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Here's an easy checklist to follow when getting ready to tie dye most projects.
Your
Tulip One-Step Tie-Dye Kit always comes with the basic tie-dye essentials you'll
need for your tie-dye project:
 Easy-squeeze bottles with dye powder
 Disposable plastic gloves
 Rubber bands
 Instructions/inspiration guide
Additional tie-dye supplies we recommend:

 100% natural fiber fabric item
Tie-dye is best practiced on natural fabrics, such as cotton, rayon, and silk, rather
than synthetic fabrics. Synthetic fibers require the use of specialized dyes and much
higher temperatures; they might look like they’re absorbing the dye, but all the colors
will wash out when rinsing.
 Protective surface cover
Excess dye dust can appear invisible until it reacts with water! Protect your work
surface to avoid staining the area. For extra protection and easy cleanup, we
recommend using a wire rack placed on top of a baking sheet to catch excess dye
and prevent your project from sitting in the pooled dye underneath it. Newspaper,
trash bags, and disposable plastic tablecloths will also work in a pinch.
 Sealable plastic bag or plastic wrap
It is very important to keep your tie-dye project damp while it sets! Our One-Step
Dyes react with cotton and other plant fibers to form a permanent chemical bond; for
the reaction to take place, the fabric must stay damp. Keeping your fabric in a sealed
plastic bag or plastic wrap will ensure the dyes can properly absorb into the fabric
and produce the vibrant tie-dye colors you love!
 Washable marker
If you’re working on a more complex tie-dye technique such as hearts or mandalas, it
helps to outline any shapes with a washable marker for more precise patterns. It will
wash out, so there’s no need to worry about unsightly marks on your final tie-dye
designs!
There are so many items you can tie dye! Whether you want to tie dye a T-shirt or
something else like tie-dye socks, tie-dye shoes, tie-dye shorts or even tie-dye
bedding, the most important thing for a successful tie-dye project is to make sure
your item is made from 100% natural fibers like cotton, rayon, or silk.
Once you have your item to tie dye, you do not have to presoak it in soda ash
because our One-Step Dyes have been specially formulated to stay bright without
the use of soda ash. However, you should prewash your fabric before tie dyeing,
especially if it’s new. New fabrics are coated in a chemical called sizing to help keep
them wrinkle and stain free, but sizing can block the dye from fully absorbing into the
fabric. Wash fabrics without fabric softener, which can also block dye absorption.
At this point, you can either leave your item damp or dry it. Dry and minimally damp
fabrics will result in sharper tie-dye patterns with less color blending. Completely
damp and wet fabrics allow the dye colors to flow through the fabric for more diffused
dye patterns and color blending.
Tulip One-Step Dye bottles come with the dye powder in the bottles. To mix your
dye, remove the nozzle and add tap water to the fill line on each bottle. Replace the
nozzle with the cap still on and shake each bottle thoroughly until all dye powder
dissolves. For refill packets, after dye bottle has been used, rinse out bottle, open
dye packet wearing protective gloves, pour dye into bottle and continue with
instructions above to mix and use.
Wait to mix your dyes until you are ready to apply them. Dyes left unapplied for more
than 72 hours might lose their concentration and might not appear as vibrant after
dyeing. Want to try something a little more unique? Our Color Mixing Kit allows you
to mix custom colors for super creative tie-dye fun!
Lay your damp T-shirt (or fabric) out flat onto your covered work surface. Pick out a
folding pattern you’d like to try; if you need some help deciding, we’ve got a whole
page dedicated to different tie-dye techniques!
For this project, we’re demonstrating the classic Spiral Tie-Dye Technique. To make
a perfect center spiral, locate the center of the collar and the section just under the
sleeves. This is your center point for your spiral tie dye! Pinch the fabric at this point
and twist into a swirl. Keep twisting the fabric tightly until the entire shirt is formed
into a spiral shape. Use 3 rubber bands to hold your spiraled shirt in place,
crisscrossing the rubber bands to create 6 wedge shapes.
Wearing the plastic gloves from your kit, place your project on a wire rack if using. You can
apply as many dye colors as there are sections created with the rubber bands, or as few as
one dye color. There’s no wrong way to tie dye! However you decide to apply your dyes, flip
over your project and match the dyes in the same color pattern on the back.
Place your dyed project into a sealable plastic bag or wrap in plastic wrap to keep it damp
while the dye completely processes. This will take 6 to 8 hours or overnight if you want to
give it some extra time. Note: It’s important for the fabric to remain damp while the dye sets
so it can fully absorb into the fabric fibers.
Once the dye has fully processed, remove the rubber bands check out your tie dye!
Rinse your project well to remove excess dye. Fill washer to "large load" setting with
cold water and a small amount of laundry soap. Wash and dry separately. Your tie-
dye creation is now ready to wear!
Now that you know the basics on how to tie dye, you’ll want to tie dye
EVERYTHING! You can tie dye more than just shirts— learn how to tie dye all your
fabrics from head to toe! When all the tie-dye fun is done, don’t forget to tag us in
your colorful projects @TulipColorCrafts!

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Here's an easy checklist to follow when getting ready to tie dye most projects.

Additional tie-dye supplies we recommend:

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