Secure the fabric with 3 or more rubber bands.
Marble swirl technique tie dye shirt.
The trick to getting the design is to twist the shirt into a disk then wrap rubber.
Let sit for 10 30 minutes watching for color change.
Spiral tie dye pattern.
This folding technique creates the traditional spiral design that you see on a lot of rainbow tie dye t shirts.
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.
For this tie dye technique choose various places to wrap and bind a marble snugly in your fabric using rubber bands.
Pour solution in a small squeeze bottle.
Tie dyed t shirts became popular with americans in the late 1960s.
Keep twisting in the same direction until the whole piece of fabric is wrapped into a spiral shape.
Oh marbling how we love you.
Tie dyeing is a great way to make a plain white garment look more interesting and colorful.
Learn how easy it is to create incredible marble designs with just some shaving cream and rit all purpose dye.
Using your fingers pinch the center of the fabric and twist.
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.
Wearing rubber gloves mix four tablespoons of rit all purpose liquid dye with one cup of very hot water.
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.
How to spiral tie dye.
The most popular design is the spiral.
For more info and tips on tulip one step tie dye.
Fold your t shirt with any tie dye technique spiral accordion etc secure with rubber bands optional add 3 4 cup water and 1 4 cup bleach to your spray bottle set to spray spray top of shirt.
If you are dyeing something that is double sided i e.
Tie dyeing is a simple way to turn a plain t shirt into a work of art.
The classic swirling technique is so cool so fun to do.