Tie Dye a Rainbow Spiral with Black Lines ~ 3 methods plus a Color 'Pop' Bonus ✌🏻

[@desireecranko3589]

Thank you so much Carl. Happy happy birthday to you. If we had more people like you in this world what a wonderful place it would be

[@rafaelferraribr]

There is no one better than you, man. Genius artist. Love from Brazil.

[@MrTieDye]

thank you and you are welcome 🙏 🤗

[@Jellyfish146]

Thanks for demonstrating this! I've been wondering how to do the black lines for a while now. Also your message at the end is very positive!

[@MrTieDye]

you are welcome and yeah this can be a tricky art, so I shine my light on it as much as I can and thank you 🙏

[@Uniquelyyours1]

I love the numerous different ways to use black on spirals, Carl. I yelled NO when you started to put the yellow in the wrong spot:) Everything turned out great in the end. I must try the 4th technique as I never would have thought to try it. I loved your positive thoughts at the end and also to the people down south after the hurricane hit their homes and surrounding areas. Prayers to all. Thanks for letting us hang out with you. Peace and love to you and Julie:)

[@missag1029g]

I very much appreciate every one of your videos. Some I have watched multiple times as I try new methods. Your voice is so calming and clear. I've also referred others to your KZbin channel when they ask me questions, because in my eyes, you are the tie dye master!! I hope your wrist is doing better, and glad to see you making videos again. Peace, Love, and Positive Vibes

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you and you are welcome... I love to help others have success with this art

[@lisastroud7984]

Thank you! I love the comparisons. The last one ❤️🔥🔥🔥. I’m going to go tie up some spirals. ☮️ ❤️ and 🙏🏼 to you. And to everyone.

[@maryward613]

Very cool! I'll never look at a spiral tee shirt the same again! Could you show us different colors, or maybe a two color spiral tee? Your the best! Thanks for sharing your gift!

[@MrTieDye]

You are welcome and I will add that to my list 😉✌🏻🙏

[@zaydenambercrombie2823]

I love the black rainbow ..i want to try that. Thanks..youre an awesome teacher

[@inkedtoo1097]

I love the one with the black thickened dye. What a great idea.

[@MrTieDye]

thank you 🙏

[@timdavis9031]

Great Video ! Loved the whole teaching experience. Favorite one is the Black over the Green. Gives it another Dimension. Thank you very much. You are very creative and appreciate all your experience and knowledge.

[@christijones7814]

Cool experiment. Thank you. My fav is the last one with the bright green ❤️

[@salonetiedyetv7707]

Love the detail information you provided on your tutorial, it is exceptional.... the results too are super amazing...👏👏👏

[@debrashipman4852]

Thank you so much for all of your videos. I’ve learned so much from you. Peace & ❤️

[@jennygreen7394]

First of all I want to say THANK YOU! You’re a wonderful teacher and a beautiful person! I’ve learned so much from your videos over the last 3 years! I’m stocking up to tell tees and tapestries at a swap meet this summer and I was wondering if you had an idea of what size is the most popular? ✌️❤️🌈

[@MrTieDye]

You are so welcome! 🙏 🤗 and thank you... I love helping other have success with this art .... as for tees and tapestries .... the sizes I sold the most of were Adult Large - 2X .... but, I stocked some of each size when I did events ... and tapestries, I sold mainly the 58 x 58 size or 58 x 90 ... from Sunshine Joy .... but it has been a while since I did a Market or Festival ... have fun and I wish you success!!

[@jennygreen7394]

@@MrTieDye thank you I’m excited!

[@jennygreen7394]

@@MrTieDye Do you happen to have a promo code for Sunshine Joy?

[@sirbuleletideas1137]

Woooow you're a good artist. Create the unique design clothes colors.

[@hanslain9729]

Love your vibe man. Peace and love FTW (For The Win).

[@bethjensen3851]

Love the tips✌

[@MrTieDye]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jcmtiedye4858]

Thank you for this video😍

[@kylemessicktiedyecollector5690]

I had fun with my Spider design Carl, Happy Friday Night to you too. If you want to look these 100% cottons for the White T-Shirts, and there is no place like home.

