Introduction

There are many techniques to the tie-dyeing process. If you want to hear the history and some techniques to the patterns of tie-dye, I think that you should check out my website. You never know what type of pattern you are definitely going to come out with, but there are never any mistakes in tie-dyeing.

History of Tie-dyeing

The traditions of the dye-resist process involved tying, knotting, and binding, of the fabric before the die immerges. The earliest surviving examples of pre-Columbian tie-dye were found in Peru somewhere from 500-800A.D. Tie-dyeing became a fashion trend in the West in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Then, tie-dyeing was part of the hippie style.

Step-by-step Symmetrical Shape Pattern

1. Fold your shirt in half.
2. Lightly outline half of the symmetrical shape starting at the fold of
the shirt and going outwards to the center of the shirt

3. Carefully pinch/gather the material together following the line that
you have just made
4. When all of the material is together, tie it together tightly with a
rubber band or a string
5. Die the inside of the pattern a different color than the outside of the
pattern so that you can tell what the shape is.