Tie Dye

Tie Dye Tees - 5 Basic Techniques

Tie dye tees are manufactured by the process of tying and dyeing fabrics at different places to give a unique effect. The main emphasis in creating an out-of-this-world look is on tying the cloth material in the right manner. There are mainly 5 prominent styles of doing so. Let's take a look at them

a) Knot tying: This is the most basic method of manufacturing Tie dye tees. The fabric is held from both ends and squeezed like a rope. Following this, it is tightly knotted and fastened with rubber bands and strings. There is no upper limit to the number of places where the fabric can be tied, and thus, there is a lot of freedom to create varying designs using the same colors. This type of fold gives striking fine lines.

b) Spiral: The fabric is laid on a table, and a fork or thumb is used to identify the center of the spiral. Then, holding the center firmly, the tie dye tee is rotated and flattened simultaneously. The loose ends are also included in the spiral so as to ensure that the fabric remains flat, and without disturbing the design, some rubber bands are slid inside in a way that they meet in the middle.

c) Tie dye circles: This is probably the easiest technique of all the five mentioned here. The garment is picked from the place selected as the center of the circle, and using the other hand, pleats are evenly arranged around this center. Following this, the center is left and knots are tied with strings at different places. It is ensured that the ties are tied strongly. The more the portion of fabric tied, the bigger the circles.

d) Stripes: Stripes can be created on Tie dye tees diagonally, horizontally, vertically and in an abstract/uneven pattern. The fabric is loosely rolled like a tube, and strings or rubber bands are tied at numerous places many times, depending on the thickness of the stripes that is desired.

e) Pleats: Another easy technique to create tie dye patterns, the fabric is laid flat and pinched from both sides. Following this, it is pinched at different places.

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What are some cool tie dye patterns and how do you do them?

I love to tie dye but I always do the typical patterns such as the spiral. Those are just getting boring. What are some cool patterns for me to try (like a star) and how do I do them? Please add a picture if you can.

This may be a bit of the same old same old.

http://www.ritdye.com/Tie-Dye+Patterns.17.lasso

Use Elmer's gel to make your design. Then try this one -

http://www.craftsetc.com/store/item.aspx?dep=82&cat=75&subcat=25&IsOnSale=0&IsFeatured=0&IsNew=0&ItemId=46684 It comes in other colors and I found it my local Hobby Lobby.

Another Elmer's glue method -

http://www.ehow.com/how_2241803_do-glue-batik-tshirt.html

Another way (Batik Wax) -

http://www.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=542

Test on old scraps to see which one works best for you. I like Tumble Dye - less prep and less mess.

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