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Marbling in tie dye.
Soda ash is a dye fixer that i highly recommend.
Non ionic detergents are a less reactive cleansing agent used in the tie dying process to help remove any excess dye.
Let the pillow sit on the pan for one to two minutes.
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Mix in 1 4 cup of salt.
The floating paints are swirled into patterns.
Do not soak the entire shirt with dye.
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Total project cost 16.
Untie the shirt and add it to the sudsy water allowing it to wash the entire cycle.
Place fabric gently on the pan.
Marbling is the process of floating fabric paints on the surface of a thick cellulose solution called size somewhat like oil on water.
Apply light pressure to smooth.
Fill the machine with cold water and add a tablespoon of detergent if only one shirt has been dyed and up to 1 4 cup for a full load of shirts.
Using gloves hold it under the surface until the air leaks out and will sit on the bottom of your dyeing vat unattended.
Tie dye marble basics the key to achieving a colourful and intriguing design when using a marble tie dye technique lies in the saturation of the dye.
Once full add your dye of choice.
Do this technique on a phone case.
Using soda ash water will help your dye to bind well with the fabric for high quality results.
Then you capture your design by laying a treated piece of fabric or paper down on top of the paint to transfer the swirls to the fabric.
If you want your shirt to have a light design with some white still visible use your dye sparingly.
Use 1 2 cup of liquid dye for every 2 gallons of water.
Slowly lift the fabric from the pan.
Working quickly so your polish doesn t dry place a plastic bag on top of your nail and using your finger gently tap and smoosh it until the colors blend.
Drop in your tied shirt.
Scrape off excess foam.
Swirl the drops with a stick.
Soak your clothes for 30 minutes in soda ash water wearing gloves stir in 1 cup soda ash per 1 gallon of water.
Drip dye colors all over.