Tie Dye Designs: 2 Colander Spirals (Experimenting with dye application and tape)

[@L.A.Designs]

These are both beautiful Angie!❤

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@usenamenotallowed]

Neat 3-dimensional look on the back of the first spiral.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you! I noticed that too, there is such a cool dye flow on the back of that one. 😀

[@NancySchenk]

Hi Angie. Those are absolutely gorgeous. I love the colors and the feathery dye flow.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much, Nancy! I love the flow too. 😀

[@joannedrouin1859]

Love both of these!!

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😀

[@Kristen-eo5cn]

So pretty angie

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@NatureZone101]

Love them both!

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@marionmarcinek6483]

Absolutely gorgeous! I love both of these. I really like ice dyeing with colanders.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you! 😀 I think colanders make great tie dye tools. I use various shaped ones for all kinds of ice dyes.

[@Uniquelyyours1]

Yes, I love the melty flows that you get with the colander dyes. Thanks for sharing, Angie.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! I love the description of melty flow. 😀

[@tplude1]

they are both amazing!!! I really like the white! I am going to have to try this for sure!!

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@Plainsrider53]

Always a pleasure to watch your videos, soothing voice, your explanations are on point.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you like them! 😊

[@jaynedaily6080]

Always helpful and such a soothingvoice. I really liked that chocolate cherry dye.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😀 Chocolate Cherries is one of my favorite dyes from Dalula Co. the color splits are fantastic!

[@pattic.2975]

I really like these last two best. The other two are awesome, but these a little more awesomer! Really LOVE the flow on these better.

[@pattic.2975]

The edges are more wispier giving it an euphoric look. Thanks, Angie!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@FunEndeavors]

I do too. The flow at the edges is what I love the most. 😀

[@priscillawilliams4113]

OK so these both came out great! You've mastered the colander dyes. So nice to wake up with my coffee to one of your videos! I would wear both shirts. Amazing!!!

[@FunEndeavors]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@karenlehnert8333]

Oh, wow, Angie. I love the flow on these two best when compared to the previous versions you showed. It is so feathery and flowy (totally not a word but you know what I mean. 😉). I wonder how hard it would be or if you could achieve a similar outcome on a long sleeve tshirt or a sweatshirt. The length of the fabric and thickness of a sweatshirt would be a challenge, but could you imagine how beautiful it would be? That chocolate cherries one is fantastic! Thanks for sharing your experiments and talents with us! ✌🏻❤️🤙🏻

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! I agree that they are feathery and flowy, and that's my favorite part. I haven't tried it with a long sleeve shirt yet, but I'd love to. I agree with you about Chocolate Cherries, that is such a pretty color and I think it works really well with Riptide. 😊

[@paulafloyd-cx7mo]

Gorgeous!! I definitely agree with your dye placement, it improves the flow of splits and defines the middle…and helps us heavy handed peeps to understand that there are times that less is best😊 I have never tried to tape the spiral. I’ve always tied with kite string, then snipped it after placement on the colander. The tape looks like a lot less of an arm workout! 😂 I’m going to try it next time for sure! Thanks for sharing and inspiring ❤✌️🧊🎨🌎🌈

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😀 It's tough to not be heavy handed - the struggle is real. 😂 I've never tried the kite string method around the edge of a spiral, but I can imagine that it would be a workout to get it tight.

[@BabyBabbits]

I love both. But the Strawberry dyed one is spectacular.. 3D almost ❤

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@hollyecf]

Beautiful classic designs! I' going to try the colander technique! Thanks for always inspiring me!!!

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! I really love the flow that I get using the colander. 😀

[@j.darekpatterson8609]

Hey angie, if I could I'd like to give you a tip when working with that second tape. I got stuck using it last summer with a few of my projects. When going around the shirt, be a little uneven, and triple wrap it. That was the only way I found for it to work as intended. You're going to end up using a lot more, but in the end it'll work for you rather than against you. I love your channel, thank you for everything you do! Between you, Mr tie-dye, and Belladonna dyes I've really stepped up my game. Can't wait to see what you do next! P.S. REALLY DIGGING THESE! They almost look like an oil painting.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😀 That's a great tip for using the tape, thank you!

[@marthalove3784]

Great idea using 2 colanders!! Thanks for sharing that idea! They both have great depth and definition!

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😀 That was a Scott Walker at Rad Dyes idea to use the two colanders, and I agree that it was brilliant!

[@Pasos4me]

Stunning! I love them both but that first one is so amazing!!!

[@FunEndeavors]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@lazonfutura2872]

I adore that second one. It needs the white balance. It's amazing.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😀

[@bettyschober1052]

The shirts you did in today’s video look like feathers. Very cool!

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😀

[@lareebrownell3399]

I think the colors move differently, too. I think to really judge if the dye flow is coming from applications technique or the properties of the particular color, it'd be better to use the same colors. That said, I like the ones you made today best.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you, I'm glad you like these. You're right though, each dye color does flow a little differently. 😀

[@csmith195]

Holy smokes that second shirt is really making my heart sing 😍 I have GOT to get my hands on some of that Strawberry Skies!

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much, I'm really glad you like it! 😀

[@shannarafannailandbodyart9808]

Wow!❤ These are beautiful. The dye flow is mesmerizing. I really like the second shirt. I can’t stop looking at the shapes and color splits you got on these. 😍

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@AlienShuttlecraft]

Amazing! Looks a little a Georgia O'Keefe painting. What a creative process. Do all spirals have to be round? Can it be an oval! Thanks for the wonderful video!

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😀 Hmmm...that's an interesting thought. I've only made round ones, but I guess you could spin a spiral and then kind of squish it into an oval shape.

