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Question by jdslkjf;dsa: how do you tie dye shirts without he color bleeding?
like shirts that have white on them, how do you wash them so that the dye doesnt go into the white places ?

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Answer by aliceticity
Wash them in sodium carbonate before dyeing.
Then, let the dye set overnight on the shirt while the ties are still on.
After that, wash everything with a LOT of running water. It will seem like all the dye is running away, but enough of it will be chemically bound to the shirt so that it will stay the color you want it to be. The white spaces will stay white.

Edit: And don’t put too much dye on. Capillary action will make it “bleed” around. The first color to touch an area will also be the one that binds to it.

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Question by <3 the Thin White Duke: How do you make Tie-Dye Shirts? I need help!?
I was planning to make some home made tie dye shirts but Google has let me down and i am unable to find a reliable source. Some guides say to use soda ash, while others said to just use salt. Most sites i found only showed you how to make different designs instead of what you will really need. If anyone could help me out that would be great!

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Answer by Chenjin
www.cheaper-than.com
yes, but only because i shopped at their store before, so i knew my exact size and how it fit.

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Question by Krissy~Tina: How can you make homemade dye so you can Tie-dye shirts??
Me and my friend want to tie-dye a shirt but we don’t have any dye to tie-dye with. Can you help us?? How can we make dye so we can tie-dye??!! Please Help!!!
if you tell us to use like food coloring or anything else do we add water to it or just use the food coloring without water??

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Answer by Greg C
food coloring ,don’t know if it’ll hold up in the washing machine though. It may stain other clothes, but so does rit dye.

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Question by spencer93: How to make special tie dye shirts?!?
Not just the regular tie dye shirts but i want the instructions how you make the tie dye shirts where you get a solid colored shirt you wrap rubber bands all around it and stick it in a bucket of bleach can you please give me directions how to do this?

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Answer by ♥ Steff ♥
http://www.ehow.com/how_6178_make-tie-dye.html

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Question by ktownandrew@sbcglobal.net: I would like step by step instructions on how to fold shirt for designs for tie dye shirts.?

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Answer by hot_brizha
Tie-Dye Procedure
In Short:
Decide on how you’re going to fold and apply dye, and which colors to use;

* Have ready: Fabric, washed and dried, dampen just before folding
* Rubber bands, 3 to 30 for each piece
* Dye, dissolved and cooled down
* Soda ash, dissolved
* Table, covered with white plastic-backed paper tablecloth
* Cake (“cooling’) racks or other work surface
* A large tray to contain spills makes work easier
* Paper towels, old cloth towel and dishpan with warm water
* Containers for keeping dyed fabric damp (explained below)
* Vinyl or latex gloves, safety glasses and Japanese (pointed) chopstick

1. Tie Dye Steps Folding (10-15 minutes):
Fold (or form) the damp piece of fabric into the shape you want, fix with rubber bands.
2. Soaking (at least 20 minutes but hardly any work or attention):
Put the folded piece in Soda Ash (Na2CO3) solution and let it soak for at least twenty minutes, a day or two is fine too. When children are tie-dyeing, the soda ash parts should be handled by and adult.
3. Dyeing (30-60 minutes for a T-shirt):
Put on gloves and safety glasses and wring as much soda ash solution as possible from the piece; put on work surface and apply dye. Turn piece over when one side is ready, continue.
4. Bonding (1 day of rest):
Cover airtight, it should stay damp, and let the piece rest for a day to allow the cotton fibers to absorb the dye.
5. Rinsing and washing (3 days):
Put on gloves and rinse piece under running water till water runs kind of clear, wash and air-dry several times to clear out unabsorbed dye.

Materials
The fabric to be tie-dyed should be at least 90-95% cotton (5% spandex etc. is acceptable) and should be washed before dyeing. Tie-dyeing other fibers requires different procedures (silk is boiled, if I remember right.)
Stain-resistant fabric will also resist dye, absorb less color, resulting in milder colors, which may be nice if expected. Labels seldom mention the treatment and sales reps may not be aware of it; I have found it in the more expensive brands (Lands’ End, Brooks Brothers.)

Dissolve Soda Ash (Na2CO3) according to package instructions. Wear gloves and safety glasses. Don’t get it in your eyes! The soaking in soda ash is supposed to roughen up the cotton fibers, make them more receptive for dye; but don’t take this to mean that spills will wash out easily from your unsoaked clothes.
I think the Soda Ash solution will keep for years if you’re able to keep dirt and bugs out.

