Killer tye-die

Step 6 Results!

After a sleepless eager night, rush to your tie dying area and take your shirt out of the bag. It's still in the danger-will-stain-your-fingers mode.
Take the rubber bands off and unfurl your creation. Cool, huh?
Now, rinse the shirt under color water, squeezing and wringing it, until color stops washing out of it.
Now, throw it in the wash. For the first wash, it still might bleed a bit, so throw it in with other tie dye or by itself. Generally, it's pretty benign after you've rinsed it out.

Hooray! you've dyed a tie!

Comments

[happy2cme]

Can someone tell me how you get the color to stay so vibrant. We did some and as soon as I rinsed them out they faded to a dull color.

[ediecago]

1) First is use a great dye and the dye fixing chemical or process that goes with it. I agree that Procion dyes are true colors and last forever. For Procion, use the soda ash. Don't use drug store dyes (I'm thinking RIT) for anything special. They are for your kid's halloween costume when the kid changes his mind October 29th and you can't get to the art supply store. Fixing can be heat (as for many dyes for silk), vinegar, chemical dye fixer (I don't know what's in the all the dye fixers) or alum powder (as you'll see in an instructable using Koolaid as dye). But use the right one for the dye you bought. 2) Use the fixer long enough. For Procion dyes I have, that's not just "overnight" but 24 hours. Keep the project in a plastic bag to keep the soda ash (or whatever fixative your dye needs) wet and touching the fabric for the recommended length of time. Some of my silk dyes need heat and I can't be lazy with the iron..... OK so now your color is strong and it's going to stick to your fabric forever. Now keep the excess dye from smearing around on other colors... 3)Rinse A LOT with the bands still on to keep the undyed (usually white) areas from getting muddy. Keep the water running over the shirt until it's pretty clear before you untie. 4) Use a special detergent for washout. There are special detergents designed to keep the dirt in solution and prevent it from dyeing other areas on your shirt during the washout. Synthrapol is one brand but I know Dharma carried another one that worked great too. Whenever I die without the killer detergent, I"m really annoyed by the muddying of the colors. If that's not enough. maybe check quantities. 5) Use enough dye. Different colors require more or less dye. Dharma website tells you how much you need.. Dye manufacturer website will too. Dark colors tend to need more dye. Keep trying and dyeing!

[carpe_noctem]

here they used urea but i did it once and was told to iron the fabric on hot once its dry to set the dye...perhaps it was the kind of dye i used

[stinkymum]

Maybe it was the dye you used. Procion dyes are the best and don't fade. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-tie-dye-an-old-white-shirt-or-a-new-shirt-/ If you follow this link, it will take you to how I tie dye - it might help!

[khanjaiamumma]

'after a sleepless,eager night'....classic! :) bought some procion dyes on a whim,now i know what i can do with them-thanks!