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Author Topic: Recreate a Tie Dye Shirt  (Read 752 times)
Ryan
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« on: May 05, 2011, 10:31:22 AM »

I am new here, and pretty sure I am in the wrong forum, however, there doesn't seem to be the right place for my question.

I have a white shirt, in fact the exact same shirt as shown on the picture but it's blank white tho. I'd like to turn it into a tie dye shirt.

I know that recreating the same pattern is impossible but maybe by using the almost same colors and similar technique I could get close to that shirt? Is there anyone here on this forum who would be able to take on this job? Of course I'd pay for all the expenses.

Thank you so much in advance.

Picture of the tee.

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/261/screenshot20110505at114.png
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pburch
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« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2011, 05:21:22 AM »

What's the fiber content of your t-shirt? The one in the picture looks like it was tie-dyed with a standard spiral, but with very pale colors. This could have been done purposefully by using dilute or pastel colors of dye, or accidentally by using a poor quality dye or by dyeing a polyester blend with a cotton dye.

-Paula
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« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2011, 08:06:35 PM »

it is 100% cotton, yes the pale colors is what I like most about it. I would come up for all the cost, I'd really like a shirt that gets as close to this as possible.

Do you think you would be able to do this?
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« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2011, 04:01:51 AM »

Anyone who knows how to tie-dye a spiral could do it (and most tie-dyers have done many spirals). They will just have to add more water to their dye, or less dye powder to their water, to get the pale colors.

I'm afraid that I personally cannot take on any new projects, but you should be able to find someone who will dye your shirt for you. There's a listing of dyers willing to take on custom projects on my site, on a page entitled Where can I find someone to dye my clothing for me?. You can also look for a tie-dyer on Etsy who does work that you like, and contact them to ask if they'll do a custom tie-dyeing job on your shirt.

You could pretty easily do this yourself. You'd want to get some plain white cotton t-shirts, for testing, and a good tie-dyeing kit, such as the Jacquard tie-dyeing kit or a kit sold by Dharma Trading Company or PRO Chemical & Dye. (Avoid the Rit tie-dyeing kit, which contains the wrong type of dyes for multicolored tie-dyeing.)  I already linked to a page with instructions on how to do it. You would want to dilute your dyes with perhaps five times more water than the usual instructions direct (which means the kit will dye far more pieces.). If you keep your dyes in a cool place, and don't let them get contaminated with soda ash before use, you can store them for a week or more, so that you can look at the results of your first attempts before you work on your favorite printed shirt.

-Paula
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« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2011, 09:18:48 AM »

Thank you so much , I have contacted several people from your website. I will see what they say.

I really do love your artwork, if you change your mind, please let me know - I would love to have my first tie dye shirt done by you.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Ryan
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