Cover your work table with a white, plastic-backed paper tablecloth (“Sensations.”) Have paper towels ready. Put a dishpan with warm water within easy reach, to rinse your chopstick and gloved fingers in between colors; use old towel to dry hands and chopstick.
In my early days of tie-dyeing, I had the piece I was working on lying on an upside-down sandbox sieve in an old cake pan; now I have a collection of (cake) cooling racks, and an old keyboard drawer under it to catch spills and dye overflow.
When you’re done with one side, put another rack on top and turn the sandwiched thing over.

I use Jacquard Procion MX dye that I buy at my local art shop. A beginner’s tie-dye set is nice, but the $ 2 squeeze bottles from my local art shop allow better control.
Always wear a fitting dust mask and latex or vinyl gloves when dissolving dye. It might cause headaches.
Jacquard suggests 1 teaspoon of dye for 4 fl. oz. water: I follow that except that for Lemon Yellow I use 2 tsp for 4 oz water, and for Turquoise 1½ tsp.; don’t use too much for colors like Golden Yellow, it might turn too much to orange.
Put dye powder in paper or foam cup, add warm to hot water, carefully mix with wooden stirrers.
Let dye solution cool down before applying. Warm air might force dye out of the squeeze bottle you’re working with at the wrong moment.
Use freshly made dye. After a few weeks it colors will not be so bright anymore. View example

After dyeing, the fabric should stay damp for a day or so to allow the bonding of the dye to the cotton fibers. When I started out tie-dyeing I used plastic shopping bags, but as I always put on too much dye, the lighter colors drowned in the puddle of mixed dye at the bottom of the bag, which sometimes soaked into much of the piece.
A bed of tissue helped a little, a bed of mesh like for mosquito screens was better, but later I found more sturdy plastic mesh sheets at a hobby shop (for needlework?) that I put on a layer of marbles in plastic food containers.

AND YEAH TO THE MAN LADY BELOW SHE’S JUST DESPERATE FOR THOSE TEN POINTS!! AT LEAST I GAVE YOU BETTER DETAILS

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Question by m_belongs-2-me: Can you tie dye an already tie dyed shirts?
like already tie dyed it and it was alot of white spots so my friend just squirted the dye on the shirt so now its llike a big tie dye center. it looks a mess. can i fix it with bleach to make it look tie dye or what??? help

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Answer by oddballman
yeah that would look fine

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Question by Sammi: Where can you get dye for tie dying shirts?
soo me and my friend want to tie dye shirts but we don’t know where to buy die. lol. can someone help? OH, and can someone link me a good tutorial for tie dying shirts? it would help me out ALOT! (:

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Answer by xXmUsIcLoVeRXx
You can buy tie dye stuff at Michaels store.website: http://www.michaels.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Michaels-Site/default/Search-AdvancedSearch?cgid=entire&simplesearch=Search&q=tie+dye

Tutorial:just look up on youtube “how to tie dye ” and there r different ways of making patterens from u to choose on

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Question by ҽɱιʅყ: What is the best way, tie dye shirts?
What is the best way to make tie dye shirts? I went online to the craft stores but they didn’t really have anything to help me.

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Answer by Erica
I think you twist the shirt and put a bunch of rubber bands on it. Then you dip each section (between the rubber bands) into different colors of dye.

I did it like that in like 3rd grade and every ones shirt looked horrible though. It could be because we were younger.

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Question by Cassidy B: where can my school order cheap tie dye shirts?
my school is going on a trip and we all wanted to get tie dye shirts with our school logo on them, but all the shirts we find are around 20 dollars even without the logo. which is way out of our budget, does anyone know where we can get them cheaper?

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Answer by Tili L
Do it yourself and use printing paper that transfers to the shirt by iron for the logo. It’s more fun that way.

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Question by Jonathan: Do you think selling tie-dye shirts would be a success?
Well, I’m thinking about making and selling home-made tie-dye shirts. They actually look very good. That’s why I wanted to do it. I’m thinking of purchasing the dye for about $ 11 and shirts heavyweight cotton for $ 1.89 each and selling them online. Do you think it might be a success? Or do you think if I start to invest in products that I’ll be stuck with everything unsold? Thanks.

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Answer by Melissa Anderson
no offence … but i don’t really think anyone wants a tie-dye shirt :S

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