decided to treat myself to a shirt for me. been trying to refine this particular spine style (previous post showed process) so went with that. Got it in a place now that it is predictable and repeatable. couldn’t be happier with the result. really dialing in what works and what doesn’t on both the front blackouts and backs. definitely a favorite!

dharma avalon and snow maiden, doi. on an “oatmeal” colored cotton shower curtain from quince.

New to the community:

I love the creativity and freedom the tie dye seems to offer.

My first few are likely going to be liquid dye projects. I've got several blanks that I'm going to begin tying soon, so I started jotting down ideas and how I plan to tie each. On my list was a DNA pattern. This got me thinking of a DNA pattern with narrow, alternating triangles, instead of parallel pleats.

Is this an established pattern? Just curious what I need to search for to understand the folding and tying, or if I'm on my own to experiment.

Hi all,

I don't have a good working space where I can fold and tie my shirts after soda ash soak, so I tie them first and then soak. I prefer to dry them before dyeing because the dye gets in better (im doing ice and irrigation). Do any of you have recommendations on how to dry these folded+soaked blanks quickly? I know this is a scenario where SA application after dye (pariah) might work better but I'm just getting started and hoping to get a few designs made before I try too many new methods. So far my shirts are getting down to damp and then they stay damp for days. Am I worrying too much about getting them dry?

First two pics are attempt #2

Last two pics are my first attempt

Needless to say I’m so much happier

Never (maybe) again, XL 10oz cotton independent trading company hoodie, was supposed to be a v neck but was just too thick. Cotton was also too thick to get all the wax out, but it was a free experiment for someone's first tie dye... so ill take it as a win.

I was going for geodes, but I think I over-saturated. The sinew was super tight, but I'm pretty sure I went overboard with both ice and dye. I do like how it came out though!

First dyes in a little while. I had injured my hand and was avoiding string work till the cut was healed. I was trying to play with having a little more of the white play in the shirt also using colors that can make brown mixes. My goal was to avoid making mixed shades of brown. Hope yall like what i made. Thanks for looking

My friend asked me to attempt this! I tried to liquid dye a stealie. Probably should have used black instead of browns for the outline etc. MANY other things wrong that I did lol. It did not go well I was winging it :D! A fail by my standards all day but hey we learned some things along the way!

I could go back over the skull with pigma ink and heat treat it on but we will leave this as is. My friend likes it anyway lol Thanks for looking and reading.

Edit: Blank: 2XL Supima Cotton
Dyes: Electric Green, Olive Green, Shiitake Brown.......

A year ago, when I started The Groovy Tie Dye Project (my nonprofit art project that supports animal rescues) my first client was a vet tech, Heather. I have 9 community cats and unfortunately our favorite little guy started to have some nasty, painful looking skin issues that my home/feed and seed store remedies couldn't fix... I contacted Heather and she immediately called me and told me to bring him and my tie dyes in and we would discuss a barter. Diego received love, pets, a 5 star vet experience and 3 shots. The cost? 2 tie dye tshirts and a hug! I couldn't be happier! Yesterday I got to use my art to make the world a better place and help a friend in need. 🩵