welcome back to DIY Thursday my name is nick from LH CCTV calm and today i'm going to show you how to make your very own custom pair of dip dye jeans stay tuned here's what you'll need light colored denim shorts a bucket and hot water fabric dye and gloves the first thing you're going to do is add your dye to your hot water I want an ombre effect on Bray is where it fades from a darker color to a lighter color or a lighter color to a darker color so what i'm doing here is I have dipped in my entire garment into the dye and let it soak for a few seconds since I want my shorts to fade from a light pink to a dark pink I'm going to set my shorts up so that just the bottom part of my shorts are soaking in the dye I'm adding more dodge to ensure i get the darkest fuchsia possible on the bottom of my shorts after 30 minutes I checked my shorts and the bottom still wasn't dark enough so I added some purple dye that I had sitting around the house and soaked to the bottom of my shorts for a few minutes longer and after just a few more minutes my shorts look great after your shorts have gotten to the color that you wanted them to be you're going to rinse them thoroughly under running cold water and after you take your shorts out the dryer you're all done be sure to visit lhd CT be calm for more pictures commentary and tips and share your version of this project with me on Facebook and Twitter support DIY Thursday by encouraging your family and friends to subscribe