https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/tube-tie-dyeing-techniques • Posted by Ryland Peters & Small
Depending on how many times you wrap the fabric around the tube, and how tight the folds are, you can create a variety of patterns using this method. The fabric nearest the tube will have the faintest pattern, while the fabric on the outside of the tube will be a darker blue. The fabric within the folds will remain undyed.
Depending on how many times you wrap the fabric around the tube, and how tight the folds are, you can create a variety of patterns using this method. The fabric nearest the tube will have the faintest pattern, while the fabric on the outside of the tube will be a darker blue. The fabric within the folds will remain undyed.
Wrap your fabric widthways around the tube and loosely tie with string in a crisscross pattern up and down the tube.
Push the fabric and string all the way down to one end of the tube, as far as it will go.
Soak in cold, clean water for a couple of hours, and squeeze out any excess water.
Dye in your prepared indigo vat.
Rinse several times in clean, cold water, adding vinegar to the final rinse. Carefully cut through the string, unwrap the fabric, wash in detergent, and allow to dry.