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Monday, November 28, 2011

Dye techniques for T-shirts

Dye a T-shirt with the desired pattern, or at least a minimally predictable pattern, it is not a random challenge, today we share with you some techniques you can use, you can check the information on dying techniques here: Stamp and dye t-shirts, summer DIY.

Note:
Make sure the rubber bands are tight!

Knot technique
  • Grab the T-shirt on both ends and twist it, like a rope,
 
  • Tie a knot in the fabric. 
Spiral
  • Place the T-shirt in a plain surface.
  • Place your thumb on the fabric; exactly in the place you want the spiral central.
  • Use your fingers to secure the fabric in place, and start to twist.
  • After each twist, with your free hand, flatten the fabric to prevent the spiral to fall apart.
  • At the end of the twists you must have something that looks like a giant flattened biscuit;
  • Put the rubber bands in place, like the picture.
Rosett:
  • This effect creates a pattern of overlapping or close circles;
  • Use a pencil to mark on the t-shirt a few points, these points will be the center of the dyed circles;
  • Use the thumb and forefinger to pick up the fabric in the same place you painted the point;
  • Hold this "tab" with the other hand;
  • Repeat the process for all the dots;
  • When finished you must have several of this "tabs" in your hand.
  • Wrap a rubber band around each "tab", and wrap 2 or 3 around all the set.
Stripes
  • Wrap the t-shirt forming a long tube. The lists will be dyed perpendicular to the tube.
  • Squeeze the tube with the rubber bands, the more the bands are spaced thicker will be the lists.

Source: this idea came from here

Et Voilá!
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