- MANDALA AKA KALEIDOSCOPE TIE DYE HOW TO
- MANDALA AKA KALEIDOSCOPE TIE DYE TRIAL
- MANDALA AKA KALEIDOSCOPE TIE DYE PLUS
Of bleach, and different base dyes, will take more or less Spread under the ties no matter how tight you make them, soīe sure that adjacent colors are those that will blendįor Dye Reactions and Wash Out given under "Drip DyedĪlternative to dyeing, or as preparation for dyeing, you mayīleach out dye in a darker shirt. The sections of the tied cone, keeping in mind that dye will You canĭo this by soaking your tied bundle, or, for greaterĬontrol, you can soak the unfolded fabric in soda ash solution (oneĬup per gallon ) and then line dry, before Have soda ash in the fabric before you add the dye. If you are dyeing mandalas with fiber reactive dyes, you must On silk, you can use the same fiber reactive dyes with soda ash, at room temperature, or you can use acid dye, along with vinegar and some source of heat. Most importantly, do not use all-purpose dye to dye your mandala! On cotton and other plant fibers, use only cool water fiber reactive dyes, such as Procion MX dye, with soda ash to set the dye.
MANDALA AKA KALEIDOSCOPE TIE DYE HOW TO
See How to Dye for instructions on dyeing cotton or silk with fiber reactive dyes.
How to do the dyeing after you fold your mandalas (My photographed examples are dark in color,ĭischarge-dyeing mandalas using bleach for dyeing, you Make two turns of one end of the thread around the other, Slipping after you pull it tight, before you can put in When you knot it, to help prevent the first half-knot from Some dyers prefer cotton string I myself prefer artificial sinew.Ĭarefully wrap the sinew around and around your foldedīundle. Sinew (which should be available among the leather crafts in your localĬrafts store). Results, bind as tightly as possible with string or artificial See the "How I did it" section of example 26 in my gallery forĪctual photos of the folding process and of a tied mandalaįold, ready for bleach (in the case of a dark shirt) or dyeĪfter folding, you can tie with rubber bands, or, for better Here's a picture I drew to show you how to fold your shirt or fabric for tie-dyeing a mandala: Too much, but too much thickener can interfere with spreading down The dye thickener is to keep the dye from spreading sideways Silk t-shirts or thin woven rayon are easier to get fine detail on than thickerĬotton knits.
MANDALA AKA KALEIDOSCOPE TIE DYE PLUS
It helps to use thin fabric and slightly thickened dye, plus Not to the outer faces, or carefully inject dye inside theīundle with a syringe. Other is to be careful to apply dye only to the *edges* of the folds, Rather than over and over, if you can picture that for a circle. Of dye, in order to get the multiple symmetry. You want every sector of the pattern to have exactly the same amount The chief difficulty is that the outermost layer of fabric will tend to getĪ lot more dye than inner layers, resulting in a non-symmetric pattern. See Elfriede Moller's nice little introduction to Shibori, entitled Shibori: The Art of Fabric Tying, Folding, Pleating and Dyeing. Skip down to the next section, but there is a more randomĪlternative: simply fold and then ball up the fabric, and injectingĭye into the ball. If you're interested in complete control over your mandala pattern,
MANDALA AKA KALEIDOSCOPE TIE DYE TRIAL
You can learn to make your own beautiful tie-dyed mandalas without ever viewing a video, however, if you are willing to invest plenty of time and effort, using the time-honored technique of lots of trial and error. You can also order directly from True Tie Dye this is especially helpful for those who are in Europe or Australia, as True Tie Dye sells these DVDs in different formats for international use. Beginners will also want to purchase True Tie Dye's Tie Dye 101: The Basics of Making Exceptional Tie Dye, or get all three discs in one set, the "Learn How to Tie Dye" complete 3-volume set.
The first disc in this two-disc set, Tie Dye 202: Making Shapes with Tie Dye, demonstrates in detail how to tie dye hearts, arrows, peace signs, aliens, and more, while the second of the two discs, Tie Dye 303: Mandalas, Suns and Lotus Blossoms, demonstrates how to tie dye many different mandala designs. Another DVD course in how to tie dye mandalas and stars is True Tie Dye's Advanced Tie Dye Techniques: Making Shapes and Mandalas.
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