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Tie dye has been around for a long time--and for good reason
it's easy
anyone can do it
most of all---it's FUN!!
Here at Rupert, Gibbon and Spider---Jacquard Products we have everything you need to make great tie dye and our website is packed full of great information and instructions.
Basic supplies
Here is a list of stuff to get you started.
- Procion MX dyes
- Color!! The most important aspect of tie dye. Here are 43 great colors to choose from.
- Soda Ash
- A mild alkali that promotes the chemical reaction between Procion MX fiber reactive dye and cellulose fiber. Soda Ash is necessary to activate and "set" Procion dye.
- Synthrapol
- A mild soap specifically made for removing excess dye so that dried articles may be washed with other laundry. Also great for a prewash to remove any grease or sizing that may be on the fibres.
- Clothes to dye
- Dharma Trading is a great source for dyeables.
Basic tie dye folds
Here are five simple folds to get you started.
- the "Scrunch"
- A REALLY simple fold to start out with. You could do it with a single color of dye or mix several together for unpredictable effects!
- Horizontal Band
- No it's not the my son's garage band! It's a basic fold, a good building block for more complicated designs.
- The Rounded Yoke
- Take your basic pleating skills to create a slightly more complex design.
- the Spiral
- A tie dye classic! Everybody wants to know how to do this one!
- Stitched Heart
- Stitched designs are easy to do and open up a world of creative possibilties!
My favorite tie dye websites
Here are a few of my favorite links. What do you think of them?
Paula Burch's How to Hand Dye
Instructions for dyeing fabric,
from Paula Burch's more...1 point
Tie-dye Gallery - Home
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http://tie-dyewiki.com/wiki/tiki-index.php
The Tie-Dye Wiki: Your Internet hub of Tie-dye Inf more...1 point
Tumble Dryer Condenser Box
To choose the right tumble dryer condenser box, us more...1 point
TalkBack
Folks seem to have a lot of opinions about how to do tie dye. Share your tips, opinions and feed back here!
david mcclure wrote
cool stuff, just starting into this. anyone know of a tie dye simulator that may help me predict "probable" outcomes of the patterns/colors?
Posted March 09, 2009
Juan wrote
Hey, I found a website with really cool Chinese Tie Dye stuff. Very cool designs and patterns.
http://www.galleriapangea.com/tie_dye_table_cloth_butterfly/product_details.html
Posted August 08, 2007
jeffwend wrote...
Great lens, I only knew how to make the spiral, now I can experiment with some other patterns.
Posted May 18, 2007
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Posted May 01, 2007
by noellee
Halllooooo out there!!! I'm a girl who likes color and making cool things. I work at a terrific place known to the world as Jacquard Products where fa...
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