Saturday, December 9, 2017

Step by Step Tie and Dye design (Dyeing plain white fabric in one colour).



⚫ Before you can start working on a tie and dye design. The following steps must be followed.  
STEP ONE:
 Get all necessary materials ready.
 i. 100 percent cotton white fabric.
ii. Your Chemicals Which are Hydrosulphite and soda.
iii. Your Dye stuff of different colours
iv. Your basin and bowl for mixing dye and chemicals.
v.  Water.
vi. Stove or gas cooker to boil water.
v.  Hand gloves.
vi. Nose cover

    STEP TWO:
 Deep the fabric into a clean water and rinse to remove the Starch that comes with it from the company.
 Get your bowl for mixing dye.
    Follow this measurement.
    For five yards fabric.
i.  First pour the dye,next hydrosulphite before the Soda
ii. Pour your dye stuff choose your colour five level spoon. into the bowl
 ii. Then pour seven or nine level teaspoon of hydrosulphite.
iii. Then Add three Apex full teaspoon of soda.
iv. Then Add hot water 2 litres.
v. use a stick to mix together.
vi.  Pour the mixture into a basin.
vii. Add little quantity of water to make it enough for the fabric.
viii. Deep the Fabric section by section very quickly for the dye to circulate.
ix. Rinse it in a circular way.
x. Leave to soak for like 20 minutes.
xi.  Remove and put down to oxidize.
xii. Rinse thoroughly such that it will not feel sloppy in your hand.

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