Tie-Dyeing your Shoes at home.

In this video, I will show you how to Tie-Dye your cotton Shoes at home so you can be Walking on Rainbows in a couple days.
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[@jessisblessed6689]

You explain things very throughly and very well. You're a great teacher! Thank you!!

[@MrTieDye]

thank you so much... I have been doing school events for 16 years, so I have lots of practice explaining things so anyone can understand it. You are welcome

[@moxiedawn4370]

First-time viewer. I gave this video an immediate thumbs up for the beard alone.

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you :-)>>>

[@nomam7358]

Lol ikr

[@MxNEWCASTLE]

My cousin and I did this and it was amazing! We love how they turned out! Thanks for the easy and insightful tutorial!

[@sunshinelifeco]

I love your tutorials! You explain everything so well and show how to do it. You really are a great teacher!

[@kimberlywheeler8596]

I can see you around the table with the grands and teaching them to do their own arts , last night me n my grands did this with shirts socks n bras what a.great bonding experience , glory to the LORD for allowing me another day with these babies what a.blessing 💖💞

[@12thstcd]

I have been dyeing for 30yrs in one form or another😁 I thoroughly enjoy your videos and I still learn new things!!! Thanks for a great job and for sharing your art😁

[@MrTieDye]

That is wonderful to hear and you are most welcome :-) ... I love what i do and have always shared with others through school event and home parties, but KZbin has been a whole new thing for me .... Opened the whole World for me to be of service by sharing my knowledge

[@alicjab3206]

wow you are not only good in tie dying but also in detailed explaining!!! thanks so much

[@susanwhite7375]

The shoes are awesome! Your talent amazes me! I just started tie dyeing & you are such an inspiration! 😎✌️

[@debikabhattacharya3029]

Thank you for the demonstration .Each step was lucidly explained. 👍

[@MrTieDye]

You are welcome, Glad it was helpful!

[@bridgetsalvato5433]

Glad I found your channel, I have a budding artist daughter who loves to create! We are about to dye a pair of shoes and 4 shirts 😊

[@MrTieDye]

That is awesome... have fun and I wish you success!! ✌️

[@flix4u]

Another GR8 video with lots of info and important tips. You’re a Master! 🙏🏼 ❤️ 🌈 👟

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you and you are welcome

[@tereselapree222]

Mr Tie Dye you are THE MAN! Thank you so much for sharing with us! I will be getting me some sneakers to practice on! ❤️

[@MrTieDye]

You are welcome

[@missannethropy8828]

Those are SO CUTE!

[@MrTieDye]

thank you

[@janettewhittaker2930]

You are a Tie Dye genius xx

[@MrTieDye]

thank you .... I love what I do

[@twoforonecreativelife]

Just here again doing a refresher course 😊. Haven’t done shoes in a while. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@MrTieDye]

You're so welcome!

[@moxiedawn4370]

OMG, so beautiful! Thanks for really getting into the process to make sure you have a vibrant and colorfast dye job. The only thing I would change is, that yellow is so freaking pretty I wish there was more of it in the pattern. But that's my choice when I start to dye. Definitely be catching up on all your other videos. Thanks!

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you and yes I love to have the brightest colors possible and was 'called' a couple years back to start sharing my knowledge that I have picked up over the last 19 years ..... I am a shy person by nature, but teaching tie-dye in the schools for the last 15 years set me up perfect to create these videos for the World and beyond. I am glad you like them and on some shoes there is more yellow.... I just go with the flow of the moment as I create the shoes ... have fun on your tie-dye adventure!!

[@CourtneyRobbins923]

Thank you!!! This was so informational and you took your time trying to make sure your process was understood! Can’t wait to try to dye my shoes, I feel way more confident after washing and HI-FIVE for the beard 🤘🏼

[@MrTieDye]

You are welcome, I am glad to be of help... this art can be tricky to get started ... and thank you!! I love my beard 🙏✌🏻

[@josefranco2781]

Que tinta debo usar?

[@rebeccawiita2664]

Welcome back...haven’t seen you in awhile:). Thanks for the great videos.

[@MrTieDye]

thank you... yeah I had to get some orders done to catch up on bills .... but I am going to work on more videos and hopefully start getting at least one a week done

[@nicolesummers8139]

Those are gorgeous 😊 i just picked up a pair of white chucks going to make a pair for my daughters 11th birthday coming up 😊💕

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you and that is awesome.... have fun!!

