Method 1: Make different patterns.
1, make a stripe effect. Lay the T-shirt flat on the table. Roll up from the bottom to the neckline, so that your T-shirt is finally rolled into a long tubular roll. Tie it with thread or rubber band. If you only want a few stripes, you should widen the distance when bundling, so that you can bundle them up to three times. And if you want many stripes, tie more than a dozen.
Rolling a T-shirt from bottom to top will create vertical stripes.
If you want horizontal stripes, then roll the T-shirt from left to right (or from right to left) and tie it in that direction.
2. Make spiral patterns. It is just one of the most basic and popular patterns in tie-dyeing technology. To create spiral patterns on a T-shirt, first lay the T-shirt flat on a workbench or table. Then, put your thumb and forefinger in the center of the T-shirt and start to rotate in one direction, so that the T-shirt can rotate around the center. After you roll the whole T-shirt in, tie the T-shirt with a big rubber band or string. You need to tie at least 6 parts, so you need at least 3 rubber bands or strings to tie the T-shirt. The shape of the binding should be roughly circular, and it needs to be crossed to form a shape similar to a cut pizza.
If you want more complicated patterns, use more banding. Make sure that all rubber bands or strings intersect at the center point.
You can also create many small spiral patterns by using the above techniques to separate several areas on the T-shirt for tie-dyeing.
If the T-shirt starts to wrinkle, flatten it first. Although you want to tie-dye your T-shirt in a spiral shape, you should put it flat on the table at first.
3. Make dot patterns. Pinch out a few small parts on your T-shirt and tie them to the end of each piece of cloth with a short piece of string. To make small dots, leave 1.5 to 2.5 cm outside the tied part. If you want big dots, you can put more parts into the cloth when you tie it up, so more cloth will be tied up and protruding. You can also create concentric circles like a target by adding more rubber bands to the tied parts, so there will be more circles.
You can use the rope dyed before binding, so that you can create an extra circle of color.
4. Make floral patterns. The dots like this are flower-shaped and will bloom all over your T-shirt. To get this effect, first pinch a small part of the T-shirt together with one hand, then pinch the adjacent part out of the same part and put it in the other hand. When you have pinched a handful, tie them together with string or rubber band. If you want to create more layers on your flower pattern, tie more circles. As long as space permits, you can make as many flowers as you want on the T-shirt.
If you want to make the flowers finer, tie more cloth. If only a small part is tied, only the most basic and simple flower shape can be made.
5. If you want to wrinkle your T-shirt, the easiest way is to wrinkle it as you like. It should be messy and wrinkled, and it should not be neatly rolled up or folded. Then, take as many rubber bands as you want and tie them directly. You can make certain patterns, but the most "wrinkled" shape should have no rules and patterns.
6. Make creases. Starting from the bottom of the T-shirt, roll it up in accordion-like folds. The way to do this is to fold up first, then fold up and back, and so on, until the whole T-shirt is rolled up. Tie the T-shirt as many times as you want. This style is a bit like the method of making stripes, so how many times it is tied is entirely up to you.
Folding up will create a vertical crease. If you want a horizontal crease, you can use the same method to fold the T-shirt from left to right (or from right to left).
7. Make lightning patterns. This is the most complicated design, and it needs many folds. However, this is the most dazzling pattern. First, fold the T-shirt to the position on the chest from bottom to top, and then fold this part backwards and downwards, which looks like an N-shape from the side. Repeat this action from a slightly lower position. Fold it from the bottom up to the top 5 cm of the first folded part in the room, and then fold it back down. Repeat this for 3 to 5 times until the whole T-shirt is folded several times. The folded layer-by-layer T-shirt will look a bit like an old washboard.
Rotate the T-shirt diagonally, and then draw a line vertically through the center point. Fold the accordion from one side to the other, then turn the T-shirt and fold the other side in the same way.
After folding, tie up the T-shirt with string or rubber band. If you prefer a simpler style, you can only bundle it three or four times.
Method 2: Dye the T-shirt
1, make room for a work area. Tie-dyeing, or any form of fabric dyeing, is easy to make a mess. To prevent unnecessary dyeing, spread a plastic cloth (plastic tablecloth or garbage bag) on the table, or move the table away from other furniture or carpets. Make sure you put all the materials and tools you need in the work area in advance, so that you don't have to go back and look for things with gloves on, and then drop colors on other things during handling.
