Tie Dye Rubber Band Ideas

3 rubber bands are perfect for this making 6 sections.

Tie dye rubber band ideas.

Tie dye patterns are defined by how you fold the fabric where you apply rubber bands and where you apply dye color. At first we will talk about the basic steps of tie dyeing common in all patterns. Tightly secure the boxed fabric with rubber bands. The variance is in the rubber band placement and the dye application.

That s why we ll cover the easy tie dye ideas for beginners first and will also instruct you to achieve them with the best fabric dyes. Tie dye is one of the most popular and fun ways to re create a plain t shirt. Wrap rubber bands around the fabric spacing them out as much as you want. You can follow these tips and tricks to make amazing designs.

Rinse the shirt until the water runs clear. Advanced tie dye patterns are fun but tie dye shirts people love are simple. Every tie dye kit will come with rubber bands these are great for first timers. Simple folded pattern tie dye technique.

Different geometric tie dye shirt patterns are easy even for a beginner. The folding scrunching with rubber bands is a very important step for creating fine patterns. Tie dye is a well loved activity around our. This design utilizes the same folding technique as the box fold.

You ll get much cleaner lines and they are easier to attach and remove. Wrap it in saran wrap and let it sit. Get a clean white shirt to tie dye. Add rubber bands and follow the tie dye pattern of your choice.

Make it wet and then wring out excess water so the dye soaks in better. Flip the fabric over and repeat on the backside. We also attempted the tie dyeing with rit dye. Banded box pattern tie dye results.

It is really neat and fun to make with friends family or by yourself. Next i m going to create a stripe effect by folding the fabric like an accordion. Apply different dye colors between the rubber bands in the fabric. Cool tie dye patterns aren t complicated.

Wrap the disc with three to six rubber bands in a crisscross overlap pattern which will give you six wedges or quadrants of fabric. Put on your rubber gloves and squirt at least three different dye colors onto the wedges formed by the bands. The more places you tie rubber bands and the tighter you wrap the fabric the more white space will be left when you dye it because the dye won t be able to penetrate those areas fully. I looked in the contests tab and saw the rubber band challenge and the first thing that came to my mind was tie dye.

The tighter the rubber bands the better the results will be because the folds will resist the color from. Finally follow the last basic step step 5. But once you get rolling you ll want to upgrade to zip ties. Apply the dye to the fabric.

In this instructable i will show you some different methods o. Wash the shirt in cold water with no detergent. Make sure to do the back of the shirt too so you have a uniform look.