Rubber Band Patterns For Tie Dye

Immerse the shirt in a dye bath for 4 to 10 minutes.

Rubber band patterns for tie dye.

I looked in the contests tab and saw the rubber band challenge and the first thing that came to my mind was tie dye. Flip the fabric over and repeat on the backside. Lay the fabric flat then pinch pull and twist the center of the fabric until all of the fabric is in a twist. Simply set out bowls of rubber bands clothespins marbles and garments for best results use 100 percent cotton and experiment with a variety of expressive patterns.

From there you can add more bands inside or outside of the star or just leave it alone for one giant star. To begin choose a pattern and gather fabric accordingly. 3 rubber bands are perfect for this making 6 sections. Tightly secure the boxed fabric with rubber bands.

Take several rubber bands and tie into quadrants. Here s how to make it. Apply the dye to the fabric. Simple folded pattern tie dye technique.

Start with lightest color. Fold the shirt from the bottom up into small pleats until the shirt in the shape of a long thin log. The folding scrunching with rubber bands is a very important step for creating fine patterns. Ombre tie dye method.

Don rubber gloves and mix dye following manufacturer s instructions. 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. Tighter rubber bands create sharper tie dye patterns.

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. This tie dye pattern looks like a target or bulls eye. Don your rubber gloves choose your dye and saturate each quadrant. If you wish to create smaller patterns keep the folds narrow and for larger designs keep wider folds on the fabric.

If you re not a traditionalist tie dye connoseobuir why not go for an ombre look to give your t shirt some edge. Remove shirt from dye bath and rinse under running cool water until water runs clear. We also attempted the tie dyeing with rit dye. The variance is in the rubber band placement and the dye application.

Pinch center of the garment and rubber band both layers about 1 to 2 inches from center. Tie tightly at the base with string or rubber bands. The tighter the rubber bands the better the results will be because the folds will resist the color from reaching those places. Apply rubber bands to keep the fabric twisted together.

Tie dye banding. This design utilizes the same folding technique as the box fold. Apply dye color to each side of the rubber bands. Once you re done you ll secure with a rubber band.

Lay the t shirt flat. Add a cup of salt to deepen the color if you like. Create donuts by pushing the tip of some of the rosettes back through the rubber band. Banded box pattern tie dye results.