Tie-Dye Friendsies – Customizable Plush Unicorn Keychain for Backpacks

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And of course, you can use a lot of these folding techniques for bleach dying or reverse tie-dying. To learn more about that process, don’t miss my articles about How to Bleach Tie-Dye a Sweatshirt and 5 Folding Techniques for Bleach Tie Dye. More Tie Dye Tutorials Learn how to make beautiful and unique tie-dye patterns with these easy tie dye folding techniques and step-by-step pictures. I’ll show you how to make all sorts of tie-dye designs, including the crumple technique, the spiral pattern, and the bullseye design. Wrap a rubber band around the small cone of fabric, about 1/2 to 1 inch down from the point of the cone.

This chevron design is a variation of the diagonal stripe designs that we learned above. Here’s how to make a tie-dye chevron: This technique starts out the same way as the previous design. In the pictures above, reference the folding diagram on the right and the finished orange shirt. To make shibori-inspired triangle folds:

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Sandwich the fabric bundle between two matching triangles of cardboard. Secure well with rubber bands. Lay the shirt flat on a table. Pinch a small section of fabric at the center of the shirt. (If you want the bullseye to be off-center, choose a small section off-center.)

In the pictures above, reference the diagram on the left and the finished blue shirt. To make shibori-inspired square folds:Next, fold the shirt widthwise in a series of accordion folds. I made each fold about 3.5 inches wide to match. The resulting bundle of fabric should be a square shape.

Secure with rubber bands. Add different colors of dye to the “wedges” that are formed by the crisscrossing rubber bands.

Following the diagram above, fold the shirt in half again along the diagonal line. The shirt is now folded into sixteenths. There are lots of different tie-dye patterns and folding techniques that you can use to create unique designs. Here are a few of the various designs you can create with tie-dye. 1. Spiral or Swirl Tie Dye Tie-dye is a popular fabric dyeing technique known for its bright, saturated colors and bold patterns. It’s one of those nostalgic, feel-good crafts that never seem to go out of style.