If you still haven’t landed on a pandemic pastime, there’s still (unfortunately) plenty of time to find one. For something low lift and high reward, I recommend tie-dye — specifically, this Upstate Indigo Dye Kit that’s 40 percent off today during Nordstrom’s Half-Yearly sale. It comes with a silk handkerchief and enough plant-based dye to transform up to ten yards of fabric. That’s the equivalent of about 18 T-shirts, according to the brand; in my experience, it was enough color to dye a biker short set, a slip dress, the aforementioned handkerchief, a T-shirt, some socks, and my white worse-for-wear Brooklinen sheets. Not only did this kit give me something fun to do in lockdown, but it also left me with a renewed sense of accomplishment (and some pretty cool-looking bed linens). If blue isn’t your thing, the turmeric and rose colors are also on sale, too.
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