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Article #341: Indulge Your Inner Hippie and Learn to Tie Dye

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Even if you're not a child of the 60s, But, before you start dying, you need to
you've probably had the pleasure of soak your fabric in soda ash. Tie dye
owning and wearing tie dye clothing. If artisans use a few other chemicals as
you've ever been to an event with a craft well, which you can learn about on an
fair, chances are that you've noticed instructional DVD or video.
those eye-catching booths full of The Fun Part: Patterns
colorful tie-dye clothing and home decor. Tie-dye is all about colors and patterns.
You may even have marveled at how they Learning how to make swirls, crinkles,
manage to incorporate those intricate, stripes, wavy lines, hearts, clovers, and
vibrant designs onto a plain cotton - yes - even peace signs is a great way
T-shirt. to engage the creativity of everyone in
While intricate tie dying is truly an the family. You can learn to tye knots;
art, you and your family can have loads twist fabric into pancake shapes secured
of fun at home making your own tie dye by rubber bands; roll a shirts to form
(or tye dye) creations. Hands down, the tubes, which you then tie; and pleat the
best way to learn how to tie-dye is fabric to make symmetrical patterns.
through instructions demonstrated on a Applying the Dye
video or DVD. Seeing how it's done, as There are at least six different
opposed to reading about it, makes all techniques you can use to apply the dye
the difference in the world. Still, tie to your fabric, from dipping and soaking
dye is a process of trial and error, so to using squeeze bottles and spray
why not give it a whirl (or a swirl)? bottles. Again, someone with years of
It's All About the Fabric experience can best teach you how to
When it comes to tie dye, the right apply dyes to get the results you want.
fabric is critical. Natural fibers - like Making it Stick
cotton or linen, pick up the dye well. If After tie dying your shirts or decor,
you stick with 100 percent cotton, you it's important to follow the steps
can't go wrong. To start with, why not necessary to make sure the dye reacts
pick up some inexpensive T-shirts at your with the fiber. Then you need to
local mass merchandiser? Get one for each repeatedly wash the fabric in a special
family member, and make it a party! solution so that the dyes don't
Remember, though, that you need to wash inadvertently mix and so the garments
and dry the new garments before you start remain colorfast.
your tie dying party. Unwashed new fabric Ultimately, though, tie dye is all about
won't pick up the dye very well. having fun. It can be a family adventure,
The Secret of Dyes a fun way to spend a weekend afternoon
Actually, the dyes you use to tie-dye with friends, or a way to indulge the
aren't a big secret. For cotton, you need creative hippie within you. A great
to use a dye that will react well to the instructional DVD or video will help you
fabric, namely Procion MX, dissolved in a learn to tie dye, and send you well on
urea solution. You can make virtually your way to creating gorgeous, vibrant
every color imaginable with just three designs.
colors: yellow, turquoise, and fuchsia.






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