How to Tie Dye: Green Swirl [Ice Dye]

[@pattic.2975]

Oooo, I really love this shirt! Love how the lines came out. Oldie, but goodie!

[@claycutter]

All of your designs n color combinations are so unique i love these

[@staceyjenkins8956]

Love the design and colors thank you for great tutorial

[@shirleylitton8878]

Love this design! My 3yo grandson LOVES green, I may have to try this. I've never ice dyed before but I love the distinction of colors it makes. My son and DIL are gonna kill me!!! LOL

[@lisawoodruff4131]

Good one!

[@latetotheparty4785]

I like how you’ve responded to the comments.

[@CasualCollisions]

I try to respond. Sometimes there's a bit of a delay.

[@Lady.Luck.]

This one turned out so good

[@CasualCollisions]

Thank you.

[@TrixInPix]

This is Beautiful! Thank you for precise instructional videos 🌈😃

[@CasualCollisions]

Thank you. That's appreciated.

[@shaundunn5069]

TRIXIE PIXIE yep great videos😊😉

[@coronavirus3952]

You're the bob Ross of tie dye

[@Timetraveler1111MN]

That’s beyond amazing.

[@SiaaSilamanino]

wow, incredible...I love this green style...so different. I am going to try it.

[@nitahon1640]

Greetings and Gratitudes for your time and efforts. Question: What is your goal/purpose in the cardboard shaping?

[@CasualCollisions]

The cardboard is used to keep the ice in place. Without it, the ice will fall off the shirt/fabric as it begins to melt.

[@PrefiroVerdades]

It’s amazing!! What’s the difference between put the ice on top the powder and the powder on top of the ice?

[@CasualCollisions]

Ice on dye = more detail/control over the placement of the dye. Dye on ice = more organic results

[@aimeetaco441]

Hey the song right around five minutes, who is that?! Amazing! Thanks for your efforts and being a dye bada$$! 😎

[@CasualCollisions]

It's a song from KZbin's Audio Library -- "Take That Back" by Silent Partner.

[@KateFranklinMakeup]

love this, may I ask if you are using round or flat sinew? whats better?

[@CasualCollisions]

I use flat sinew. I've read various arguments about flat versus round and several posts/videos about how it doesn't make any difference. Personally, I prefer flat. But, I don't have anything to support that other than it's easier on my hands.

[@TigerbabieIna]

This is so cool! Thank you sooooo much. I love it ♥

[@CasualCollisions]

Thank you.

[@TheAlishaLyra]

More explicit directions would be helpful. The design is rad

[@skatehydratv741]

Hello! May i know what brand of dye you are using? Please tell me. Thanks love your design!

[@CasualCollisions]

I use Procion Fiber Reactive Dyes from Dharma Trading and Custom Colours: www.dharmatrading.com www.customcoloursinc.com/

[@skatehydratv741]

Casual Collisions thank you very much! Excited to try your designs!

[@monicac9819]

How do you launder your tye dyes? This was so sick! 😍

[@CasualCollisions]

The first wash is with other first-wash tie dyes only. After that, I throw all laundry together. Yep - for three decades I've tossed white clothes in with any other color including tie dyes and I've never had an issue.

[@jawseef]

how do they tie the shirt up to get the pattern?

[@rogeriosouto6261]

Parabéns, meu amigo! Lindo trabalho!!

[@CasualCollisions]

Thank you.

[@peytonguziec9753]

Is there a way to do this same technique but without ice dye? Can i do it with liquid dye?

[@CasualCollisions]

Yes. You can do almost all of the ice dye designs as liquid dye. It will be significantly different in appearance; however. Here's a quick video showing the difference in the results from ice dye versus liquid dye: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpiooYlvZZqfpqM

[@khockinson]

Why do you turn your shirts inside out when you ice dye?

[@CasualCollisions]

This video will explain it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIfWfJiDapuEga8

[@oddatmosphere]

Wow!!!

[@annaustin17]

Hi does the back look different to the front? I’m confused about only using on different colour?

[@CasualCollisions]

Yes, if the back is not shown in the final reveal, it's the same pattern as the front.

[@annaustin17]

It’s just that you only put one colour on the back so I was wondering if the back looked different to the front. Thanks for replying

[@katiehoffmann4158]

Can you use this same concept on pants? If you want them to be symmetrical on both sides, just do the wave design on both legs and pleat along the line? I hope that question made sense.

[@CasualCollisions]

Yes.

[@aaronlaluzerne6639]

So, any way of tie dying a chess board pattern or an ocean wave pattern on a shirt?

[@CasualCollisions]

Wave patterns are relatively simple. I think you'd have better results screen printing a chess board pattern over a tie dyed shirt than what would be achievable with tying alone for a chess board pattern.

[@aaronlaluzerne6639]

Than you for your response.

[@TrixInPix]

You could also heat transfer vinyl (HTV), Siser Easyweed, is very soft-at-hand, and light weight, so after application you will barely notice it.

[@aaronlaluzerne6639]

TRIXIE PIXIE thank you for your tip.

[@monicac9819]

Is there any transfer of dyes when you wash them?

