This design utilizes the same folding technique as the box fold.
Rubber band designs for tie dye.
In this instructable i will show you some different methods o.
Advanced tie dye patterns are fun but tie dye shirts people love are simple.
Simple folded pattern tie dye technique.
Start by laying a t shirt flat.
Immerse the shirt in a dye bath for 4 to 10 minutes.
I looked in the contests tab and saw the rubber band challenge and the first thing that came to my mind was tie dye.
Flip the fabric over and repeat on the backside.
Don your rubber gloves choose your dye and saturate each quadrant.
Remove shirt from dye bath and rinse under running cool water until water runs clear.
It is really neat and fun to make with friends family or by yourself.
Tie dye patterns are defined by how you fold the fabric where you apply rubber bands and where you apply dye color.
Pinch a 2 inch section through both layers and rubber band it.
Banded box pattern tie dye results.
Create donuts by pushing the tip of some of the rosettes back through the rubber band.
Tightly secure the boxed fabric with rubber bands.
Take your rubber bands and place them evenly across the pleated shirt log using about five to eight bands.
Fold the shirt from the bottom up into small pleats until the shirt in the shape of a long thin log.
The variance is in the rubber band placement and the dye application.
Do not release ties.
Tie dye banding.
This tie dye idea ends up looking like fun funky flowers.
Cool tie dye patterns aren t complicated.
Apply the dye to the fabric.
Tie tightly at the base with string or rubber bands.