She was trying to dye some fabric a uniform color, but due to her inexperience ended up with something resembling tie-dye. She liked it even better. Allegra feels an intimate connection to the fabrics she works with, and seems quietly rhapsodic when she describes standing over a steaming vat of dye, letting the colors and fabric guide her creative process.
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By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. A short cultural history of tie-dye. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. View this post on Instagram. Next Up In The Goods. Delivered Fridays. Thanks for signing up! Check your inbox for a welcome email. 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 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. During the s and s, tie-dyeing was promoted as an especially suitable and fashionable hobby for thrifty, sensible women.
American women of the same era recognized the appeal of refreshing tired fabrics with new, vivid patterns—thanks especially to inexpensive dyes—and tie-dyeing saw a brief surge of popularity during the Great Depression.
Sadly, few Jazz Age tie-dyes have survived with their colors intact, casualties of the poor fade-resistance of many American dyes from that time. But the appeal of home dyeing has endured. RIT dyes are still sold, and in an even more dazzling array of colors.
Tie-dyeing, briefly popular in the s and s, and widely beloved in the s and s, has made a resurgence , along with other nostalgic hobbies, during the COVID pandemic. The author would like to acknowledge the resources provided by the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists in creating this story. Founded in , the AATCC is currently celebrating its th year of service to the textile and materials industries.
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