Spiral Tie Dye Orange and Teal Colors

How to Tie Dye using Fiber Reactive Dye

1. Prewash the shirt with detergent.
2. Soak the shirt in Soda Ash for minimum of 30 minutes.
Soda Ash mixture(1 cup per 1 gallon.)
3. Dry the shirt a bit (Damp.) Not so wet and not so dry.
4. Fold the shirt according to the desired design.
5. For Liquid, Dye and Water ratio.
Black and Red - 2-4 tsp dye powder to 100ml water
Other Color - 1tsp for 100ml
Urea - 1tsp to 300ml
Pastel Color - 1/8 tsp to 100ml.
Note* It depends on the shade you want to achieve. The more dye the darker shade the more water the lighter shade.
6. Apply the Dye.
Once done put it inside the plastic bag and set aside for 2-3days. This process is called curing process.
For HWI, the curing process is 15mins to 1hr.
For Ice Dye, the curing process is 24hrs.
For LWI, the curing process is 1hr.
7. After 48hrs(for liquid dying) rinse the shirt in a running water to remove the excess dye and soda ash. Then soak in hot water with blue dawn for 5-10 minutes. Then wash with mild detergent.
8. Let it dry and enjoy your tie dye shirt.


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