You can consider using a shelf to dry after baking cookies, and then put a T-shirt on it, so that you can work anywhere on the T-shirt at any time.
Make sure you have enough paper towels or old rags on hand for you to wipe off the dripping paint at any time.
2. soak the t-shirt. Many tie-dyeing suits will include baking soda solvent, which can help dyes dissolve into the fabric of T-shirts better. Melt baking soda in a bowl of water, and then soak the T-shirt for about 20 minutes. If the dye you buy doesn't include baking soda, you can soak your T-shirt in warm water and buy baking soda from the store.
Don't use cold water or hot water, because this will reduce the dyeing effect.
If you don't want the dye to smudge too much on the T-shirt, don't get the T-shirt wet before coloring. Coloring a wet T-shirt tends to make the color faint more quickly. So, if the color you want to dye is relatively stable, dye the T-shirt when it is dry.
3. Prepare your dye. Each dye set should list in detail how much pigment should be mixed into the water in what proportion. If you want to be casual, or you can't find the instructions, you can put different dyes in a bowl filled with warm water according to your preference. To create softer colors, or colors with fading effects, use more water and less pigment. If you want more vivid colors, use as much dye and less water as possible.
4. Dye T-shirts. If you want to do drip dyeing, leave the dye in the bowl or carefully pour the dye into the watering can. To drip dye, pick up the T-shirt and dip different parts into the dye. You can also soak the whole T-shirt in one pigment, and then put the T-shirt in a bowl with other colors for dripping dyeing (after the first color is processed). It's easy to spray a T-shirt with a watering can. Just spray the dye where you want it. If you like, you can spray a few more layers of different colors. If you plan to dye several layers of colors, remember to dye the lightest color first, because dyeing the darker colors with light colors will mix the two colors.
If you want to mix complementary colors-complementary colors are the opposite colors on the color circle-the intersection of these two colors will appear a brown color. Complementary colors include orange and blue, yellow and purple, and red and green.
Don't feel that you have to dye the whole T-shirt. You can tie-dye only a few parts, and let the other parts keep the original color of the T-shirt.
5, let the color penetrate. Wrap the T-shirt in a plastic bag or plastic wrap, keep it moist, and then put it aside for 4 to 6 hours to allow the dye enough time to contact the fabric. Putting the T-shirt in a warm environment will help the pigment to be absorbed better.
6. Wash the dye. Wear rubber gloves, take the T-shirt out of the plastic bag, open the rubber band or string for tie-dyeing, and then soak it in cold water in the sink to remove excess dye. Be careful not to splash too much water, and avoid staining the clothes you are wearing or dripping on the workbench.
7. Wash T-shirts. Throw the T-shirt into the washing machine alone, set the setting to cold water washing, and then wait until it is finished. If you like, you can empty the washing machine again and put some soap powder in it, which will wash away any dye that may be left in the washing machine.
8. Dry the T-shirt and put it on. You can throw the T-shirt into the dryer alone, set the temperature to the lowest, or simply let the T-shirt dry naturally. Then, you can show off in your new T-shirt.
Method 3: Tie-dye non-cloth items
1, making tie-dyed cupcakes. Use tie-dyeing technology to give your favorite baked snacks a new look. You can bake a rainbow-colored cake or a colorful dessert with icing.
2. Make tie-dyed paper. This is an excellent opportunity to make personalized paper crafts or cards. Tie-dye your favorite card, or drawing paper, with simple steps to create a colorful personality effect.
3, tie-dye style manicure. With such a tie-dye styling change, your nails will attract everyone's praise. Try to use your favorite nail polish and try one or two different methods to create a spiral tie-dye effect on your nails.
4. Use Photoshop to make tie-dye effect. If you want to add tie-dye effect to your picture design, you can learn to make this effect in Photoshop. In just a few steps, you can find a way to add a rainbow background to your hand-painted works.
Tip Never use boiling water or hot water, as it is difficult for dyes to penetrate well.
Try to use 100% cotton T-shirt, which is beneficial to tie-dyeing. Remember to wash off the excess dye after a day or two to prevent the color from fading, and at the same time, avoid leaving the dye in the washing machine.
Be sure to wear rubber gloves and aprons to prevent dyes from getting on your skin or clothes.
Avoid T-shirts made of synthetic materials, because the reaction of synthetic materials to dyes will be very different from ordinary cotton T-shirts.
Wash the T-shirt before soaking and dyeing, because anything left on it may prevent the dye from reacting.