For dip dying, you need a wide shallow stainless steel container which is used only for dyeing. If you are using the tie dye kits or the squeeze bottles, you do not need the vessel, ofcourse. The dyed area are not sharply demarcated – there is a blurring of the lines resulting in the beautifully abstract appearance of the tie-dyed fabric.

Lay the shirt flat on the table. Starting on the left side, fold the shirt lengthwise in a series of accordion folds. I made each fold about 3.5 inches wide. (You can make wider sections if you like.) Press the edges of each fold well to get sharp creases. This is a Chinese tie and dye technique which creates a fabric with a mottled appearance. Learn more about this technique here Plangi tie and DyeHands down the best, easiest to follow tie-dye book for beginners and groups. It contains over 20 different patterns with easy to follow step-by-step instructions written by Sulfiati Harris, who was also the author of Rainbow Tie-Dye, formerly our best selling tie-dye book, but now out of print. Dharma has collaborated and included our own recipes so that folks buying our Tie-dye kits don't get confused. This book has great color photographs that really show you some of the steps as well as the end product. It is a great bargain, as we are selling it for the same price as our old Rainbow Tie-Dye book, but it is bigger, more colorful and better! This is now the book we include with our larger Group Tie-Dye Kits (50/100 shirt kits).

There are many ways to fold or tie the material but the 6 basic methods are given below – these are used in different variations and permutations to create beautiful patterns on the fabric. 6 Basic Tie and dye tying techniques Following the diagram above, fold the shirt in half again along the diagonal line. The shirt is now folded into sixteenths. When you dye this fabric you get beautiful overall patterns, because the area of the fabric under the binding cord and against the core object would not be dyed. As a result, beautiful patterns are formed on the fabric surface . If you want the resist process (that is, the base fabric color remain intact) you will have to tie the material very tightly with the cord. If you do not want the base color to show through, you can use the relaxed tying method.Pull the pinched fabric up to a point, and smooth the rest of the shirt down to create a skinny cone shape. We spoke to Liverpool based tie-dye technician and artist Jess Birchall of Dyenasty Dyes to find out how to get started. When you colour with Sharpie markers and then drip rubbing alcohol on to the ink, something very cool happens. You create an awesome tie-dye effect. Steve Spangler can tell you why Sharpie ink dissolves in rubbing alcohol. Search Press supports the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising of the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada (DAAC), and the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA). For tie-dyers looking for more color options or a more professional quality dye, I recommend ProcionMX dyes from Jacquard or Dharma Trading Co.