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Pair of shoes that have been dyed with blue sharpie
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Single Color Sharpie Tie Dye Shoes

Learn how to make cool single color Tie Dye Shoes using Sharpies and rubbing alcohol! This is an easy craft idea for kids, teens, or adults that you can complete in under an hour.
Cook Time1 hour

Ingredients

  • White Canvas Shoes
  • Blue Sharpie or other color
  • Rubbing Alcohol 91 percent works best
  • Dropper
  • Masking Tape

Instructions

  • Tape off the soles of the shoes and any other areas you don't want to dye. If your shoes have laces, remove them.
    White canvas shoes with the soles taped off
  • Use the Sharpie to draw thick concentric circles, leaving white space in between them.
    Drawing rings of color with a sharpie on a white canvas shoe
  • Starting at the center of a circle (or curve), drop alcohol onto the ink. The ink will begin to spread and blend. Continue dropping alcohol to make the ink spread more.
    Dropping alcohol onto ink on shoes to make it blen
  • As you drop alcohol, you can use the tip of the dropped to gently rub against the ink, which will cause it to spread even more. Continue dropping alcohol until the ink has spread as much as you'd like.
    If the ink isn't spreading as much, wait about 10 minutes for it to dry, and then you can add more color with a Sharpie and then drop more alcohol on it.
    Closeup of shoe being tie dyed with Sharpie and alcohol
  • Remove the masking tape and use a paper towel to dab off any ink that has dripped beneath it onto the soles. You will probably end up with a little color on the soles, but if you are careful they will stay mostly white.
    Allow shoes to dry completely before wearing. Once completely dry, you can run them through the clothes dryer to heat set the color.
    Feet wearing sharpie dyed shoes