A 100 cotton white shirt.
Spiral tie dye rubber bands.
Slide the rubber bands under and over the spiral so that the fabric will hold its shape during the dyeing process.
Every year we have a big get together for the 4th of july and everyone creates their own shirt.
Tie dye is a well loved activity around our house.
Tie dyeing is a great way to make a plain white garment look more interesting and colorful.
Soak the tied garments about 5 15 minutes until saturated.
The basic spiral collects all your fabric together into a single coil.
Wear your dust mask and dissolve 1 cup 8 oz of soda ash fixer per gallon of warm water.
Using this method of tying you ll create a design with your design that corkscrews out from the middle point of your spiral.
Rinse the shirt until the water runs clear.
The spiral pattern is a classic tie dye look.
A large bowl or a bucket.
This makes the shirts take the dye in better.
Add rubber bands and follow the tie dye pattern of your choice.
The most popular design is the spiral.
The trick to getting the design is to twist the shirt into a disk then wrap rubber bands around it.
If the spacing between your.
Carefully turn shirt over keeping spiral intact and apply more dye if color has not completely soaked through fabric.
Use rubber bands or string to tie the cloth tube off at even intervals.
Rubber bands or tied string is used to hold the fabric together.
Before you tie the shirt you must let it sit in a bath of soda ash and warm water for five minutes.
Wrap it in saran wrap and let it sit.
Cover fabric with plastic.
Let set for 6 to 8 hours.