I tie dye t shirts and a onesie in this tutoria.
Marble swirl technique tie dye.
For this tie dye technique choose various places to wrap and bind a marble snugly in your fabric using rubber bands.
I didn t know it would work with a shaving cream base.
The trick to getting the design is to twist the shirt into a disk then wrap rubber.
Let the pillow sit on the pan for one to two minutes.
Scrape off excess foam.
In this video i demonstrate and explain how i made this red white and blue spiral tie dye shirt.
There are a ton of ways to tie dye.
The traditional marbling techniques for paper and fabric involve floating your paints dyes atop a pan of water or gel and then swirling combing etc.
Slowly lift the fabric from the pan.
To wet tie dye begin by washing the shirt to remove sizing that might interfere with dyeing.
To get the patterns.
This tutorial will show you 4 of them.
This folding technique creates the traditional spiral design that you see on a lot of rainbow tie dye t shirts.
Tie dyeing is a great way to make a plain white garment look more interesting and colorful.
Apply light pressure to smooth.
Secure the fabric with 3 or more rubber bands.
Pinch and fold the fabric all over securing with rubber bands as you work.
Learn how easy it is to create incredible marble designs with just some shaving cream and rit all purpose dye.
Swirl the drops with a stick.
We strongly recommend setting the dye with a microwave.
Then use a squeeze bottle full of the fabric dye to drench the surface of the t shirt.
Place fabric gently on the pan.
The classic swirling technique is so cool so fun to do.
The squirt bottle method is one of the most common methods for tie dyeing.
The most popular design is the spiral.
Traditionally one bottle is used in the marbling technique but more colors can be introduced if desired.
Oh marbling how we love you.
Leave it at that for a rather simple circle or for a more vibrant pattern like shown above wrap another rubber band binding just fabric this time a little ways below the marble.
Drip dye colors all over.
Make sure hands are protected with latex gloves before handling the dye.
Bullseye swirl stripe and ombre.
Once cleaned dip the shirt in water then squeeze out any excess.