Tulip Step Tie-Dye Kit 1 Color Blue, One Size

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The best type of dye to use on cotton fabrics for tie-dye projects is fiber reactive dye. This type of dye is much brighter, longer-lasting, and easier to use than other all-purpose dyes. I recommend placing the dyed fabric in a plastic bag or wrap it in plastic wrap. Place the wrapped fabric in a sunny spot, and let the dye process for at least 6-8 hours. For the brightest colors, you can let the dye cure for up to 24 hours.

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If you place complementary colors next to each other (that’s red-green, orange-blue, or yellow-purple), you may create brown or other dull colors where the dyes bleed together. Once your workspace is ready, put on your gloves and prep your dyes. The dyes in my kit were already in squirt bottles and all I had to do was add water and shake them. I found that it worked best to fill them about half way, shake until the dye powder was dissolved and then add the rest of the water and shake a bit more. Next, start squirting the dyes on the shirt. This is the fun part! The goal is to heat the garment all the way through, but not heat it so much that any part of it dries out. The actual time required to heat the garment will vary. For this style of tie-dye, I don’t recommend using all-purpose dyes like Rit or Dylon. In my experience, the colors are too pale and tend to wash out in hot water.

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To be extra safe, wash your tie-dyed garments separately for a few washes before washing them with the rest of your laundry. Watch the bag closely, and stop the microwave when the bag inflates with steam – you don’t want the bag to pop! Prepare you work surface by putting garbage bags down. You can do this inside, but it’s messy enough that if you’re doing this with kids, you should just plan on doing it outside. Don’t work right on the ground though because your shirt will get dirty and mess up all your hard work. Before you tie dye, you need to prewash the garments. Use a laundry detergent like Synthrapol to remove any oils, dirt, or anything else that might be on your garment. These things can resist the dye, leading to dull or spotty results.

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There are so many ways to fold and tie your fabric. Tie-dye techniques patterns range from simple to intricate. You can scrunch your garment, secure it with rubber bands, fold your garment, clamp it together, or even stitch a design into your garment with a needle and thread. In most cases, I recommend tie-dyeing fabric that is slightly damp but not dripping wet. When the garment is wet, the dye will more easily saturate the material, leading to more even coverage. That said, you are welcome to experiment with applying dye to dry fabric. Applying dye to dry fabric will result in less uniform saturation and more white spots. Then, make the soda ash solution. Add 1 cup of soda ash to 1 gallon of warm water. Stir to dissolve. Right before tie-dying, pre-soak your garments for 15 minutes. When time is up, squeeze out the excess solution so the fabric is damp but not dripping wet. Step 3.Fold and tie your garment.Before washing your tie-dyed garments in the washing machine, rinse them under running water until the water runs clear. Put the newly tie-dyed fabric into the washing machine by itself and run it through a cold water/delicate cycle with Synthrapol or another color-safe detergent. Square Box Folds: Fold the shirt lengthwise in a series of accordion folds, each section about 3-4 inches wide. Press each fold well to get sharp creases. Then, fold the shirt widthwise in a series of accordion folds, each 3-4 wide. Sandwich the fabric between two squares of cardboard. Secure well with rubber bands. Ice dying is similar to the traditional tie-dye, but the process is a little different. It starts the same, with a white or light-colored garment tied or secured with rubber bands. Then, the garment is covered in ice cubes and sprinkled with colors of powdered dye. As the ice melts, it will dissolve the dye powders and saturate the fabric. The first is the most common type of tie-dye characterized by bright colors and bold patterns. This style was popularized in the 60s and 70s and remains trendy today. This type of tie-dye starts with a plain white shirt, which is then tied and dyed with one or more colors of liquid dye.

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It’s important to set the tie dye for several hours to get the brightest colors possible. After dying, wrap your garment in plastic (or place it in a zip-top bag) and let it sit for at least 6-8 hours. This processing time helps the dye soak into the fibers of the fabric. If you have more time, you can let the dye sit overnight or up to 24 hours. Scrunch or Nebula: Lay the shirt flat. Scrunch the fabric together, gathering it into a tight disk. Wrap several rubber bands around the disk. The tighter you scrunch it, the more white areas there will be in the final shirt. First, leaving the rubber bands or ties on, rinse the garment under cold running water. Then, continue rinsing in cool/lukewarm water while you remove the rubber bands or ties. Keep rinsing until the water runs clear. Then, run the garments through a complete warm/hot washing machine cycle with Synthrapol detergent. For the next couple of loads, you’ll want to wash your tie-dyed clothing separately from the rest of your clothes. Then you can wash them with the rest of your colors. Tie-Dye Patterns and Folding Techniques For this first wash, you can wash multiple garments together, as long as they have been dyed with similar colors. If you wash too many colors together in the same load, the garments can come out muddy looking.Fiber reactive dyes react with fabric in cold water to create a permanent bond – so you don’t have to worry about your tie-dye design washing out the first time you put it in the laundry. Yes. Prewash your garments in detergent, such as Synthrapol, before dying. Prewashing removes dirt, oils, and sizing that can prevent the dye from penetrating the fabric.