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These days, it seems like you can’t scroll the ’Gram without seeing someone wearing something that’s tie-dyed. With the recent resurgence, we realized it was past time to revive one of our favorite childhood summer camp pastimes. We love a vibrant, flavorful <a href="https://www.chefsteps.com/en-us/shop/juicers">fruit-and-vegetable juice</a>, but we don’t love leaving that pretty pulp in the compost pile. Enter: juice-pulp tie-dye. This is a fun and easy way to get a little crafty, put that colorful pulp to work, and make yourself something funky to wear! When it comes to natural tie-dye, you can’t just scatter some pulp on a shirt and call it a day. There’s a special trick to tie-dyeing with natural colors—a pre-treatment soak in soy milk. Called mordanting, this step helps the colors really “stick” to your shirt. Use a single leftover pulp for an analogous color scheme, or sprinkle multiple colors for fun and festive wear. We’ve included a few juice recipes below to inspire you—this activity is also a great way to use leftover pulp after making <a href="https://www.chefsteps.com/recipes/naturally-colored-rainbow-rice">rainbow rice</a>! 🌈WHAT YOU’LL NEED: 
 
<a href="https://www.breville.com/us/en/products/juicers.html">A juicer</a>.

<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HOBYCW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000HOBYCW&linkCode=as2&tag=chefsteps02-20&linkId=c28fa881300b36556a0eb673649eaee4">100% natural fiber/fabric tee shirt(s)—cotton, linen, etc. No synthetic fibers</a>. 

<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08HR5815V/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B08HR5815V&linkCode=as2&tag=chefsteps02-20&linkId=1327847b66807a3b51cc480a25308bf8">A large pot or mixing bowl for mordanting</a>. 
 
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004HK7NT0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004HK7NT0&linkCode=as2&tag=chefsteps02-20&linkId=81c18e12daacab12b50d79bf278ac25f">Soy milk</a>. 
 
Leftover juice pulp. 
 
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JL8Q9C/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000JL8Q9C&linkCode=as2&tag=chefsteps02-20">Rubber bands or butcher’s twine</a>. 
 
A bright, sunny day. ☀️