Tie-Dye

I'm going to do a series of posts about tie-dying. I taught a class to the group of sewing ladies out in the village. They made shirts similar to this. I did not get any good pictures and unfortunately the dye did not take well on that project so the shirts did not come out as nice as this one. You can make a shirt this way too. Draw a design on the garment you want to decorate. A marker that disappears when wet is a good thing to use. Using strong thread, stitch a long basting stitch over the design. Pull the threads up tight and knot the ends to keep the fabric in a tight bunch. Then fold or tie the rest of the piece of you want more of the tradition tie-dye look around your design like in this shirt. All that's left to do is dye the shirt according to the instructions. Don't forget to wet the entire garment before dyeing or the dye will seep into your folds and creases and your design will be ruined.