The trick to getting the design is to twist the shirt into a disk then wrap rubber.
Marble swirl technique tie dye shirt.
Though the earliest recorded use of this surface dying technique was in peru in around 500ad it didn t gain popularity in the united states until the late 1960s when it became associated with hippie culture.
In this video i demonstrate and explain how to tie and dye this blue and white spiral tie dye shirt.
Wearing rubber gloves mix four tablespoons of rit all purpose liquid dye with one cup of very hot water.
If you are dyeing something that is double sided i e.
Secure the fabric with 3 or more rubber bands.
Let sit for 10 30 minutes watching for color change.
The classic swirling technique is so cool so fun to do.
For this tie dye technique choose various places to wrap and bind a marble snugly in your fabric using rubber bands.
Using your fingers pinch the center of the fabric and twist.
Learn how to create a tie dye shirt with a swirl design.
Pour solution in a small squeeze bottle.
Leave it at that for a rather simple circle or for a more vibrant pattern like shown above wrap another rubber band binding just fabric this time a little ways below the marble.
Learn how easy it is to create incredible marble designs with just some shaving cream and rit all purpose dye.
This folding technique creates the traditional spiral design that you see on a lot of rainbow tie dye t shirts.
For more info and tips on tulip one step tie dye.
The most popular design is the spiral.
Oh marbling how we love you.
A t shirt or pillowcase and want to prevent the dye from bleeding through to the back place a piece of cardboard in between the front and back.
How to spiral tie dye.
Fold your t shirt with any tie dye technique spiral accordion etc secure with rubber bands optional add 3 4 cup water and 1 4 cup bleach to your spray bottle set to spray spray top of shirt.
Keep twisting in the same direction until the whole piece of fabric is wrapped into a spiral shape.
You ll find that while the process of tie dyeing a wet or dry shirt is similar there s a distinct difference in the results of each technique.
Tie dyed t shirts became popular with americans in the late 1960s.