[@MrTieDye]

speaking of the Spider Design, here is my new video on the Spider :kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWq3g4GwnbVkn6M

[@miashalon2944]

Fantastic ❤️

[@MrTieDye]

Thanks 🤗

[@inkedtoo1097]

You know that dye paste works so well that is almost not worth the time to do a reverse dye. Thank you for all your videos. And recipes.

[@MrTieDye]

thank you and yes, but I love to play in new directions ✌🏻

[@karenbrock7885]

What order do you put your rainbow colors? You get a great vibrant effect thxs

[@butchmetzger7023]

I have been enjoying your videos since I found your channel. The tips and details you include make me think my next project might turn out the best yet! One question that popped into my head watching Wednesdays with Mr Tie Dye: did you ever auction your towel you used as a backer to catch excess dye? Not really any pattern to it but it looked kinda cool as it got covered with all the random bits of color! Just one weird old lady's opinion!

[@MrTieDye]

thank you and you are welcome.... as for the towels, it was suggested that I auction them, but I never did... BUT, I did have one person contact me and buy one 😉

[@butchmetzger7023]

@@MrTieDye oh the things people will buy! :)

[@markruffner9143]

Seriously hard to pick a favorite. I had to rewind the vid several times. OK-verdict. Number 3. Just suits my color palette best I suppose. All are very nice, tho. It's also fun to track your beard, lol.

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you 🙏 ✌️ ... and I am growing my beard out again ✌️

[@jessibryden5327]

I love your videos! Just getting into tie dying with an actual method. Where can I get the dye bottles with the tiny tips?!

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you... here is a link to the 4 oz Bottles with Metal tips : amzn.to/3h46iel ~ if you use this link, I receive credit How I fill the bottles : kzbin.info/www/bejne/opK8inSii5qMpMk and here is my Beginner's Playlist just in case it will be of help to you as you get started : kzbin.info/aero/PLMEtBqB2BzuquDrHsqxbv8LdFkaIyy3wo

[@jodyhoch9437]

I love these! Can't wait to try the black on both sides. The last one, will any color work under the black or will it over power say bright yellow or red?

[@BLKMGK4]

Love me some spirals! Love to see options and really appreciate it! I have THE hardest time tying my spirals, they're 2x and as big as a dinner plate the pleats are so short and tight lol. Trying new stuff every time, got some bigger bands tonight to try actually :) Paint method looks like it would work great with an ice dye, thank you for that suggestion! After watching the last one - have you ever tried just putting one color on one side and another color on the second? Say blue on one and yellow on the other so they green in the middle? I may try this although I generally stick to ice but these really came out nice :O

[@nv9594]

Any tips on cross contamination?? My gloves get so dirty, last night I went through 3 pairs of gloves and I kept getting dye finger prints on the t shirt before I dye it. Are there special gloves I can get that wipe off easily?

[@MrTieDye]

I use tight fitting disposable gloves from Costco, they are Nitrile and wipe off easily ... I used to use dish washing gloves, but they were loose fitting and difficult to wipe off .... I always have a stack of wet rags around when I am dyeing, just bulk cotton wash clothes from Walmart .... but yeah that can be frustrating to get spots before you start ✌🏻

[@nv9594]

@@MrTieDye thank you!!

[@happyhippie2123]

Hey Mr Tie Dye, Ive been having trouble tie dying with black specifically, it always ends up bleeding red or blue onto the white lines and I’ve tried all sorts of mixing methods, I would really love any tips or advice you would have for that I would appreciate it so much!

