In this video i demonstrate and explain how i made this red white and blue spiral tie dye shirt.
Marble swirl technique tie dye.
Keep twisting in the same direction until the whole piece of fabric is wrapped into a spiral shape.
Secure the fabric with 3 or more rubber bands.
I tie dye t shirts and a onesie in this tutoria.
To wet tie dye begin by washing the shirt to remove sizing that might interfere with dyeing.
Learn how easy it is to create incredible marble designs with just some shaving cream and rit all purpose dye.
This tutorial will show you 4 of them.
Drip dye colors all over.
The trick to getting the design is to twist the shirt into a disk then wrap rubber.
For this tie dye technique choose various places to wrap and bind a marble snugly in your fabric using rubber bands.
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.
Apply light pressure to smooth.
Scrape off excess foam.
Slowly lift the fabric from the pan.
Bullseye swirl stripe and ombre.
The classic swirling technique is so cool so fun to do.
Tie dyeing is a great way to make a plain white garment look more interesting and colorful.
Using your fingers pinch the center of the fabric and twist.
The squirt bottle method is one of the most common methods for tie dyeing.
Then use a squeeze bottle full of the fabric dye to drench the surface of the t shirt.
There are a ton of ways to tie dye.
Pinch and fold the fabric all over securing with rubber bands as you work.
Once cleaned dip the shirt in water then squeeze out any excess.
We strongly recommend setting the dye with a microwave.
Place fabric gently on the pan.
Oh marbling how we love you.
I didn t know it would work with a shaving cream base.
Traditionally one bottle is used in the marbling technique but more colors can be introduced if desired.
Make sure hands are protected with latex gloves before handling the dye.
To get the patterns.
How to spiral tie dye.
Swirl the drops with a stick.
The traditional marbling techniques for paper and fabric involve floating your paints dyes atop a pan of water or gel and then swirling combing etc.