A large bowl or a bucket.
Spiral tie dye rubber band patterns.
Soak the tied garments about 5 15 minutes until saturated.
Cover fabric with plastic.
Fold the shirt from the bottom up into small pleats until the shirt in the shape of a long thin log.
Let set for 6 to 8 hours.
Let s jazz up a plain t shirt and create super cool patterns.
Rubber bands or tied string is used to hold the fabric together.
Keep twisting in the same direction until the whole piece of fabric is wrapped into a spiral shape.
Apply dye color to each side of the rubber bands.
This folding technique creates the traditional spiral design that you see on a lot of rainbow tie dye t shirts.
When you tie dye fabrics you become your own designer by making an original piece of art.
Spiral tie dye results.
Decide where you want the center of your spiral to be.
Carefully turn shirt over keeping spiral intact and apply more dye if color has not completely soaked through fabric.
Flip the fabric over and repeat on the backside.
Rinse well with water until excess dye is removed.
This makes the shirts take the dye in better.
Apply the dye to the fabric.
Don your rubber gloves choose your dye and saturate each quadrant.
Before you tie the shirt you must let it sit in a bath of soda ash and warm water for five minutes.
Pinch center of the garment and rubber band both layers about 1 to 2 inches from center.
Try to dye outside or plan on putting down a leak proof drop cloth.
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Tightly secure the spiral rubber bands.
This tie dye pattern looks like a target or bulls eye.
Tighter rubber bands create sharper tie dye patterns.
Spiral tie dye pattern.
Using your fingers pinch the center of the fabric and twist.
Wear your dust mask and dissolve 1 cup 8 oz of soda ash fixer per gallon of warm water.
Take several rubber bands and tie into quadrants.
Lay the t shirt flat.
If you re not working from a kit you ll want to make sure you have rubber gloves rubber bands or string and a plastic bag handy as well.
Slide the rubber bands under and over the spiral so that the fabric will hold its shape during the dyeing process.
A 100 cotton white shirt.
Tie dye patterns to try 1.
Pinch the fabric in the center.
Lay the fabric flat then pinch pull and twist the center of the fabric until all of the fabric is in a twist.
Tie dye is one of the most popular and fun ways to re create a plain t shirt.
Apply dye on wedges alternating colors and using as many colors as desired.
Here s how to make it.
Apply rubber bands to keep the fabric twisted together.
Take your rubber bands and place them evenly across the pleated shirt log using about five to eight bands.
