Dying Clothespins

A couple of months ago, I decided to take a chance and experiment with dying my own clothes pins. I bought a bunch of them so I could give some to PG, a friend whose birthday was coming up and some for myself. It’s really simple to do and I thought I would share.

The Dye Used

In the Pot

The first step is to go to a grocery store or dollar store and pick up some clothing dye and a bunch of clothes pins. I got two packs of dye for  and 200 clothes pins for $4.00. You can choose a range of colours or even mix your own. For my first time I decided to go with blue and red. Follow the directions of the dye package. I used an old pot and started boiling the water and once it was going I inserted the clothespins. I was constantly checking on them and turning them to ensure all the clothes pins received enough dye. I was overly cautious and left them in for 30 minutes per batch.

Drying

After they were done, I scoped them out and tried to keep as much dye in as possible in by using a strainer scooper (don’t know the technical name). I put it in the another pot and rinsed and drained them until they ran clear. After that I put down multiple layers of newspaper on my balcony and let them dry out for a couple of days.

They turned out perfectly and I couldn’t of been happier. It was a great addition to the other gifts I gave and I’m looking. It’s an easy project that you can do yourself and a nice addition to the usual plain wood clothespins.

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