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NameJadeIshii
Period1
Date6/26/15
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I.

Introduction
A. AttentionGetterCommongroundImsureyouveseenoneofthose
tiedyepostsonpinterestortumblrorseenareallycooltiedyeshirtor
somethinginastore.
B. TransitionLinktoThesisWell,insteadofpinningittoaboardor
buyingitfromastore,youcanmakeityourself.
C. ThesisStatementTiedyeissomethingcoolandeasyyoucando
yourself.
D. PreviewofPointsTodayIwillbesharingsomebackgroundinformation
abouttiedye,whyyoushouldtryit,andhowyoucandoityourself.
E. Transition:SignpostLetsbeginwithsomehistoryonthecolorful
trend.

II.

Body
A. MainPoint1Howtheideaoftiedyecametobe.
a. Subpoint1Theconceptoftiedyeisolderthanyouthink
1. FactTiedyeoriginatesfromJapaneseshiboriandIndian
bandhani.ShiborienteredintoJapanfromChinaabout
1300yearsagoandbandhanidatesbacktothe12thcentury.
(Encyclopedia.com)(Khamir)
b. Subpoint2Americaninterestintiedye
1. FactTiedyebecamepopularinthe1960s.Duringthis
time,Americanyouthrebelledagainstconservativerules
onclothes.TiedyewasalsopopularwithAmericanyouth
whoopposedtheVietnamWar.(Encyclopedia.com)
(EmilyBlake)
c. Transition:ReviewPreviewNowthatyouknowsome
backgroundinformation,hereswhyyoushouldtryit.
B. MainPoint2WhyIenjoytiedyeandyoushouldtoo
a. Subpoint1IlikeitbecauseitseasytomakeandIlikehowit
looks

1. NarrativeIliketiedyebecauseitlookscoolandunique
butitsliterallyjustfoldingandputtingcoloronsomething
white.(JadeIshii)
b. Subpoint2Itssomethingyoucandowithfriends
1. TestimonyMyfriendsandIoftentiedyeshirtsorsocks
whenwehavesleepovers,andtheyreallyenjoyit.My
friendsenjoytheactivitybecauseitsfunandyougetto
takesomethingcoolthatyoucanactuallyuse.(Kaiu
Nakawatase)
c. Subpoint3Buyingtiedyeclothesfromstorescanbevery
expensive
1. StatisticsAtiedyeshirtatastorelikeUrbanOutfitters
couldcostyouupwardsof$50.(UrbanOutfitters)
d. Transition:InternalSummaryThatsalittlebitofhistoryand
somereasonswhyyoushouldtrytiedye.Now,Illteachyou
howtodoityourself.
C. MainPoint3Today,Ichosetoshowhowtomaketheclassicspiral
styletiedyeshirt.
a. Subpoint1Materials
1. ExampleYoullneedfabricdye,asquirtbottleforeach
color,rubberbands,aZiplocbag,andashirt.(JadeIshii)
b. Subpoint2Steps
1. ExampleMixdyewithwaterandsaltasthedirections
say,andpourintothesquirtbottle
2. Soakandringoutshirtsothatitsdamp
3. Setupallyourmaterialsinaplacethatcangetdyeonit,I
justlayoutacuttrashbagontheground
4. Layoutshirt
5. Pickapointontheshirtandtwistitwithjustyourpointer
fingerandthumb,whileitslayingflat;continueuntilthe
entireshirtistwisted
6. Putrubberbandsaroundtheshirtsothatthefoldswont
comeundone(atleast3rubberbands)(JadeIshii)
c. Subpoint3Steps
1. ComparisonTheshirtshouldlookkindoflikeapie,the
rubberbandscreatingtriangularpieslices
2. Squirtthedyeontotheshirtlikeketchuponahotdog,slow
andsteadybecauseyoudontwanttoomuchtocomeout
andthedyetogoeverywhere.Applydifferentcolorsto
eachpiesliceuntiltheshirthasagoodamountofdye.You
donotwantyourshirttobecompletelysoakedand
saturatedwithdye.(JadeIshii)
d. Subpoint4Steps

1. ExamplePuttheshirtinaZiplocbag
2. Lettheshirtsitinaplacewithoutsunlightfor68hoursor
howeverlongthefabricdyedirects
3. After68hours,removetheshirtandrinseitoutuntilthe
excessdyecomesoutandthewaterrunsclear.
4. Washanddryitseparatelyanditsreadytowear.(Jade
Ishii)
e. Transition:Signpostnow,letsreviewwhatIveshared.
III.

Conclusion
A. RestateThesisTiedyeissomethinguniqueandeasyyoucando
yourself.
B. ReviewofPointsTodayIvesharedsomebackgroundinformationon
tiedye,whyyoushouldtryit,andhowyoucandoityourself.
C. ClosingStatementStartingreferenceNowthatyouknowhowtotie
dyeyourself,maybeyoucouldmakethenextartsytumblrorpinterest
post.

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