Rubber Band Patterns For Tie Dye

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

Rubber band patterns for tie dye.

This design utilizes the same folding technique as the box fold. We also attempted the tie dyeing with rit dye. Add a cup of salt to deepen the color if you like. Ombre tie dye method.

Create donuts by pushing the tip of some of the rosettes back through the rubber band. It is really neat and fun to make with friends family or by yourself. I looked in the contests tab and saw the rubber band challenge and the first thing that came to my mind was tie dye. Apply rubber bands to keep the fabric twisted together.

Don rubber gloves and mix dye following manufacturer s instructions. Tie dye banding. Flip the fabric over and repeat on the backside. When you put the rubber band around it don t loop it twice just put it on.

Apply dye color to each side of the rubber bands. Remove shirt from dye bath and rinse under running cool water until water runs clear. In this instructable i will show you some different methods o. Don your rubber gloves choose your dye and saturate each quadrant.

Take your rubber bands and place them evenly across the pleated shirt log using about five to eight bands. Fold the shirt from the bottom up into small pleats until the shirt in the shape of a long thin log. Tie tightly at the base with string or rubber bands. 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.

Banded box pattern tie dye results. Pinch center of the garment and rubber band both layers about 1 to 2 inches from center. Start with lightest color. The variance is in the rubber band placement and the dye application.

Once you re done you ll secure with a rubber band. The folding scrunching with rubber bands is a very important step for creating fine patterns. Here s how to make it. Do not release ties.

Simple folded pattern tie dye technique. This tie dye pattern looks like a target or bulls eye. Apply the dye to the fabric. 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.

Lay the t shirt flat. The tighter the rubber bands the better the results will be because the folds will resist the color from reaching those places. Take several rubber bands and tie into quadrants. If you re not a traditionalist tie dye connoseobuir why not go for an ombre look to give your t shirt some edge.

If you wish to create smaller patterns keep the folds narrow and for larger designs keep wider folds on the fabric. 3 rubber bands are perfect for this making 6 sections. From there you can add more bands inside or outside of the star or just leave it alone for one giant star. Tighter rubber bands create sharper tie dye patterns.