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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!
Fit To Be Dyed
Tie dye isn't just for t-shirts! How about some socks or a head scarf? If it's a natural fibre you can dye it!
I love this bedspread and pillow cases!
Cool clothing
Hats--of all sizes--are great for tie dye
Chillin'
Tie dye edges--good idea
Nice head-scarf!
Equal tie dye time for dogs
Great flags!
Beyond stripes and spirals
When you've mastered some of the basic folds here are some images sure to inspire you on to explore more complex designs
Excellent mandala
Stitched designs
more cool mandala pieces
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
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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