I tried tie dying exactly one tee shirt as a kid, for school or maybe a Brownie badge. I chose orange and yellow, and it came out pale and blotchy, not at all like the vibrant colors and patterns I saw on tie-dyed clothes at the mall. But then, I was never one for exacting arts and crafts -- I bombed at gimp weaving, sewing, and ceramics -- gravitating toward the more forgiving activities of drawing and jewelry making. I wanted to make things that didn't limit my imagination with dropped stitches or clay that wouldn't stick due to a lack of that watery glue known, oddly, as slip. Any endeavor with relentless rules -- and only one answer -- might as well be math.
That said, I've always loved the look of tie dye. So whenever I see it, I like to stock up. All of this stuff is old except the dress, which I just had to have despite the impending cool weather.
Just like I had to have those Brownie badges to make an oh-so-colorful sash.
Camping soon cured me of that scheme.