r/tiedye

Blackout front and back on this guy. Went with some lime pop, turquoise, and bluebird from Dharma on this one with the 24 point mandala. Really happy with the results!

First post in last 8ish weeks as I’ve been away on business and then out of commission with surgery and recovery.

Really had the itch to get some color on some shirts and that lead to these.

I’m losing all my blues and greens down the drain, and I’m pretty sure they just aren’t batching hot enough for long enough. As the weather is cooling off and I’m not able to just rely on the scorching summer sun to do the work for me, I’m trying to find new methods of heat so I can keep dying into the winter months. I’m not real big on the idea of heating a room to 90° for 24-48 hours and paying a crazy utility bill. Seeking advice from folks, what do you do to get your pieces thoroughly batched? I’ve heard of oven heating but only if you have a designated oven for dyes, which isn’t really an option for me. I’m thinking about maybe a few crockpots but atm the goodwill bins are sending all the inserts (the glass or ceramic bowl) across the state 🤦‍♀️. Am I missing some great hacks or something useful? Have heard of heat lamps and seed mats as well. Thanks in advance, dye hard folks! 😝💚🦋

Thanks for checking it out !

I wanted to make a shirt using the new ice dyes from Dharma Undertow and Riptide cause I couldn’t quite tell what they would look like from the thumbnails. Well they look like this. I think they did a great job on making these. Haven’t really figured out what to use them for but in case you had a similar question here you go

So I randomly decided to center fold before doing a spiral for this reverse dye I was doing. Accidentally did a spider. Didn't know this was a thing 😂 I like it though!

Today's shirt is #14 for my HWI shirts. I am happy with some of the colors but this one turned out rougher than I would have liked.. I know what went wrong though so there is that. I'm also running low on dyes or I would have put turquoise in this too. More dye in tomorrow! Love to hear your thoughts if you like it or dislike it! Thank you for looking and reading!