[@CasualCollisions]

After the first wash, no. At least not for me.

[@douglascristian9726]

onde compro estas tintas em pó que você usa?

[@FaeoreNeko]

You use so much powder, I can feel my wallet aching.

[@CasualCollisions]

It's not as bad as you might think - especially if you buy the dye in at least 1 pound jars.

[@tatjana7770]

Casual Collisions what kind of dye do you use? Trying to get into it but don’t really know what I need

[@dove1965]

Tatjana Cervenka I had the same problem ... didn’t know which was better.

[@Timetraveler1111MN]

I might use ice with my water my nautical shirt.

[@gabeberrios405]

What solution do you soak the shirt in before you dye it?

[@CasualCollisions]

Soda ash (sodium carbonate) solution. I use 1 cup soda ash per gallon of warm/hot water. Once it's mixed you can use it indefinately. (Okay... it does evaporate and you do use it up as you soak shirts in it; but, you get the idea. It's not a single-use kind of thing.)

[@mirandabaugher1436]

How do you keep the green from turning yellow? I have soak my shirts in soda ash and did a spiral tshirt. I wash 3 times to get out extra dye and once i cleaned a stain with dawn dish soap.and then washed..all the green turned yellow. Any suggestions or tips on how to keep colors from changing

[@CasualCollisions]

Did you use enough soda ash in your soda ash solution? The standard is 1 cup of soda ash to 1 gallon of water. What brand of dye did you use? Did you let the dye sit for *at least* 24 hours from the initial placement of the dye? Did the shirt dry out during the 24 hour batch time?

[@poojakartik9435]

I did this like two min ago and now I am doing a different design

[@CasualCollisions]

I'd love to see the results. Feel free to contact me at the Casual Collisions Facebook page at: facebook.com/casualcollisions/

[@clevelandyoung9319]

Anyone know a good place to order tie dye paint in bulk?

[@CasualCollisions]

It's dye, not paint. And, I use Procion Fiber Reactive Dyes from Dharma Trading and Custom Colours: www.dharmatrading.com www.customcoloursinc.com/ I typically buy in 1-5 pound jars.

[@Timetraveler1111MN]

I don’t know what the powder is? Or the ice. I thought ice was a color. Wasn’t much in title search.

[@CasualCollisions]

I use Procion Fiber Reactive Dyes from Dharma Trading and Custom Colours: www.dharmatrading.com www.customcoloursinc.com/ The ice is regular ice.

[@snowneko8622]

do you have any of your shirts for sale?

[@CasualCollisions]

Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/DyeForIt

[@omarabbass6449]

What is the brand name of these colors?

[@CasualCollisions]

www.dharmatrading.com/dyes/dharma-fiber-reactive-procion-dyes.html

[@cococagadococo]

What's the name of the last song?

[@jcopher2730]

I love this, but it's hard to see exactly how you're folding this for 2 reasons; the speed of video, and your hands sort of obscure that process. Could you do a folding for beginners?

[@CasualCollisions]

The last couple of months of videos are not edited tight - so the folding is all real-time and should be easier to see everything that's going on.

[@Faeryrose618]

It looks to me like hes sectioning off the individual portions similar to how you would do a heart design

[@veraluciaribeiro8021]

Amei

[@CasualCollisions]

Thank you. That's much appreciated.

[@kgrean8587]

Why do you wash your work in a soda ash bath first.

[@CasualCollisions]

Soda ash is a required step with fiber reactive dye. Without the soda ash, the fiber reactive dye will not bond to the cotton fibers and will wash out within a few wash cycles. With the soda ash step, the dye will bond permanently. Some of my shirts have been washed well over 100 times and they are still vibrant.

[@kgrean8587]

@@CasualCollisions Thank you so much. I really appreciate your help.

[@kristenherrera9517]

Why does it need to be inside out? Doing a sweat shirt need help?

[@CasualCollisions]

Here's an explanation video for the "inside out" process: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIfWfJiDapuEga8

[@McDyer1]

soda wash?

[@CasualCollisions]

Soda ash. It's sodium carbonate and it's required with procion dyes to make the dyes bond with the fabric.

[@iasmynbarbozamym3277]

A blusa ta ao aveso?

[@CasualCollisions]

Any item that is ice dyed should always be turned inside-out.

[@plazmotech5969]

Why's that? Also I've been watching a bunch of tie dye videos lately, it seems like you use a LOT more dye than anybody else. Seems like a waste, no?

[@annaustin17]

Why die fabric inside out?

[@CasualCollisions]

Here's a quick explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIfWfJiDapuEga8

[@notvathanak]

Yeah I'm the first one

[@kevinwebster7868]

This technic looks insanely wasteful.

[@CasualCollisions]

I purchase the dye in volume and the maximum dye cost for any shirt produced is $0.75 in dye. Shirt blanks are $1.82. That makes the total materials cost per shirt $2.57 or less. Using less dye results in less vibrant colors. Less vibrant colors results in fewer sales - at least in my market. So, the dye usage is calculated to maximize sales; thereby, resulting in no material waste.