something I've been meaning to write up for camp for awhile. I suspect the tie-dye teachers have gotten tired of explaining all the different styles and how they work. I should have done it sooner as it was actually a lot of fun to doodle it!
**I have changed the copyright on this doodle so that anyone can download it and use it for their group. All I ask is that you don't sell it.**
Anyone have any fun variants easy enough to teach to a crowd? Let me know and I'll add them to my collection!
p.s. for anyone who's never tie-dyed, don't forget to follow the other half of the instructions available at Dharma Trading! (they also sell all the stuff you need and I really recommend their Procion dyes... still brilliant on my kids' T-shirts after three years!)
p.p.s examples of actual shirts shown here.
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bevcraigwhite 33 months ago | reply
clear doodles...fine instructions !!!!! would make a good poster...and I am sure you know that !!
‹shin› 33 months ago | reply
cool
weavingmajor 33 months ago | reply
thanks Bev and Shin! Yeah, Bev, I designed it to be a poster - I hope it's helpful.
But I lay awake last night thinking of all sorts of other tie-dye patterns to try out and write instructions for! Nothing like making everything more complicated than it is... ;o)
jajasavage 28 months ago | reply
Great! I had very similiar idea, just little bit different approach. Can you understand it?
weavingmajor 28 months ago | reply
but as strange as it may sound, I'm probably not the best judge of your drawing, because I already know how to do the tie dyes you're explaining. I don't know how well it would work for someone new to tie-dye, but it sure is a nice compact way to 'remember' the designs for yourself!
I'll have to try that 'spider' though, next time I do tie-dye! I've always got someone who wants to "do something no-one else has tried before"....and wants me to show them something new! This will be my new ticket...for a little while!
jajasavage 28 months ago | reply
oh well, it was meant for recording ideas, not for learning. But somehow I felt like you had very similiar symbols i your drawing, so I simply HAD to write you. :-)
I like yours too. Nice to meet you.
HippieChildCreations 11 months ago | reply
Love this! Gonna have to make something similar for tyedyeing with Girl Scout troops! It will work much better than my "explanations". =p
somethinglisa 11 months ago | reply
I wish I had this when I tie dyed with the volleyball team! Maybe we will try it again this year with much better results.
weavingmajor 11 months ago | reply
jajasavage 11 months ago | reply
And maybe we can make some more visuals for other designs...
babird1 5 months ago | reply
Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for, everywhere on the internet you can find text descriptions and photos of finished shirts, but I've been hard pressed to find a visual example of what each technique produces. Thank you thank you thank you!
weavingmajor 4 months ago | reply