We strongly recommend setting the dye with a microwave.
Marble swirl technique tie dye.
Bullseye swirl stripe and ombre.
Slowly lift the fabric from the pan.
Let the pillow sit on the pan for one to two minutes.
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.
Place fabric gently on the pan.
To wet tie dye begin by washing the shirt to remove sizing that might interfere with dyeing.
I tie dye t shirts and a onesie in this tutoria.
The trick to getting the design is to twist the shirt into a disk then wrap rubber.
Apply light pressure to smooth.
Secure the fabric with 3 or more rubber bands.
The most popular design is the spiral.
Scrape off excess foam.
The squirt bottle method is one of the most common methods for tie dyeing.
To get the patterns.
Swirl the drops with a stick.
This tutorial will show you 4 of them.
Make sure hands are protected with latex gloves before handling the dye.
Keep twisting in the same direction until the whole piece of fabric is wrapped into a spiral shape.
Tie dyeing is a great way to make a plain white garment look more interesting and colorful.
There are a ton of ways to tie dye.
The classic swirling technique is so cool so fun to do.
In this video i demonstrate and explain how i made this red white and blue spiral tie dye shirt.
Drip dye colors all over.
Using your fingers pinch the center of the fabric and twist.
Learn how easy it is to create incredible marble designs with just some shaving cream and rit all purpose dye.
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.
Traditionally one bottle is used in the marbling technique but more colors can be introduced if desired.
How to spiral tie dye.
I didn t know it would work with a shaving cream base.
Once cleaned dip the shirt in water then squeeze out any excess.
For this tie dye technique choose various places to wrap and bind a marble snugly in your fabric using rubber bands.
Pinch and fold the fabric all over securing with rubber bands as you work.