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Stripes


Always prewash your items.  Then start with a wet shirt (or article of clothing), then tie it, then soak it in soda ash before dyeing.  Use dye with water mixed with urea.

Stripes can go vertical or horizontal.

cool variations


Here's a stripes tutorial:
http://petscribbles.blogspot.com/2012/06/easy-off-center-stripe-tie-dye-tutorial.html
Here's my first attempt at verticle stripes:
5/18/13   
and horizontal stripes:
5/18/13   
This turned out to have an almost x-ray effect, which is not what I was going for, but kinda cool.


You can even make a sort of plaid with the stripes:



Do NOT remove the rubber bands or string until AFTER you've put the garment through the rinse in the washing machine.  When you're all done and the shirt is dry, iron with a hot IRON.

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