First things first — make sure you get socks that are at least 75% cotton. Polyester does not do well with these types of dye. It will look weird and faded. I made that mistake when I bought a separate pack of women’s socks, and I didn’t look at the fabric content. I used ...
Acrylic yarn The dyeing steps ofacrylic yarnfabric are as follows: 1、 Color mixing: put the dye into the container of color mixing paddle and stir it with warm water for color matching. 2、 In order to make the dyeing of clothes more uniform and increase the fastness of dyeing, the sta...
dust and grime. You’ll also need to make a mordant, a concoction that locks the colors into the fabric fibers. Mordant can be made in a variety of different ways. We’ll use a mordant made with alum.
So, what if…you took the afternoon to upcycle a few old cotton t-shirts, napkins, and pillowcases? Here’s a simple tutorial to make a totally non-aggressive tie-dye tee perfect for these final days of summer. To make these kid-friendly (tie-dye is a blast to do with little ones...
Transcript I'm going to show you how to make stripes using tie dye, as you can see in this shirt. I'm going to use this piece of fabric as an example and
As a frequent fabric dyer and lover of all things vibrant and dark, I’m no stranger to black dye. After a failed high-school experiment of bleaching a favorite pair of jeans and then dyeing them with “black” dye resulted in a mousey gray pair of jeans, I ended up on a bit of ...
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Make tie dye exactly the way you want it - your pattern, your colors, your expression. You can start by makingmandalas,lotus blossoms,stars,peace signs,aliens,suns,flowers,hearts, andspirals. Then move on to almost anything you can imagine -the possibilities are endless!
"Going to fashion school would have alleviated a lot of hiccups along the way just in terms of even the most minor of things. I mean, I had to teach myself how to sew. I had to teach myself how to dye fabric." To gain the knowledge she needed for her dream career as a fashion...
let the material soak in cold water. add dye to fabric and let it soak up the color. the longer you let it soak, the more vivid the color will be. donahue recommends six hours. create a face mask using the sewing or folding technique above. if you’re unable to make your own face...