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« on: June 03, 2006, 11:34:51 AM » |
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My original post disappeared, so here I go again: I have seen this design before, but have never been able to figure out how to tie it. Any ideas?  Judy |
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dancingbearmama
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« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2006, 04:50:21 PM » |
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Hi, Judy! Have you tried using 3 forks (or whatever tool you use to spiral)? The man who makes tie-dyed hot air balloons showed me a way to use 4 forks to get a funky 4 spiral design (mine never looked like his, though!). I did, however, use 2 forks to get the tentacles of an octopus (folded the shirt in half, for the head, and to get 4 tentacles altogether), and it looked pretty cool in my opinion.
i hope you figure it out!
peace,
nicole
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tiedyejudy
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« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2006, 02:28:55 AM » |
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I can get the swirls alright, it's tying that has me confused. I have done double swirls on long dresses where I actually ended up with an 's' shape, and tying it was a bear. But three swirls, all going in the same direction, plus blue, is hard for me to picture in my mind.
Judy
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dancingbearmama
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« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2006, 11:58:17 AM » |
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I am so intrigued with your question that I am testing out my theory. I am taking pics along the way, so if it comes out at all interesting, I will post them. At first I thought that maybe it is just a shirt tripled and then spiralled, but for my experiment, i went back to my original thought of the "3 forks". With this sort of thing, i always get confused as to what color to put in the "middle", but I just sort of went for it this time.
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« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2006, 02:36:18 AM » |
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Awesome, Nicole! I played a little with one fork, removing it and moving to a new swirl, but it was hard to keep the folds in place. I can't wait to see your results!
Judy
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dancingbearmama
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« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2006, 01:18:09 PM » |
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OK, so I didn't get it exactly (next time would tie it up tighter, maybe use thickened dye or have a lighter hand, I stuck in some blue just to see where it would end up, and also I did the sides opposite -- was trying to get it exactly). But i think it is a start!    tell me what you think! nicole |
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« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2006, 11:38:03 AM » |
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Wonderful Nicole!
Next time you do it, can we get some shots of the process? Then we can put it in the wiki!
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dancingbearmama
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« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2006, 05:47:13 PM » |
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Hi, Steve, do you mean like where i put the fork before the pic of the 3 spirals, or what exactly do you mean by the process?
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« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2006, 12:06:29 AM » |
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I consider the process to be of 3 steps: Folding, tyeing, and dyeing. I think the tyeing is simple enough and has been covered in the spiral fold area. Some guidance (words or pictures) as to how the dye is applied would be helpful! Of course a few shots of the folding would be great!
Thanks!
Steve
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tiedyejudy
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« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2006, 02:45:27 AM » |
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OK, so I didn't get it exactly (next time would tie it up tighter, maybe use thickened dye or have a lighter hand, I stuck in some blue just to see where it would end up, and also I did the sides opposite -- was trying to get it exactly). But i think it is a start!
That's great, Nicole! I have a much better idea of how to do it now! And it would be great to get it on the wiki. I will try to play with this as well, now that you've shown me the way! Thanks, Judy |
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tiedyejudy
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« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2006, 10:26:33 AM » |
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Well, I got the tying method down alright, but I failed to pay attention to the dye application! Even so, I like the results enough to do some more! I'm calling this "Fireworks"!  Judy |
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steve
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« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2006, 12:13:50 PM » |
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It's not what you wanted, but it's cool! Looks like fireworks!
Steve
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dancingbearmama
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« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2006, 12:23:29 PM » |
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That is cool! I love it!
nicole
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« Reply #13 on: October 27, 2006, 05:54:46 AM » |
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Hi! i started dying 2 months ago with a teeny tiny kit from Dharma, with some baby clothes, came out so great, (thanks to reading Paula and watching Tom/Martine/Mike DVDs), I dye every weekend now. I am also struggling with the wet vs. dry; I was just wondering, when this shirt was dyed, was it damp or dry? thnx!
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« Reply #14 on: October 27, 2006, 08:41:32 AM » |
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Judy and Nicole -- Just wanted to say how great both of those shirts came out!  Keri love to see what you guys do, makes me think I can get better and better with practice. |
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