How to Tie Dye: Crumpled Style (GIFs)
If you're in need of more crafty activities to do at home, welcome to the club. Today's activity is tie dyeing: it's super simple, only requires a few materials, and makes plain old clothes unique and fabulous. Check out our tutorial below for the crumpled style, or see the spiral style. Happy tie dyeing.
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Step 1
To tie dye a t-shirt (or any other white fabric item), the first step is to gather and prepare your materials. You will need:
- Tie dyeing powder or a tie dyeing kit. Each should specify how the dye should be prepared. Once prepared, put each color into a separate squeeze bottle.
- Rubber gloves
- Rubber bands
- A bucket
- Zip lock bag
- A white piece of clothing
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Step 2
Once you have your dyes prepared, lay out your white t-shirt onto a flat surface and begin to crumple it.
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Step 3
Squish the t-shirt into a roughly gathered ball shape. It doesn't need to be neat - in fact, the crumpling style works better if it's messy.
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Step 4
Put around 3 or 4 rubber bands around the crumpled t-shirt to hold it in place. The tighter it's held into place, the more patterns the t-shirt will have.
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Step 5
Put your gloves on and start to squirt dye on the t-shirt. Squirt more dye onto the t-shirt than you think you need, because its shape means that the dye won't reach a lot of places. Use as many or few colors as you want - this is the time to get creative. Remember to flip the t-shirt over and color the other side too.
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Step 6
Once you've finished dying the t-shirt, place it inside a sealed zip lock bag. Leave it overnight or for 8 hours.
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Step 7
After 8 hours, take the t-shirt out of the bag, take the rubber bands off and rinse it according to the dye instructions. Let it air dry and wear your awesome new t-shirt with pride!
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