6th grader Riley Hegland will tie-dye anything cotton

Totes, t-shirts, towels and masks - just a sampling of what Riley Hegland can tie-dye. Gerri Peterson
Totes, t-shirts, towels and masks - just a sampling of what Riley Hegland can tie-dye. Gerri Peterson

It started as a 4-H project for the Hooker County Fair three years ago. Riley Hegland’s grandma wanted to try tie-dye. So together they made some shirts and Riley entered one of them in the fair.

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