Tie Dye: give new life to your clothes with the ancient knot dyeing technique [VIDEO]

Tye Dye, How To Make This Dyeing Technique In A Few Simple Steps At Home. Recycle t-shirts and other old clothing!

Tie Dye, How To Make This Dyeing Technique In A Few Simple Steps At Home. Recycle t-shirts and other old clothing!

Each of us has clothes in the closet that we no longer use, but which could be exhumed from the bottoms of drawers to be transformed into current clothing. How? Thanks to a type of do-it-yourself coloring, which gives a hippie and flamboyant style to any garment it is applied: the Tie Dye, literally “knot painting”.





Tie Dye is an ancient dyeing technique that consists in tying the fabric in different ways, using elastic or a cord. The resulting decoration is a set of shaded designs, not far from the fantasies loved by the children of flowers. 

Tie Dye: give new life to your clothes with the ancient knot dyeing technique [VIDEO]

It would seem that this technique has very ancient origins, so much so that it dates back to 5000 BC, when it was already practiced in Egypt and Mesopotamia. It is also used in India, with the name of "Bandhana", and in Japan, where it is called "Shibori". 

The Tye Die can be considered a way to greatly reduce waste, in fact it allows you to recycle old items of clothing, such as disused t-shirts or scarves. It can also be made using natural dyes. (Read also: Shibori: how to dye and decorate fabrics naturally)

Index

How to do the Tie Dye paint step by step 

Choose the garment to dye

Tie Dye: give new life to your clothes with the ancient knot dyeing technique [VIDEO]

Get a t-shirt or scarf, possibly the color should be white 

Prepare dyes for fabrics (including natural ones)

Prepare suitable dyes for fabrics in liquid or powder form. They can be found in stores, or you can self-produce them at home; to find out how to read Natural dyes: how to make various colors starting from common ingredients. 

Tie Dye: give new life to your clothes with the ancient knot dyeing technique [VIDEO]

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Tie the garment to be dyed

Tie Dye: give new life to your clothes with the ancient knot dyeing technique [VIDEO]


Lay the garment out on a work surface. Roll up the fabric according to the pattern you want to get elega the skein with ropes or rubber bands. 

Pass the color

Tie Dye: give new life to your clothes with the ancient knot dyeing technique [VIDEO]

Proceed to the dye, from both sides.


Let it dry

Let it dry the fabric rolled up for up to 2 days.

Tie Dye: give new life to your clothes with the ancient knot dyeing technique [VIDEO]

Remove rubber bands and wash the garment

Tie Dye: give new life to your clothes with the ancient knot dyeing technique [VIDEO]


Remove the rubber bands, unroll and rinse until the fabric no longer loses the dye. Put the garment in the washing machine for one last wash.

Stretch out

Tie Dye: give new life to your clothes with the ancient knot dyeing technique [VIDEO]

Hang out to dry. Your Tie Dye garment is finally ready!

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