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Tube Tie Dyeing Techniques

Indigo: Dye It, Make It

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.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

0 h 45

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

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.

Instructions

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    Wrap your fabric widthways around the tube and loosely tie with string in a crisscross pattern up and down the tube.

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    Push the fabric and string all the way down to one end of the tube, as far as it will go.

  3. Soak in cold, clean water for a couple of hours, and squeeze out any excess water.

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    Dye in your prepared indigo vat.

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    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.