[@MrTieDye]

yeah most blacks will have some sort of a bleed on the edges, I tried a few different black dyes over the years and what finally worked for me was to use a mix of them, I tried it first, a little from each tub... I liked the results, so I took my three black dyes from Dharma ... Raven Black, New Black and Better Black ... and poured all three powders into one large jar and shook it up.... that is now my black dye mix... when I run low, I buy one of each and pour them in... here are some other tips about black dye I have on my FAQ's page : I add 2 tbsp of salt & 2 tbsp of urea to 32 oz of luke warm water, the urea helps to mix more powder into the water and the salt is supposed to help 'push' the dye out of the water and into the fabric when doing LWI. I use twice as much black dye powder than I do for any other color. For 32 oz of dye, I use 4 heaping tbsp's of dye powder, SO, a little math here >> one level tbsp is 3 tsp, so with my heaping tbsp, I guess it is 5-6 tsp per scoop, so times 4, that is 20-24 tsp for 32 oz of black dye, or 10-12 for 16 oz of black dye dye. When mixing the black dye, even with the urea, all of the powder still does not dissolve on the first blend, so I carefully pour it through a filter into the bottle, but I leave the bottom of the cup as there tends to be 'black gunk' there. This powder is still needed, so I add more fresh water to the cup and blend again and then this powder will usually dissolve. DO NOT pour it out, or your black will not have its full recipe included and the color will be off. One more thing, black dyes take longer to set up, so that is why I started leaving my dyes to batch for 48 hours... it was for the black dyes to start and then I liked how all of my colors looked, so I started batching everything I dye for 48 hours with some heat. 70F is a good temp to batch at, but I stack my tub near a heater vent or out in the sun depending on the weather so they get some nice heat while batching.

[@kylemessicktiedyecollector5690]

Whoa!!!!!! I just heard it though I really realize it how to make Light spider design and we put the Dark Knight Batman Logo on it with my mom and it turned out really Awesome and Outstanding....... so how many colors do you have right now like: 10-12 32 oz of large jar to find Raven Black, Jet Black, New Black, and Better Black...... you had to sorts some mixing methods, I rather than just talking more something else I would really love any tips and tricks, and do you have any like blues of Pounds like 1.Ib from Dharma, 25-40 of Pounds Jars and when is the last time did you already just bought the colors like anything from 10 years.

[@AimzFolio2]

hi! I used the crumple method with yellow dye and it came out beautiful with white spots. but after washing it, the white turned to yellow. How do I avoid that?

[@MrTieDye]

To start, I would batch the tee for longer I like 48 hours with heat added, I do this by stacking the tubs in the sun, or near a heat vent) so more of the dye bonds with the cotton fibers and I would add some heat if you can... this helps speed things up, but also, by the time you are ready to rinse and wash, the dyes are almost exhausted, so there is less chance of back staining. Here is how I batch my tees : kzbin.info/www/bejne/iafLqIGHl82NgKM After you are done batching, I start by rinsing in cold water to wash away the soda ash while the tee is still tied up...... and I would use Synthrapol or other pH neutral soap like Blue Dawn Dish Soap or Folex Carpet Cleaner as they will help keep the dyes suspended in the water ... here is my washing video : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmGwkKGpqbCeoK8 and one more thing just in case, here is my Beginner's Playlist :kzbin.info/aero/PLMEtBqB2BzuquDrHsqxbv8LdFkaIyy3wo

[@AimzFolio2]

@@MrTieDye Thank you so much! I have learned so much from your videos only. This is great help. I will try out these tips again.

[@monicalynn4178]

I was wondering how do you make a deep orange dye ??

[@MrTieDye]

I use Deep Orange from dharma .... when I said I mixed this one some, I meant that I had a little bit of Deep Orange dye, but not enough to dye these 4 tees with it, so I add some Lemon Yellow and Fuchsia and kept testing on white paper towel to make sure I did not lose my shade of orange ... but I have not figured out the exact measurements for it, so I just buy the Deep Orange ... sorry for the confusion 😉✌🏻

[@Lordcrinklesac]

Hey where did you get your wooden dowel from? Having a really hard time finding a good quality dowel

[@MrTieDye]

I got mine from Nikolay on FB, you can message him and ask about sinew dowels and he will set up a sale for you... he is a dyer, but he also makes these dowels : facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010780633696

[@joshpasstheaxe]

I have a technical question of dyeing. When I apply dye to one side, flip the shirt over and dye the opposite side. That's common sense - my question is after the dye is applied does it need to stay in the same face down position for the whole cure. Is it important not to flip it? Does it need 24 hour cure one direction then flipped over for the last of the 48 hours? Does it even matter?

