Alternatively you could save your fasteners for later use by untying your string or unwrap the rubber bands.
Tie dye rubber band instructions.
When you put the rubber band around it don t loop it twice just put it on.
Next eyeball your shirt and decide where to separate your shirt into thirds putting rubber bands in place to separate the thirds.
We also attempted the tie dyeing with rit dye.
You can make straight line stripes too.
Stripes tie dye technique lay the fabric flat.
Wrap it in saran wrap and let it sit.
If you re going with the typical color scheme soak the top third of your shirt in red dye and the bottom third in a blue dye.
Dye the fabric make sure your work space is covered with plastic or something to protect it from staining.
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.
Tie the fabric for best results use a fabric made from natural fibers like cotton and pre wash the fabric.
Striped pattern lay the fabric flat and fold it back and forth pleat until all the fabric is folded.
You should cut carefully to avoid damaging your newly tie dyed fabric.
Starting at one side gather the t shirt to create accordion like folds that run vertically from neck.
Add rubber bands and follow the tie dye pattern of your choice.
Space the rubber bands as far as you like from each other i prefer inches apart 3 now you are ready to dye.
Take your rubber bands and place them evenly across the pleated shirt log using about five to eight bands.
Leave the middle white.
Tie dye doesn t always mean groovy spirals and circles.
Take several rubber bands and tie into quadrants.
Use a pair of scissors to carefully cut the string or rubber bands from the fabric.
Fold the shirt from the bottom up into small pleats until the shirt in the shape of a long thin log.
Pick the shirt up form the middle 2.
3 rubber bands are perfect for this making 6 sections.
Make it wet and then wring out excess water so the dye soaks in better.
Rinse the shirt until the water runs clear.
Don your rubber gloves choose your dye and saturate each quadrant.
Accordion fold the fabric from the bottom up.