Instead of "all-purpose" dye such as Rit®, which requiresįabric partially submerged in boiling water for a long Spiral (though you'll find the dyeing process muchĮasier if you use fiber reactive dyes such as Procion MX, Of tie dye folds, actual photos of a tied spiral at
#PLEATED SPIRAL TIE DYE HOW TO#
See pictures of how to do the ties, check out PROchem's illustrations You can't know what worksīest for you until you try it. You should not really need pictures to do the above, because As you twist, pleats appear farther and farther away from the center Īs these pleats get too large, split the pleats with your hands, keeping eachįold the same height above the table, no more than one to two inches in height. Grab the very center of that pleat with a clothes pin, and begin Out all the wrinkles, then make a small pleat right across where you want theĬenter to be. Now-traditional spiral, see the FAQ, How do you tie-dye a spiral pattern?: you lay the garment on a flat smooth surface, smooth Very evenly, so that ultimately it makes a nice flat disk when held with rubber bands. I also like the "scrunch" pattern, made by crumpling the fabric More or less made a long tube of the garment, then apply rubber bands at intervalsĪlong the fabric. For concentricĬircles, grab the cloth where you want the center to be, and pull, until you've Stitch a loose basting stitch in any shape you like, then pull the threads tightįor another form of tie-dyeing that can have really cool results. If you don't tie,īut just apply the dye directly, you need more space and can do fewer garmentsįold a piece of clothing in vertical pleats,Īnd you'll end up with horizontal stripes. Neat bundle-much easier to handle if you have a lot to do. Tieing it with string, using rubber bands, etc.Īnother reason to tie is that it makes each garment of piece of cloth a small, You can accomplish this by folding the fabric, Any place that the dye can't reach will stay white, The whole point of tie dyeing is to prevent the dye from reaching Tie today, and be ready to dye when you get the rest of your equipment!īe sure to pre-wash all clothing to remove invisible finishes that can prevent If you don't have everything you need, you can still Squirt bottles to put the dye solution into, rubber bands, aĭust mask for measuring out dyes, and a bucket for pre-soaking the fabric in sodium carbonate solution. Need.Procion MX dyes, sodium carbonate, thin rubber or plastic gloves, measuring cups and spoons, Sure you have all the chemicals and supplies you
The many beautiful commercial tie dyeing sites on my Links to other Galleries page. What you want to create-see my Gallery and some of Do not use all-purpose dye!įor pictures of successful tie dyeing-essential in helping you decide Synthrapol is an excellent detergent for washing out excess dye after dyeing.
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