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