Tiedye is one of the biggest fashion trends of recent years. All brands feature to outfits colored with tiedye techniques in their collections. Track suit sets, scarves and of course t-shirts are the most preferred clothing for tiedye. DIY (Do it yourself) movement has a great influence on Tiedye's popularity. Women who follow fashion closely prefer dyeing their clothes at home.
You can create a new trendy Tiedye T-shirt by following simple instructions and enjoy having a design that no one else has.
Required materials for t-shirt painting with Tiedye
Tiedye can be applied with all fabric dyes. You will need tools such as straw rope, sticks, beads, rubber bands depending on the technique you will use and the pattern you want to create. You can use plastic bottles or paint brushes to apply the paint to the fabric. Wearing plastic gloves during the procedure will also prevent paint contamination on your hands.
You can supply these materials from stores one by one, or you can buy Tiedye kits which includes all items needed.
White T-shirts are usually preferred for Tiedye. However, you can choose different colors if you wish. The important rule here is that your fabric color should be lighter than the dyes to be applied.
Tiedye t-shirt dyeing methods
There are countless methods for Tiedye. These are usually applied by folding, wrinkling, spiraling, forming small rosettes with pinches, and then leaving marks on the fabric with the help of straw ropes or rubber bands.
After dissolving your dry dye in warm water, apply it to your t-shirt with help of a brush or a dyeing bottle. You can use a single color or choose various colors that are compatible with each other.
After the dyeing process is finished, we recommend you to use Fiske fabric dye stabilizer.
Finally, wash your shirt in a sink until the color of the rinse water turns clear and leave it to dry.