[@MrTieDye]

the only time I think about the position of a tee while batching is when I have dyed one side with black, I tend to batch the darker side of a tee down as some dyes still move around a bit with gravity while batching... so I like the black or dark side to be down .... so I leave them as is for 48 hours after I put them in the tub.

[@joshpasstheaxe]

@@MrTieDye thank you so much for the fast reply, and sharing your knowledge in all these videos!

[@Wheels8504]

When doing a spider twist design and adding black to only one side, which side do you make sure is facing up when you batch it?

[@kasie680]

Black side down 😊

[@Wheels8504]

@@kasie680 Very much appreciated thank you. I'm new to all this.

[@kylemessicktiedyecollector5690]

Carl, where did you get all of these 1.Ibs from Dharma like in last time?.

[@MrTieDye]

yes, almost all of my dye comes from dharma, I do have a few from Custom Colors and Grateful Dyes

[@kylemessicktiedyecollector5690]

And have you even checked your 8 ozs of Dyes like a Jars thinning that were in your shelf unit..... and Are you gonna tried Bullseye of Arc design tutorial ❤

[@sanjeewaniwijesooriya7936]

What do you put a white areas keepa a white colour

[@missag1029g]

I sometimes have an issue with my Fuchsia penetrating the top of the fabric through to the center, any suggestions?

[@MrTieDye]

yes I think that is an issue many have... one thing I have added to my dyes is Calsolene Oil to help the dyes penetrate better... I add 16 drops in 16 oz of dye.... but I may try adding more to some colors like fuchsia or plum www.dharmatrading.com/chemicals/calsolene-oil.html Another thing I do is press on sections of the fabric to get the dyes to soak in further ... I use my cuticle pusher and press on it after adding dye... you can see it puddle up some and then when you release the pressure, the dye soak in... then I add more dye and do it again I hope this helps you with your saturation issue

[@missag1029g]

@@MrTieDye thank you!! I'll add that to my next order from them and give it a try.

[@kylemessicktiedyecollector5690]

You said you bought Cerulean Blue from Dharma.

[@MrTieDye]

yes I did, but that was a few years ago before it went out of stock 😉

[@donaldplatfoot1203]

I tried the green and black back. But the orange area turned brown.

[@MrTieDye]

the more you try it, the more you will get a feel for how much dye to add .... one thing you can try is add the green and then use thick black dye just to cut down on how much liquid you are adding into the tee... you can also set it black side down on a towel so some of the excess liquid can be soaked up... and be sure to batch it black side down as gravity will allow the dye to soak in more

[@donaldplatfoot1203]

So have you tried making angel, Phoenix or dragon wings? Angel wings would be cool.

[@kylemessicktiedyecollector5690]

And Did you even saying "I have Orange, well I kinda just mixed with Daffodil or Darker Yellow"

[@MrTieDye]

I am not sure, I just turn on the camera and go for it, so I do not remember everything I say in them ... but I use Deep Orange ..... and I have used and probably still have some daffodil... but sometimes it is quicker to add a bit of orange to lemon yellow if I already have them mixed and want a little bit of a darker yellow

[@kasie680]

What’s sinue? If I spelled that right

[@MrTieDye]

sinew is what I use to tie some of my designs very tightly so they will leave white lines, like for geodes.... it is actually artificial sinew, it is a waxed polyester twine and I buy the 70lb test, this is so you can pull very hard on it without breaking it, here is how I use it and kite string :kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIOupYF4j6doh9E I buy my sinew from Dixie Gun-works : www.dixiegunworks.com/index/page/product/product_id/3340

[@kylemessicktiedyecollector5690]

But there will be Cobalt Blue.

[@MrTieDye]

thanks!!

[@kylemessicktiedyecollector5690]

@@MrTieDye You're welcome, Hippie Goofball.

[@kylemessicktiedyecollector5690]

You think you have demonstrate. The video about Cobalt Blue to mix it with Bluebird.