Got through most of the dyeing in the last couple days.
Of course I didn't get through it unscathed. I took this photo this morning. My hands are a lot worse now. :)
I do wear gloves. But from time to time I have to pull them off and of course that's when I end up putting my hands on something with dye or helping a kid bag up an item or grabbing a cleaning rag to wipe up a spill.
The soda ash solution I use to soak the item in before dyeing it is 'mildly caustic', meaning that my hands now feel almost exactly like sandpaper.
This would be awesome if I could stand behind me and rub my back. Seems like my back always itches under my, er, restraints. (Ha, I wonder what kind of people would show up here if I made this blog searchable on Google or whatever... one more reason to keep it semi-private. :) )
I also have a really great split in my right thumb.
Of course I didn't get through it unscathed. I took this photo this morning. My hands are a lot worse now. :)
I do wear gloves. But from time to time I have to pull them off and of course that's when I end up putting my hands on something with dye or helping a kid bag up an item or grabbing a cleaning rag to wipe up a spill.
The soda ash solution I use to soak the item in before dyeing it is 'mildly caustic', meaning that my hands now feel almost exactly like sandpaper.
This would be awesome if I could stand behind me and rub my back. Seems like my back always itches under my, er, restraints. (Ha, I wonder what kind of people would show up here if I made this blog searchable on Google or whatever... one more reason to keep it semi-private. :) )
I also have a really great split in my right thumb.
But the kids are ecstatic. They did pillowcases and t shirts. One of them wore his creation to school today and all the other kids in his class were envious. It generates a lot of excitement in the school when we do our annual tie dyeing.
I don't do it because of that, I originally did it because I knew they'd love it and it would be fun for them. But the amount of effort and planning it requires is at least four times that of any other little activities we do.
So I'm glad it creates a buzz, because I really would like to see my program grow. I'd still do it anyway because of the fun, of course.
Tomorrow I only have a couple more shirts to help the kids with, then we're officially done for the year.
I have to admit I'm glad to have it over with.
So I'm heading to bed with a sore knee and glad that tomorrow is my Friday... no school on the real Friday, although I will be working since we have a meeting that morning. It's a summer planning meeting. Can't believe it's creeping up on us so soon.
Okay. Going to go shower and rub lotion into my poor hands.
I hate the feeling of gloves, so my hands are also a wreck right now. Between staining the window box, painting the Adirondacks, and seeding and mulching the lawn... well, it isn't pretty.
ReplyDeleteI have given up on pretty hands and decided that anyone who has them isn't really using them. :)
DeleteAre you guys tie-dyeing? Post photos!!
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I will try to get a photo of some of the projects the kids do, but I can't have photos of actual kids on my computer. I did post a few years back though, before that rule was handed down. I obscured their faces, but you can get an idea of the great job they did... let me find it... ahh, here it is...http://amimental.blogspot.com/2010/05/i-have-post-but.html
DeleteLots of lotion! ouchy. I love it that you take the time and put allllllllll that effort into dying with the kids. What a memory you are making with them.
ReplyDeleteIt's one of the activities the new kids ask about, too. Because they have heard about it from the other kids before joining the program. I love that THEY love it. It makes all the effort worthwhile.
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