A knowledge of color theory is certainly required for this step. When applying the dye to the spiral design, encourage students to work in halves or thirds, then flip the shirt over and apply the same colors on the other side.
To apply dye on the v-shaped design have your students work in stripes. Repeating the striped pattern will create an awesome effect!
Before placing the shirt into a plastic bag, let any remaining dye drip from the rack. Once the dye is done dripping, place the shirt in the bag and let sit for at least 24 hours. The longer you let it sit, the brighter the colors will be. However, I would not recommend letting it sit for longer than days.
Before washing the shirts in the washing machine, rinse them out. I typically take them outside and hose them off with the rubber bands or zip ties on first. Then, cut the bands and ties and hose them off again. Placing no more than 10 shirts at a time in the washing machine, begin washing them in hot water.
Regular detergent can be used, but for best results I recommend using a synthrapol detergent. Once washed, shirts can be dried and worn!
When all of these steps are completed, your students will have some beautiful, wearable pieces of art! The tie-dye process does take some planning and can be a mess, but when done correctly it will be a process your students will never forget! As they wear their tie-dyed shirt to school, they become a walking piece of art! Magazine articles and podcasts are opinions of professional education contributors and do not necessarily represent the position of the Art of Education University AOEU or its academic offerings.
Contributors use terms in the way they are most often talked about in the scope of their educational experiences. Abby is a middle school art teacher in Omaha, NE. She focuses on creating meaningful experiences for her students through technology integration, innovation, and creativity.
Filled with the must-have resources to help you be ready for anything this school year. Instant Download You must be logged-in in order to download this resource. Login Create Account Email Address. Instant Download Great! From brightly colored swirls to more subdued pastels, there are tie-dye styles that are suitable for just about everyone.
If you love the look and want to learn how to tie-dye your own shirts, getting started is easy. There are different methods of tie-dyeing that will allow you to achieve different looks. Still, the process generally involves twisting, folding and tying fabric before soaking it in warm, dye-filled water. Here are a few basic tips to help you get started. First, purchase some blank, discount t-shirts. Cotton works best.
Other necessary supplies include rubber bands, scissors, squirt bottles, buckets for dipping, soda ash and rubber gloves. Start by soaking your shirt s in a solution of soda ash and warm water. The soda ash helps ensure that the dye is absorbed efficiently and keeps colors bright. Let soak for about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove your clothing from the warm water and wring them out.
Twist, fold or wrap your shirts to create a design with rubber bands. Work from your darkest color to your lightest. Soak or apply color until it looks a shade or two darker than your desired final outcome. After letting your shirt rest, carefully cut off the rubber bands. Next, rinse the dyed garment under warm water. Reduce the temperature gradually as you rinse. The term gobolink was likely borrowed from the title of a popular inkblot game , in which players made symmetrical inkblots not unlike those used by Rorschach for his psychological tests and then created amusing rhymes based on the resulting patterns.
But gobolink was also used to denote anything uncanny, odd, or seemingly magical—as well as things considered foreign or other. The truth is dyeing clothing, curtains, upholstery fabrics, and other pieces of decor at home was already a longstanding American tradition and one that allowed budget-conscious homemakers to refresh their surroundings without spending money on new items.
One of the most important factors in selecting dyes was their ease of use: the fewer steps and less complicated chemistry required, the better. In reality, the quality of earlyth-century home dyes varied greatly, and many produced poor or less durable color results.
Pellew stresses the importance of choosing quality dyes in his article. Salt Colors sold in packages at the druggists would be fast either to light or to washing. For the home crafter of , tie-dyeing could still lead to frustration and mixed results. With the outbreak of World War I in came blockades, and with blockades came shortages in the United States of many common goods—including dyes and synthetic colors. But American color chemists quickly responded, and the market was flooded with new dye products, some of a higher quality than others.
Direct dyes addressed the uneven performance home dyers often encountered. Direct dyes got around these problems by combining two types of dyes: those suitable for cotton and linen as well as those suitable for wool and silk, meaning they could be used on nearly any fabric with relative ease. Their universality quickly made them a consumer favorite. A informational booklet , The Charm of Color , showcases things a crafty home dyer could do with direct dyes.
Tied dyeing opens the way to make your surroundings vivid with color. The results may be exotic and brilliant for moods of happiness or caprice—or they may be soft—subtle—restful for luxurious relaxation. Because of individuality, the striking color effects and unusual patterns are the most popular. Readers were instructed to work from the lightest color to the darkest and to boil the fabric in the dye bath.
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