For this first wash, you can wash multiple garments together, as long as they have been dyed with similar colors. If you wash too many colors together in the same load, the garments can come out muddy looking. People are drawn to colors differently and what appeals to one person may not appeal to you. So there are no best tie-dye combinations or bad ones. Just popular ones. For tie-dyers looking for more color options or a more professional quality dye, I recommend ProcionMX dyes from Jacquard or Dharma Trading Co. Dye colors are basically a reflection of the different wavelengths of light. Light consists of these different colors but our eyes can only perceive a fraction of the spectrum from a surface.

Lay the shirt flat on a table. Pinch a small section of fabric at the center of the shirt. (If you want the bullseye to be off-center, choose a small section off-center.) Procion MX dye powders and the Tulip one-step kits are formulated to work with natural fibers, such as cotton, rayon, and silk. Synthetic materials such as polyester, nylon, Spandex, etc., do not absorb these dyes very well. For this look, you’ll be creating a design with multiple lines of symmetry. To do this, you’ll first fold the shirt into a wedge shape and apply the dye in whatever combination you like. Then, when you unfold the shirt, you’ll reveal the unique kaleidoscope pattern. To make a tie-dye mandala design: In this article, I’ll teach you how to tie some of the most popular tie-dye patterns, such as the scrunch or crumple technique, the rainbow swirl pattern, shibori-inspired designs, and more. Here is a list of the tie-dye patterns we’ll cover.

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Lay the shirt flat on a table. Pinch a small section of fabric, and pull it up to create a small pointed cone shape. Stripes: Lay the shirt flat. Starting from the bottom or one side, fold the shirt in a series of small accordion-style folds. Wrap the folded shirt with rubber bands every 1 to 2 inches. Any two primary colors in equal or varying portions will yield secondary colors. So you can always mix or place these side by side. Even if they run into each other, they produce something wonderful. Another option is to wash the dyed fabric with the ties on them. You can rinse the tied fabric in cold water before removing the ties. Step 6. WASHING the tie-dyed fabric Make swatches and label them before you embark on your project. This way, you’ll have an idea of how the colors will turn out when merged and a color reference point.

To learn more about the basics of tie-dye, including how to prep, tie, dye, and wash tie-dyed garments, read my how-to article here: How to Tie Dye. You combine a couple of your favorite colors hoping to make the funkiest and most unique tie-dye, only for the results to have you in tears. Instead of a brilliant splash of colors, you rinse out your tie-dye shirt to reveal dull brown spots all over it. If you are feeling confident enough to tie-dye two or more unrelated colors. then go for it! That said, not all colors work in harmony. Instead of dying the whole fabric, you can dip each knot in a different color dye. You can tie the cloth with small objects inside like small buttons, beads, shells, small stones etc. Scrunching

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With the surface application method, you can use many different colors at once. If you are squirting dye on the fabric you may have to use the microwave method to heat set the dye depending on the dye type.

You can even dye cotton canvas sneakers. Remove the laces and liners before you start, and soak them upside down in warm water and a little bit of Synthrapol to “prewash” them.If you are doing this extra step, it’s important to make sure that all the bleach has been removed from your T-shirt so that the colors will show up properly. This can be done by washing the T-shirt with soap to remove all the bleach. Dye Since you will be working with bleach to reverse tie-dye your clothes, you will first need to learn how to work with bleach safely and successfully. Bleach is a strong and hazardous chemical, so you will need to take proper precautions for your safety. Knowing how to work with bleach will increase your chance of success as well! Make Sure Your T-Shirt Can Be Bleached When applying more colors after bleaching the T-shirt, you should remember that the colors will show up differently depending on the color of your T-shirt. If you have lighter color T-shirts, for example, it’s going to be very easy for the colored dyes to bleed outside of the bleached lines and into the colors of the shirt. Many artists and groups contributed to the popularization and evolution of tie-dye. The Richardsons, who founded the company Up Tied in the late 1960s, are considered to be pioneers in the field of tie dye fashion. They won the 1970 Coty Award for “major creativity in fabrics. They were the first to produce tie-dyed velvets and silk chiffons, which were used by high-end designers of the period. Different types of Tie and dye around the world Bandhej/ Bandhani And of course, you can use a lot of these folding techniques for bleach dying or reverse tie-dying. To learn more about that process, don’t miss my articles about How to Bleach Tie-Dye a Sweatshirt and 5 Folding Techniques for Bleach Tie Dye. More Tie Dye Tutorials

When tie-dying, the dyes tend to overlap sections. There’s astounding beauty in this, but also a great risk of ruining the design you envisioned if the colors don’t blend beautifully. If color mixing seems confusing, you can use premixed tie-dye colors or dyes which come in various shades and tints. Even so, the knowledge of basic color mixing is still critical in color placement. This is a Chinese tie and dye technique which creates a fabric with a mottled appearance. Learn more about this technique here Plangi tie and Dye This is a very basic tie and dye technique for creating uneven textured patterns on fabric. This method involves gathering and scrunching the fabric as a tube and/or into a small round and tying it using a binding thread. Tie and dye as you usually do. Folding

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First, leaving the rubber bands or ties on, rinse the garment under cold running water. Then, continue rinsing in cool/lukewarm water while you remove the rubber bands or ties. Keep rinsing until the water runs clear. Then, run the garments through a complete warm/hot washing machine cycle with Synthrapol detergent. Running stitches are used to stitch on the fabric. When you take out the fabric after dyeing you will find beautiful patterns in the shape of the stitched thread. Ikat Small dots are made on the fabric by tying fabric with thread into a point at regular intervals. These diamond shaped patterns can be made in a random pattern or in a way resulting in them forming a motif. Sometimes, if the T-shirt is too dark, you will get a brownish-red color after bleaching. If you want the color to be even lighter, you can apply another round of bleach on those same areas to get a grayish-yellow color. Rinse Shirt Most of those who do tie dying, use the cold water dyes available as a kit in shops. They come in easy to use squeeze bottles and can be used just by mixing water.