Lay the t shirt flat.
Tie dye rubber band patterns before and after.
This makes the shirts take the dye in better.
Make it wet and then wring out excess water so the dye soaks in better.
A large bowl or a bucket.
Wrap it in saran wrap and let it sit.
Let s take a look at how to tie dye mandalas.
3 rubber bands are perfect for this making 6 sections.
I am answering the question with another tie dye technique.
This tie dye pattern looks like a target or bulls eye.
If you re not a traditionalist tie dye connoseobuir why not go for an ombre look to give your t shirt some edge.
Apply the dye to the fabric.
If you wish to create smaller patterns keep the folds narrow and for larger designs keep wider folds on the fabric.
Here s how to make it.
Another thing we have done is do the shirt in certain sport teams colors and then i added heat transfer vinyl to it like this denver broncos tie dye shirt.
Pinch center of the garment and rubber band both layers about 1 to 2 inches from center.
Tie dying is exactly what it sounds like.
Flip the fabric over and repeat on the backside.
When you put the rubber band around it don t loop it twice just put it on.
Tie dye is such a great craft activity because you can experiment with so many different colors and patterns.
Wash the shirt in cold water with no detergent.
After a good rinsing and then drying.
Simple folded pattern tie dye technique.
Rinse the shirt until the water runs clear.
Tie dye is a well loved activity around our house.
Add rubber bands and follow the tie dye pattern of your choice.
You twist a t shirt garment or other cloth item tie it in various places with rubber bands and then dye it.
We also attempted the tie dyeing with rit dye.
As you don t have special dye bottles and your dye don t have soda ash mixed with them you have to pre soak the fabric with soda ash before folding and line dry it.
There are different methods that you can use to get different techniques but the most common is using string rubber bands and even zip ties below we share tips and tecniques for a succesful tie dye project.
Use 250ml of soda ash per gallon of water.
From there you can add more bands inside or outside of the star or just leave it alone for one giant star.
Tightly secure the boxed fabric with rubber bands.
Banded box pattern tie dye results.
When finished the twisted and folded areas of the shirt reveal a cool colored pattern.
Before you tie the shirt you must let it sit in a bath of soda ash and warm water for five minutes.
A 100 cotton white shirt.
Once you re done you ll secure with a rubber band.
The variance is in the rubber band placement and the dye application.
This design utilizes the same folding technique as the box fold.