use salt to set it.