Learn how easy it is to create incredible marble designs with just some shaving cream and rit all purpose dye.
Marble swirl technique tie dye.
Tie dyeing is a great way to make a plain white garment look more interesting and colorful.
Swirl the drops with a stick.
This tutorial will show you 4 of them.
I didn t know it would work with a shaving cream base.
The classic swirling technique is so cool so fun to do.
Scrape off excess foam.
Make sure hands are protected with latex gloves before handling the dye.
Drip dye colors all over.
Keep twisting in the same direction until the whole piece of fabric is wrapped into a spiral shape.
We strongly recommend setting the dye with a microwave.
There are a ton of ways to tie dye.
To wet tie dye begin by washing the shirt to remove sizing that might interfere with dyeing.
Slowly lift the fabric from the pan.
Traditionally one bottle is used in the marbling technique but more colors can be introduced if desired.
Place fabric gently on the pan.
Bullseye swirl stripe and ombre.
Secure the fabric with 3 or more rubber bands.
Oh marbling how we love you.
Let the pillow sit on the pan for one to two minutes.
Once cleaned dip the shirt in water then squeeze out any excess.
The trick to getting the design is to twist the shirt into a disk then wrap rubber.
This folding technique creates the traditional spiral design that you see on a lot of rainbow tie dye t shirts.
The traditional marbling techniques for paper and fabric involve floating your paints dyes atop a pan of water or gel and then swirling combing etc.
I tie dye t shirts and a onesie in this tutoria.
Apply light pressure to smooth.
Leave it at that for a rather simple circle or for a more vibrant pattern like shown above wrap another rubber band binding just fabric this time a little ways below the marble.
The squirt bottle method is one of the most common methods for tie dyeing.
Then use a squeeze bottle full of the fabric dye to drench the surface of the t shirt.
In this video i demonstrate and explain how i made this red white and blue spiral tie dye shirt.
Pinch and fold the fabric all over securing with rubber bands as you work.
How to spiral tie dye.
Using your fingers pinch the center of the fabric and twist.