Using 3 simple reverse tie dye techniques, you can transform t-shirts, bandanas, pillowcases, and more. All with a common household item.
Tie-dye might immediately bring you back to making T-shirts at camp or the screaming color combos of the '70s. But the multi-colored patterns are back, and this time they're modern…
Make a poolside statement in a dazzling tie-dye bikini. The high-cut bikini bottom is crafted from a stretchy swimwear fabric serving great comfort and flexibility. Wear them with a matching bikini top to complete the look. All our dyes are created by hand and heart in our own dye house in Bali. Here we work and collaborate with the most skilled local artisans, who have carried on the expertise of dying techniques for generations. Each product is unique - that is the beauty of things made by hand and heart. MATERIAL80% nylon, 20% elastane SIZE & FITTight fit. Runs a bit small in size. You may want to size up
Using 3 simple reverse tie dye techniques, you can transform t-shirts, bandanas, pillowcases, and more. All with a common household item.
I recently stumbled upon a dyeing project, using tissue paper (gasp), on Pinterest and for days, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. It seemed too good and easy to be true. After much experimentation, I’m…
Make a poolside statement in a dazzling tie-dye bikini. The high-cut bikini bottom is crafted from a stretchy swimwear fabric serving great comfort and flexibility. Wear them with a matching bikini top to complete the look. All our dyes are created by hand and heart in our own dye house in Bali. Here we work and collaborate with the most skilled local artisans, who have carried on the expertise of dying techniques for generations. Each product is unique - that is the beauty of things made by hand and heart. MATERIAL80% nylon, 20% elastane SIZE & FITTight fit. Runs a bit small in size. You may want to size up
It’s no secret that tie-dye has been trending since the start of social distancing/quarantining. I wanted to take it a step above and dye my clothing with natural dye!
Elevate your beachwear edit with the splashing preen swim triangle bikini top. Defined by a one-of-a-kind tie dye pattern, each bikini top is hand-dyed in Indonesia and has been crafted from a stretchy swimwear fabric serving your comfort and flexibility. The design features a halter neck with triangle cups sliding on a string. Complete the beach look with a matching preen bikini bottom. All our tie dyes are created by hand in our colour atelier in Bali. Here we work and collaborate with local artisans, who have carried the art and expertise of traditional dying techniques on for generations. Each product is entirely unique with distinctive one-of-a-kind patterns. That is the beauty of things made by hand and heart. MATERIAL80% nylon/20% spandex SIZE & FITIf you are in-between sizes, we recommend you size up
Shibori is a Japanese fabric dying technique where the fabric is shaped in various ways before dying. The folding, tying, sewing, clamping (there are many other ways) cause some of the fabric to avoid contact with the dye and stay the original fabric color. Sounds similar to tie dye! Actually, modern tie dye is a form of resist dying that has its roots in shibori and several other resist techniques that are practiced around the world. Some of the earliest examples of Japanese shibori date from 756 CE. These were so finely done, we're pretty safe in saying shibori was being practiced a long time before that. The traditional dye used was indigo, as in this Japanese shibori dyed handkerchief. There are many different ways to shape the fabric, each resulting in unique patterns. Today's opening photo is a silk scarf I first folded and then put between plastic squares that I clamped tightly together. In the second dying, I used a tightly wound thread resist around marbles in each of the squares resulting from the first dying. The pillow below is made from cotton that was pleated and then sewn before dying. Several years ago, I taught a group of 7th and 8th grade students basic shibori techniques. We had some spectacular results! It's a little hard to see, but the pieces on the bottom and top right show how shibori not only results in a pattern but also shapes the fabric, adding to the artistry. Shibori holds the same fascination for me as does tie dye - you manipulate plain white fabric, apply dyes, and magic happens. I'm getting the itch to make some shibori scarves! This is definitely an outside activity, so when the weather here cools down a bit you'll definitely be seeing some shibori Monday Projects. If you're interested finding out more, I highly recommend Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dying by Wada, Rice, and Barton (1999). There are examples of beautiful shibori work and enough instructions for traditional shapings to keep you busy and perplexed.
This came as a little pre-tied bundle of white cotton. At the last shibori group get together, we set up som procion dye in 'Morrocan Red'. I never thought that shibori can be this easy. Literally open the packet and add dye. The hardest bit was waiting for this to dry so that I can see what it looked like as it unfolded. This little bundle of surprise (54 x54 cm when opened fully) was bought at this amazing shop. The Tanaka Tadashi dye shop which was established in 1733. So if you are in Kyoto or Tokyo, put it on your intinerary.
Discover the process of dyeing with this Natural Dye Pulling (Tie Dyeing) DIY. This project is great to do with kids and is part of our Kids Lab series.
Learn how to easily ice tie dye geode patterns with this in-depth, step by step tutorial on the cool geode tie dye technique.
Some people are born with the art gene. Don’t get me wrong, I am a firm believer that given the right instruction, motivation and determination anyone can do just about anything they want. It’s just a matter of not being afraid to try. Until the age of about 20, my culinary skills included cereal and
Flour resist with dye
Today marks HonestlyWTF’s four year anniversary. Four years! To celebrate, we’re revisiting the very first tutorial we ever featured on the site: shibori tie dye. Lauren and I first discovered shibori after discovering an old…
Explore the science of Light, Color and Dyes with this great lesson plan for kids 12 and Up, great for middle school and high school chemistry classes.
Lois Ericson shows you how to create uniquely colored and patterned fabrics with ordinary household bleach.
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Natural Dyeing Tutorial. Learn how to use red cabbage to obtain beautiful purples, greens and blues with organic cotton yarn.
Lynda here again. One of the techniques I wanted try in Cheryl Rezendes' Fabric Surface Design book was using Dye-Na-Flow with folding techniques or shibori. She called the chapter Fold and Color. I've tried these techniques with Indigo dye, but never with Dye-Na-Flow. So here we go. I folded the fabric the following three ways: flag, accordian, and jelly roll. Below is the flag fold. After folding it and securing with rubber bands, I used pipettes to drop three different Dye-Na-Flow colors on the fabric. You can find directions for flag folding and the other folds on the web. Her book has illustrations for these and other folds. Once I was happy with the colors I let the pieces sit for 24 hours or until they were dry. Once dry, I opened them up and ironed them for three minutes on the back side of the fabric. And here are my results. Flag Fold Accordion Fold Jelly Roll Fold My favorite of the three was the jelly roll. Using Dye-Na-Flow was easy. This would be a fun project for kids using bandanas or tshirts. I must admit, my Indigo dye pieces were much more impressive. However, this was easy and fast. I will redo this project again with different colors. These came out a bit brighter than I would have liked them. Dye-Na-Flow is a great product to quickly add background color to fabric. I also love using it with sun printing. Be sure and stop back by in June when we'll spend the whole month blogging about different ways to sun print. Do you use Dye-Na-Flow? I'd love to hear your favorite ways to play with it.
Eco dyes, a more sustainable option to reduce the impact of the polluting fashion industry. Experiment with these useful techniques to make your own natural fabric dye.
Make a lovely natural pink fabric dye with the pit from a humble avocado.
