Tie dyed t shirts became popular with americans in the late 1960s.
Marble swirl technique tie dye shirt.
Learn how to create a tie dye shirt with a swirl design.
Oh marbling how we love you.
The trick to getting the design is to twist the shirt into a disk then wrap rubber.
The most popular design is the spiral.
In this video i demonstrate and explain how to tie and dye this blue and white spiral tie dye shirt.
A t shirt or pillowcase and want to prevent the dye from bleeding through to the back place a piece of cardboard in between the front and back.
Tie dyeing is a great way to make a plain white garment look more interesting and colorful.
Secure the fabric with 3 or more rubber bands.
The classic swirling technique is so cool so fun to do.
Using your fingers pinch the center of the fabric and twist.
For this tie dye technique choose various places to wrap and bind a marble snugly in your fabric using rubber bands.
If you are dyeing something that is double sided i e.
Pour solution in a small squeeze bottle.
This folding technique creates the traditional spiral design that you see on a lot of rainbow tie dye t shirts.
Keep twisting in the same direction until the whole piece of fabric is wrapped into a spiral shape.
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.
Let sit for 10 30 minutes watching for color change.
Tie dyeing is a simple way to turn a plain t shirt into a work of art.
Spiral tie dye pattern.
Learn how easy it is to create incredible marble designs with just some shaving cream and rit all purpose dye.
You ll find that while the process of tie dyeing a wet or dry shirt is similar there s a distinct difference in the results of each technique.
Though the earliest recorded use of this surface dying technique was in peru in around 500ad it didn t gain popularity in the united states until the late 1960s when it became associated with hippie culture.
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