Lay the fabric flat then pinch pull and twist the center of the fabric until all of the fabric is in a twist.
Rubber band patterns for tie dye.
Take your rubber bands and place them evenly across the pleated shirt log using about five to eight bands.
It is really neat and fun to make with friends family or by yourself.
Simple folded pattern tie dye technique.
Add a cup of salt to deepen the color if you like.
Immerse the shirt in a dye bath for 4 to 10 minutes.
Tie tightly at the base with string or rubber bands.
Remove shirt from dye bath and rinse under running cool water until water runs clear.
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When you put the rubber band around it don t loop it twice just put it on.
Don rubber gloves and mix dye following manufacturer s instructions.
Ombre tie dye method.
Do not release ties.
Take several rubber bands and tie into quadrants.
The folding scrunching with rubber bands is a very important step for creating fine patterns.
This tie dye pattern looks like a target or bulls eye.
I looked in the contests tab and saw the rubber band challenge and the first thing that came to my mind was tie dye.
If you re not a traditionalist tie dye connoseobuir why not go for an ombre look to give your t shirt some edge.
Tighter rubber bands create sharper tie dye patterns.
Create donuts by pushing the tip of some of the rosettes back through the rubber band.
Once you re done you ll secure with a rubber band.
Tie dye banding.
Don your rubber gloves choose your dye and saturate each quadrant.
The tighter the rubber bands the better the results will be because the folds will resist the color from reaching those places.
3 rubber bands are perfect for this making 6 sections.
Lay the t shirt flat.
Another thing we have done is do the shirt in certain sport teams colors and then i added heat transfer vinyl to it like this denver broncos tie dye shirt.
Here s how to make it.
If you wish to create smaller patterns keep the folds narrow and for larger designs keep wider folds on the fabric.
Banded box pattern tie dye results.
The variance is in the rubber band placement and the dye application.
Start with lightest color.
Tightly secure the boxed fabric with rubber bands.
From there you can add more bands inside or outside of the star or just leave it alone for one giant star.
Apply the dye to the fabric.
To begin choose a pattern and gather fabric accordingly.
Fold the shirt from the bottom up into small pleats until the shirt in the shape of a long thin log.
Apply dye color to each side of the rubber bands.
Pinch center of the garment and rubber band both layers about 1 to 2 inches from center.
Apply rubber bands to keep the fabric twisted together.
This design utilizes the same folding technique as the box fold.