Art and Culture Center of Hollywood
Distance Learning Program
Integrated Art Lesson Title:
The Tie Dye Explosion
Description and Overall
Focus
Students will focus on the history and
development of tie die which was known as
Shibori (long before the 70's) by the Japanese.
Length of Lesson
45 minutes - 1 hour
Grade Range
High School
Sunshine State Standards
(see attached)
Objective(s)
Students will learn the history of tie dye and
how this wearable art form influenced and
reflected the dress code and behavior of the
era. They will also be shown the Japanese
version called Shibori.
Materials: PLEASE NOTE:
Some materials must be
acquired prior to this lesson
Introductory activity
Core Activity
Students will create a tie dyed project using
fabric pens, rubber bands and their
imaginations.
1) Previously washed white 100% cotton Tshirt.
2) Rubber bands
3) Fabric markers
4) Cheap surgical gloves (possibly from the
school nurse or custodian)
5) Marbles
1) Students will be introduced to the art of tie
dye and the music of the 60's that brought
about psychedelic images of famous groups like
the Beatle's and a new form of art that
influenced the "Hippie" culture.
2) They will also be given a short definition of
the word "Hippie" and information about what
this counterculture was all about.
3) They will also be introduced to the art of
Peter Max.
1) Students will be given the opportunity to
learn how to make different patterns on their tie
dyed T-shirts using rubber bands, marbles and
markers.
2) Students will then be shown examples of a
variety of tie dyed T-shirts.
Closure activity
Students will be asked to show their tie dyed Tshirts so that everyone can see the many
possibilities of this process.
Students will also share how they arrived at the
pattern they created and what colors they used.
Assessment
Students will successfully create a tie dyed
pattern on their T-shirts using rubber bands and
markers.
The various color mixtures will be discussed so
that students become more aware of how
overlapping and blending of colors creates a
wide spectrum of shades.
Teachers can take the various tie dyed T-shirts
(when they have fully dried) and display them
on a bulletin board.
Teacher follow-up idea
Student follow-up activity
Students can use these skills to create tie dyed
T-shirts at home using fabric markers and the
same rubber band techniques.
Book/Web references
The Art of Peter Max by Charles A. Riley
Tie Dye! The How-To Book by Virginia Gleser
Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped
Resist Dyeing by Wada, Rice an Barton
www.kinderart.com/textiles/easytiedye.shtml
Art and Culture Center of Hollywood
www.artandculturecenter.org
Lesson plan prepared by Sherie Tengbergen, artist and educator