Space the rubber bands as far as you like from each other i prefer inches apart 3 now you are ready to dye.
Tie dye rubber band instructions.
Don your rubber gloves choose your dye and saturate each quadrant.
If you re going with the typical color scheme soak the top third of your shirt in red dye and the bottom third in a blue dye.
Rinse the shirt until the water runs clear.
Fold the shirt from the bottom up into small pleats until the shirt in the shape of a long thin log.
After that you can unravel the fabric to reveal the pattern.
Accordion fold the fabric from the bottom up.
We also attempted the tie dyeing with rit dye.
Add rubber bands and follow the tie dye pattern of your choice.
Tie the fabric for best results use a fabric made from natural fibers like cotton and pre wash the fabric.
3 rubber bands are perfect for this making 6 sections.
Secure with rubber bands.
Striped pattern lay the fabric flat and fold it back and forth pleat until all the fabric is folded.
Next eyeball your shirt and decide where to separate your shirt into thirds putting rubber bands in place to separate the thirds.
Use a pair of scissors to carefully cut the string or rubber bands from the fabric.
Tie dye doesn t always mean groovy spirals and circles.
Apply rubber bands to keep the fabric together apply dye color to each side of the rubber bands.
Make it wet and then wring out excess water so the dye soaks in better.
When you put the rubber band around it don t loop it twice just put it on.
Stripes tie dye technique lay the fabric flat.
Wrap it in saran wrap and let it sit.
Starting at one side gather the t shirt to create accordion like folds that run vertically from neck.
You can make straight line stripes too.
You should cut carefully to avoid damaging your newly tie dyed fabric.
Pick the shirt up form the middle 2.
Leave the middle white.
Take your rubber bands and place them evenly across the pleated shirt log using about five to eight bands.
Take several rubber bands and tie into quadrants.