I forgot to take a photo of the folding and rubber-banding process - that is the most time consuming, I think. I tend to use three fold types: the sunburst, which makes your traditional swirl; the accordion, which makes a cool line fold, and the marble, which is when you just ball up the fabric and get a variegated color pattern. Sometimes I double dip to get a mix of colors, like starting a piece of fabric in green, then changing the rubber band pattern slightly and redying in blue, as in the photo below.
After the dying, you take the rubber bands out and rinse the remaining dye out of the fabric. The color lightens up a lot after rinsing and drying, and again after the first washing. You have to learn not to panic when the fabric turns a really bright shade in the dye tub.
Here are some finished sunbursts and accordions for baby boys. These sunbursts were a bit splotchy, but I still thought they turned out cool. And below is the final shot of the whole batch. The brightest pink ones are the marbled look.
Here are some finished sunbursts and accordions for baby boys. These sunbursts were a bit splotchy, but I still thought they turned out cool. And below is the final shot of the whole batch. The brightest pink ones are the marbled look.
I take custom orders if you're interested in purchasing baby tie-dye. Price per piece is $12 or three for $32 plus shipping. Contact me at eliotstamps@msn.com for more information.
1 comment:
These are realy neat.
Tai
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