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untonugganHere are some basic instructions on how to tie dye a shirt with basic steps. I also watched this very in depth and talkative/giggly video about the steps for making a tie dye shirt so I could visualize it.
I would note that the soda ash is a really useful component, because it does help make the dye stick. It can be inexplicably hard to find in the craft store unless you buy a kit containing the soda ash. However, it is super easy to find online. The kits are good, though, because they basically contain what you need to get started, so I am not anti-kit for a first time.
Things to remember for successful tie-dyeing (note this will seem confusing unless you read instructions/watch a video first):
image of a bed with a tie dye pillow case with a red background and orange circles
OK, I think that's enough blabbing about tie dye now. Other than that I have some for sale on my Etsy store and if you enter the code "DREAMWIDTH" there's a 5% discount. (Hey, I have to share that info somewhere, right?)
I would note that the soda ash is a really useful component, because it does help make the dye stick. It can be inexplicably hard to find in the craft store unless you buy a kit containing the soda ash. However, it is super easy to find online. The kits are good, though, because they basically contain what you need to get started, so I am not anti-kit for a first time.
Things to remember for successful tie-dyeing (note this will seem confusing unless you read instructions/watch a video first):
- Color wheel. It's important. If you put orange next to purple and the two colors mix, then you end up with a muddy color. But if you put orange next to red and then purple next, they can blend at the edges to create interesting colors. That way it is okay if you're a little messy in between sections of dye.
- When you take the shirt out of the soda ash soak and are about to dye it, make sure that you squeeze out as much excess water as you can. This will help prevent the dyes running into each other and getting muddy.
- After you finish rinsing out the dye, it can be helpful to run the shirts through the dryer for a bit or under a hot iron to help make the dye stick (with the heat). I have done tie dye with and without this step, but my tie dye guru assures me that it helps. If some of the colors bleed into the white spaces, when you go to wash the shirts simply add some baking soda to the wash cycle and it will take care of it.
- I am told by my tie dye guru that RIT dyes are terrible, and that Jacquard and Tulip dyes are worth the money.
- You can tie dye pretty much anything that's a natural fiber and light enough to absorb the dye. I tie dyed a pillow case that had ink marks on it that my mom was going to get rid of, and, well, look:
image of a bed with a tie dye pillow case with a red background and orange circles
OK, I think that's enough blabbing about tie dye now. Other than that I have some for sale on my Etsy store and if you enter the code "DREAMWIDTH" there's a 5% discount. (Hey, I have to share that info somewhere, right?)
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