Tie dye

26th August 2006, 6:26pm

I've never done it before, and I've bought a couple of tshirts and sleepsuits for the kids - how do I tie dye them? I know how to fold and how to band the fabric up, but how do you apply the dye? How long do you leave it for?

cupotea · 26th August 2006, 6:28pm

Get cold water dye, make it up in a big tub, tie string/rubber bands round random parts of the garment, and soak in the dye for the amount of time it tells you on the box.

26th August 2006, 6:29pm

What if you want to use different colours? I don't get the whole soaking it thing - surely if you soak it, there won't be any white bits left for the whole tie dye effect

Timmy · 26th August 2006, 6:31pm

one simple google search would tell ye..

tell ye, maws are getting lazier these days.

http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/howtodye.shtml

How to look like a stoner without the dope.

cupotea · 26th August 2006, 6:31pm

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Originally Posted by Vonnie

What if you want to use different colours? I don't get the whole soaking it thing - surely if you soak it, there won't be any white bits left for the whole tie dye effect

thats true, it doesnt have to be multi colours to be tie dyed though - the tie dye part is the fact you tie it, then dye it

however is you want to use multiple colours I can only imagine you would have to balance some of the garment out of the water (hang it over the side of the tub??) then dye that part later.

linz · 26th August 2006, 6:34pm

I haven't done this in years but the multi colour bit, you tie or peg off loads of bits and dip it in one colour, then you untie some of the bits and dip it in the second colour. Or you can dip dye it in the same colour of dye for a gradient of one colour.

26th August 2006, 6:34pm

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Originally Posted by cupotea

thats true, it doesnt have to be multi colours to be tie dyed though - the tie dye part is the fact you tie it, then dye it

however is you want to use multiple colours I can only imagine you would have to balance some of the garment out of the water (hang it over the side of the tub??) then dye that part later.

Arse. This is sounding more complicated than I expected.

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Originally Posted by Timmy

one simple google search would tell ye..

tell ye, maws are getting lazier these days.

http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/howtodye.shtml

How to look like a stoner without the dope.

I looked at that site, smartarse, and it doesn't tell me what I need to know about applying it - ie, how the dye needs to be applied in order to have a pattern.

cupotea · 26th August 2006, 6:37pm

I can't imagine you could do it without soaking it in dye - if it was a dye that was painted on it just wouldn't work. Its got to cover it - although make sure you tie your string or rubber bands really tight so it doesn't bleed.

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Originally Posted by Vonnie

Arse. This is sounding more complicated than I expected.

It really really isn't that hard. About the only 'work' involved is tying it and even that only takes 5 minutes.

Timmy · 26th August 2006, 6:37pm

IF you read it, you'd see that you have to tie it up, and apply dyes seperatly (one at a time, for the uneducated mind).

Also, heres another link.. ON THAT WEBSITE...

http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/tiedye/a/041601a_4.htm

no need to thank me.

Rev Scapegoat · 26th August 2006, 6:38pm

AFAIK, the bits that are tied don't actually pick up any dye, as they're compressed and unable to soak up liquid...Which gives the pattern.

26th August 2006, 6:39pm

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Originally Posted by Timmy

IF you read it, you'd see that you have to tie it up, and apply dyes seperatly (one at a time, for the uneducated mind).

Also, heres another link.. ON THAT WEBSITE...

http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/tiedye/a/041601a_4.htm

no need to thank me.

I did read it, it STILL DOESN'T ANSWER MY CONCERN ABOUT WHITE BITS AND NOT DYEING IT WELL ENOUGH.

Goodness sake, youth of today etc etc.

Timmy · 26th August 2006, 6:39pm

since i helped, you can make me this one..

but in blue

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Originally Posted by vonnie

I did read it, it STILL DOESN'T ANSWER MY CONCERN ABOUT WHITE BITS AND NOT DYEING IT WELL ENOUGH.

It says go by the dye's instructions, i don't dye, but im sure they all change in slight ways, and the woman (i'm guessing its a chic) that made the website doesn't know them all.

Plus t-shirts are only a quid or so, try away.

Rev Scapegoat · 26th August 2006, 6:39pm

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Tabbed browsing strikes again...

cupotea · 26th August 2006, 6:40pm

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Originally Posted by Vonnie

I did read it, it STILL DOESN'T ANSWER MY CONCERN ABOUT WHITE BITS AND NOT DYEING IT WELL ENOUGH.

Goodness sake, youth of today etc etc.

Well theres no reason it wouldnt dye it well enough, if what you mean is would it be patchy - as long as you follow the instructions. The Dylon Cold Water Dyes are pretty good.

26th August 2006, 6:42pm

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Originally Posted by cupotea

Well theres no reason it wouldnt dye it well enough, if what you mean is would it be patchy - as long as you follow the instructions. The Dylon Cold Water Dyes are pretty good.

That's actually what I bought, haha.

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Originally Posted by Rev Scapegoat

AFAIK, the bits that are tied don't actually pick up any dye, as they're compressed and unable to soak up liquid...Which gives the pattern.

That answers my question - danke!

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Originally Posted by Timmy

since i helped, you can make me this one..

but in blue

What size tshirt? I think I have a fruit of the loom medium kicking about.