tie die

[all_toked_up]

is any one here a experienced tie dye shirt maker?

[Bongy_Digital]

I knew a dude that had mad skills, he made me a few really cool shirts. Always hoped to learn from him, too bad he got narced on when he had 50 Lbs in his house. Fucking low life motherfucking rattail wearing Jason Queen snitched him out to save his own ass.

[all_toked_up]

yeah i made my first one tonight with a cheesy kit from walmart...but i guess it's a ok place to start. I saw it and thought "oh cool"

i dunno how it turned out yet...gonna take a look at it in a few hours. i'v since been reading up on it. what dies to use etc. but i keep reading about soad ash? what the hell is soda ash?

[Bongy_Digital]

let me know how that kit works, Ive seen it before. Im sure it comes down moreso to knowing the knots to tie , technique and what not moreso than the materials used. The materials used will just enhance the end product, ie vividness, color fade etc. Soda ash probably helps in that area as well. but thats just a pure guess.

[all_toked_up]

yeah i'm just worried about fading of the dies with the kit but maby it will work pretty good.

[illest12]

i did the serious ones with the strong chemicals that never fade.

if u gett into it..le tme know and ill give u the name of the company


I would sugjexst doing it outside becuase you have to wear face masks and glove s and everything and u can just get some bins and let them soak outside or whatever...but yeah. if u got any quesitons let me know

[Zooey]

Dyes For Tie-Dyeing

Dharma is fantastic.
Fiber reactive dyes will give you the best results.

Teeny Tiny Tie-Dye Kit

Hope that helps. Good luck.

[all_toked_up]

i think it turned out awesome !

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[Bongy_Digital]

From what I can see it looks really good dude. My monitor is really dark so the second one I can barely see, but the top pics looks real nice.

[Smaerd]

Thats a slick tye dye, I know of a pretty cool cheap tye-dye technique that I bet you won't see anywhere else.

Get a black shirt or any dark colored shirt, Do casual tie die techniques(rubber bands and shit). Then use bleach as the die(do this outside please and not near any ammonia). Let it air-dry a bit then wash that shit. Looks funkyyy, some hippy i met called is "Antie dye".

[Ziggy Fry]

Originally Posted by Smaerd

Thats a slick tye dye, I know of a pretty cool cheap tye-dye technique that I bet you won't see anywhere else.

Get a black shirt or any dark colored shirt, Do casual tie die techniques(rubber bands and shit). Then use bleach as the die(do this outside please and not near any ammonia). Let it air-dry a bit then wash that shit. Looks funkyyy, some hippy i met called is "Antie dye".

I know someone who's family does that as a business.

WELCOME to the Allen-Wickler site

Is that what you're talking about?

Sin.Ziggy.

[Smaerd]

Woah, pretty close too it. Cept he only did swirly patterns always looked crazy. Cool site!

[geewhizitskatee]

"Soda ash changes the pH of the fiber-reactive dye and cellulose fiber so that the dye reacts with the fiber, making a permanent connection that holds the dye to the fiber. It actually activates the fiber molecules so that they can chemically attack the dye. (It can also be used with silk, but not other protein fibers such as wool.) "
basically, it helps the color hold to the fabric

also..

"soda ash will not make all purpose dye, such as Rit® or Tintex®, permanent on the fabric. Instead, you must either use a washfast dye such as Procion MX dye, which does require soda ash, or use a commercial cationic fixative in order to make all-purpose dye acceptably washfast, so it does not bleed in the laundry forever."

Ive never heard of that second thing before, and in my experience with tie dye using rit, soda ash always SEEMED to make the colors stay more vibrant after washing and such. but that could just be a placebo effect? haha

FAQ: What is soda ash, and what's it used for in dyeing? for basically anything you'd ever want to know about soda ash lol

[geewhizitskatee]

ps: bleach tie dyeing is soooo cool! I didn't know anyone else did that, sweet!

[Smaerd]

That's what I thought myself but I guess other people have done it!