From there you can add more bands inside or outside of the star or just leave it alone for one giant star.
Tie dye patterns with elastic bands.
Immerse the shirt in a dye bath for 4 to 10 minutes.
Remove shirt from dye bath and rinse under running cool water until water runs clear.
Banded box pattern tie dye results.
When finished the twisted and folded areas of the shirt reveal a cool colored pattern.
You twist a t shirt garment or other cloth item tie it in various places with rubber bands and then dye it.
Apply the dye to the fabric.
This makes the shirts take the dye in better.
Tightly secure the boxed fabric with rubber bands.
Once you re done you ll secure with a rubber band.
Pinch center of the garment and rubber band both layers about 1 to 2 inches from center.
The variance is in the rubber band placement and the dye application.
Create donuts by pushing the tip of some of the rosettes back through the rubber band.
Cool tie dye patterns aren t complicated.
Start with lightest color.
Flip the fabric over and repeat on the backside.
Tie dying is exactly what it sounds like.
A 100 cotton white shirt.
Add a cup of salt to deepen the color if you like.
Simple folded pattern tie dye technique.
Tie tightly at the base with string or rubber bands.
Do not release ties.
If you re not a traditionalist tie dye connoseobuir why not go for an ombre look to give your t shirt some edge.
The tighter the rubber bands the better the results will be because the folds will resist the color from reaching those places.
This tie dye pattern looks like a target or bulls eye.
This design utilizes the same folding technique as the box fold.
The folding scrunching with rubber bands is a very important step for creating fine patterns.
Different geometric tie dye shirt patterns are easy even for a beginner.
Ombre tie dye method.
Lay the t shirt flat.
If you wish to create smaller patterns keep the folds narrow and for larger designs keep wider folds on the fabric.
Tie dye patterns are defined by how you fold the fabric where you apply rubber bands and where you apply dye color.
Here s how to make it.
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.
After a good rinsing and then drying.
A large bowl or a bucket.
To begin choose a pattern and gather fabric accordingly.