Leave the middle white.
Tie dye rubber band instructions.
You can make straight line stripes too.
Space the rubber bands as far as you like from each other i prefer inches apart 3 now you are ready to dye.
After that you can unravel the fabric to reveal the pattern.
Tie the fabric for best results use a fabric made from natural fibers like cotton and pre wash the fabric.
Dye the fabric make sure your work space is covered with plastic or something to protect it from staining.
Pick the shirt up form the middle 2.
Take several rubber bands and tie into quadrants.
Make it wet and then wring out excess water so the dye soaks in better.
We also attempted the tie dyeing with rit dye.
Use a pair of scissors to carefully cut the string or rubber bands from the fabric.
Stripes tie dye technique lay the fabric flat.
Apply rubber bands to keep the fabric together apply dye color to each side of the rubber bands.
Alternatively you could save your fasteners for later use by untying your string or unwrap the rubber bands.
3 rubber bands are perfect for this making 6 sections.
Accordion fold the fabric from the bottom up.
Next eyeball your shirt and decide where to separate your shirt into thirds putting rubber bands in place to separate the thirds.
Starting at one side gather the t shirt to create accordion like folds that run vertically from neck.
Another thing we have done is do the shirt in certain sport teams colors and then i added heat transfer vinyl to it like this denver broncos tie dye shirt.
Secure with rubber bands.
Striped pattern lay the fabric flat and fold it back and forth pleat until all the fabric is folded.
Don your rubber gloves choose your dye and saturate each quadrant.
Rinse the shirt until the water runs clear.
Fold the shirt from the bottom up into small pleats until the shirt in the shape of a long thin log.
When you put the rubber band around it don t loop it twice just put it on.
Take your rubber bands and place them evenly across the pleated shirt log using about five to eight bands.
You should cut carefully to avoid damaging your newly tie dyed fabric.
Wrap it in saran wrap and let it sit.