In this method you will be tying your fabric into knots. You can create very definite patterns on the fabric this way. This method involves twisting the fabric you have into a tube to look like a rope and/or coiling it further and then tie. In this method, you simply twist the fabric and then tie it. TYING: Fold, tie the fabric in your preferred method вЂ“ there are so many ways but the 6 basic methods are given below.ДЄnd tie as tight as possible so that the fabric remains inpenetrable to the dye. If it is cotton fabric soak it in a salt solution for 30 minutes. For a more accessible solution, If it is a nylon, silk, or wool you can soak it in vinegar solution for about 30 minutes. Fabric is soaked in this solution for about 15 minutes. 1 cup soda ash is added to a gallon of warm water for this. Experts use soda ash in warm water for this. You may want to treat the fabric to make it more recipient to dyes. Just squeeze out water and leave it damp. For old fabric you have to remove all oil, sweat etc.Дo not completely dry. Sometimes you may have to wash your new fabric twice to remove the new fabric sizing. You can prewash the fabric in hot water with detergent and rinse repeatedly or use chemicals like Synthrapol to remove any foreign material from the fabric that may interfere with the dyeing. Do not use rubberbands if you are dyeing in the microwave. Or ordinary thick cord (in case you do not have waxed thread) or even rubber bands. You can use waxed silk threads for the tying вЂ“ they will not take in dyes. You need a wide shallow stainless steel container which is used only for dyeing. A 90% cotton and any other synthetic blend will work nicely but not more than this and it will turn out faded. Blends work only if the percentage of natural fiber is very high. On blended fabrics the dye color will not stick well.

This post is about the different ways that you can manipulate the fabric to make those specific patterns and designs, the way you want them to occur.ДЇABRIC: Select natural fiber fabrics like cotton, linen, hemp and rayon for your tie-dye project. Tie and dye involves dyeing specific areas of the fabric by means of tying- the undyed fabric shows up in the base color of the fabric, in patterns depending on how you tied after folding or crumpling, scrunching, twisting the fabric.

One color tie dye