[@AnnetteStearman]

Beautiful, the first one reminds me of an Indian chiefs head dress. Very feathery and gorgeous. This exactly how I do my colander spiral dyes.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😀

[@marilyn5208]

Thank you for being a guinea pig. 😊

[@FunEndeavors]

It's my pleasure! I'm curious and love experimenting. 😀

[@quixoticjedi942]

I like the way the dies make flames as they migrate through the fabric. I really liked the second shirt, kind of patriotic colors.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😀 The flow does look like flames.

[@amandastumbaugh]

We were just talking about this and I'm so happy you did a vlog to help us out with some tips! Both turned out beautifully and I love colander dyes so hopefully this will help me get better results!

[@FunEndeavors]

Yay, I hope it helps! I think that Chocolate Cherries and Riptide look really pretty together on the first shirt. I love both of those colors! 😀

[@timdavis3249]

Oh my God Angie the second shirt with the strawberry skies is so much prettier I don't think you had enough of dilullo companies guys to make it worth the while. I don't know if the Lula company is going to be happy with you with this shirt but the second shirt with the strawberry skies is so much more beautiful ❤️. Thank you so much for the videos and for you doing this for us out here in the tie-dye world.❤ .

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you, I'm glad you like the Strawberry Skies shirt! 😀

[@rosellahanson5760]

another great tutorial. Have you ever tried leaving the tape on the spiral?

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you! 😀 Yes, the shirt that I show at the end where I left a lot of space between the colors and added very little dye was one where I left the tape around the edge. Here's a link to that video if you'd like to see the process I used: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZfVkJeCrN6Yf6M

[@jordanm6027]

These are the best yet! By the way, do you have a link for those hemostats with the coated tips? I don’t see them in your list of links. Thanks Angie!

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😀 The hemostats are just regular hemostats that I coated with heat shrink tubing. I buy the heat shrink tubing in the electrical department at either Lowe's or Home Depot. Put a piece over the teeth on each side of the hemostat, shrink it to fit with a heat gun and then trim off the excess.

[@jordanm6027]

@ Aha! I’ll give that a try. Thanks again.

[@FunEndeavors]

@@jordanm6027 You're welcome! 😀

[@sooskavee9680]

I cut shorter tape sections and use those to start (clip them on.) Then I retape all the way around with one piece. I use only the Scotch brand tape. Cheap tapes don’t work.

[@FunEndeavors]

That's a great idea! I'll have to try that. The Scotch brand tape worked the best for sure. 😀

[@davemod7873]

Beautiful shirts!! Question though, what effect does the colander under the shirt have on the final product? Could it just go on the rack? very curious about the reason.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😀 The purpose of the colander is to allow the fabric to drape over the sides and not lay flat. The flow at the edges of the shirt comes from the fact that the edges are lower than the center of the shirt. Therefore, the dye flows down the folds and gives a gravity dye/watercolor effect to the edges of the shirt. If I placed the shirt flat on a rack the spiral would be more defined throughout the shirt without the flowy dye at the edges.

[@denisebonetti5049]

gorgeous!! any color suggestions if you don't have dalula? are they a new company?

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😀 Yes, Dalula Co. is a small business in California. Amanda mixes fiber reactive dyes specifically for ice dyeing so they have gorgeous color splits. Chocolate Cherries is one of my favorites, but she has a variety of other colors too. I think that maybe Black Cherry and Deep Space from Dharma would look good together. They won't have the same splits, but I think they are colors that are kind of in the same color family.

[@denisebonetti5049]

I didn't see spanish lavender on dharma, even under special orders. what lavender is close?

[@FunEndeavors]

Spanish Lavender was one of the Muck dyes that Dharma offered in 2024. It is sold out though. I think that Plum from Dharma is a good substitute.

[@donnazuniga7528]

What does the dry soda ash do to the dye?

[@quixoticjedi942]

It acts as a catalyst for the die to react with the fibers bonding them chemically.

[@amandag4367]

To put it much more simple, it's pretty much necessary when using the type of dyes she uses. . You can either soak the shirt in it first (warm water mixed with soda ash) or you can do it the way she did. For ice dying, this way is the best way to use the soda ash.

[@FunEndeavors]

I soak my shirts in a soda ash solution before I tie them. Like mentioned in the comments below, the soda ash raises the pH so that the dye (fiber reactive dye) can properly bond with the fabric. I add an additional sprinkle of dry soda ash over the top of the dye to make sure I don't rinse out all the original soda ash when the ice melts and runs through the shirt.

[@denisebonetti5049]

I figured black cherry but didn't think of deep space...wait...doesn't Amanda do Happy Cat anymore???

[@FunEndeavors]

There are two Amandas who mix dyes. Amanda from Happy Cat Tie Dye and Amanda from Dalula Co.

[@lauraluraschi]

First of all. I admire your work so SOOO much ,and also feel very thankful for your teachings. 🥹 I really appreciate all of your hard work ,both in your creations and in the content you create for us to learn. 💜💜💜💜 We are so lucky to have you and your channel in this world. 💜 And second of all, ive been using just 2 rubber bands to hold the spiral and when you place it, you cut them. It works perfectly! Perhaps you could try it! (:

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you for your kind words. I'm so glad you are enjoying the videos.😊 That's a great idea! I started experimenting with the initial intent of leaving the tape on the shirt, but I've since found that I like the effect of taking it off before applying the dye. Therefore, using rubber bands and then just cutting them once I get the shirt on the colander would work great too. I really just need something to hold the spiral in place until it is on the colander. I will definitely give the rubber bands a try. Thank you for the suggestion. 😀