[@24loveandhate]

I love your videos these shoes are awesome I would love to make a pair like that for my daughter I have been tie dying for about 3 yrs and I have watched a lot of you videos thank you for sharing your tie dye techniques with us I have learned a lot from you

[@MrTieDye]

thank you and now you have a video to help you create your own pair... have fun!

[@russellstrauss]

Mr. Tie Dye you are amazing!!

[@MrTieDye]

Wow, thank you!

[@beverlyrobinson7826]

Actually - I found my answer. Love your art!

[@MrTieDye]

Wonderful! and thank you

[@FroggysTripDenOfficial]

This video was mad helpful! Also the washing machine tip was much appreciated too! I wouldn't have even checked if you hadn't brought it to my attention

[@MrTieDye]

Wonderful, I am glad to be of help and yes, I love to share the tips and tricks that make things easier ✌🏻🙏

[@nomam7358]

Wow so creative 👌🏾👏🏾

[@deetee5861]

Thank you for this. Its the best explanation I've seen. I'm giving it a go later with just navy but I'm going to water it down in stages in seperate bottles to change the depth of colour(like tattoo ink) and leave white patches too. I hope it works! Thanks for all the tips. I got those bottles too. They look so easy to use!

[@MrTieDye]

You are welcome... have fun and I wish you success with your project, it does sound fun and interesting... if you happen to have FB or IG, maybe you can tag me so I can see your results ✌🏻

[@deetee5861]

@MrTieDye it didn't go well. I would like to send you some pics of possible? The tongue was a struggle to keep white and bleeding to rewhiten was a mistake but I dyed then twice more to cover the purple and pink from the bleach and they are OK.NOT at all what I imagined or wanted but I'll wear them. I'll give it a go again but dye the tongue next time as that caused the main issues.

[@leahroberts7422]

Your stuff is beautiful! I don’t usually like tie Dye stuff but you have made me a fan! Cheers

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you and yes, I have converted many over the years LOL .... but really, I try to play with color, not just tie-dye

[@deniseouellette1561]

Watched your video about 20 times before starting this project. Was fun. Thanks !

[@deniseouellette1561]

I wanted to share photos but KZbin won’t let me. My 10 year old wanted to do shoes. They look awesome ❤

[@MrTieDye]

you are welcome... She is Walking on Rainbow now ✌🏻💚🙏 and yeah, I wish KZbin would allow us to share photos here ... but I am on Facebook and Instagram, if you are there you can tag me in a photo ✌🏻 I am glad you had fun and success!!

[@nicolebrady2427]

Wow 🤩 ! Beautiful Work , thank you !

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@chinalabella3659]

My son and I will definitely try this I know he will enjoy this activity 👍

[@MrTieDye]

Awesome, I am glad to be of help .... Have fun

[@SASHAX74]

I know this is a year old, but want to think you for the video. My fiance and I are getting married on Halloween this year. COVID prevents us from having the celebration we want, but we plan to make the best of it with tie dye shoes for me, him and our daughter. (Clicked and subscribed...tie dye has become our new favorite family time project and I know we'll be back for more advice! LoL ❤💛💚💙💜)

[@keenanbojorcas7340]

Wow. That stained glass is absolutely incredible.

[@MrTieDye]

thank you 🙏

[@nursey1332]

You are extremely talented! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!!!

[@MrTieDye]

thank you and you are welcome... I have been dyeing for 19 years and love to help other have success

[@nursey1332]

@@MrTieDye I just left nursing! I did that for 20 years! Now I'm looking to do fun things! This is so much fun! I will be ordering some good dye from the place u suggested! Do u have suggestions on ordering it? I would really like to get more into the tie die for sure!! Your tutorials have really helped me out so much!!

[@MrTieDye]

@@nursey1332 that is awesome... I love to create and have been doing it for 19 years ... as for ordering .... you can either start with a kit or just go for the colors you want ... it really depends on how much money you have to spend and this can be quite addictive ;-)

[@Kmn6666]

That was awesome n thx for explaining so well

[@MrTieDye]

Glad it was helpful and you are welcome 🙏

[@christinelagueux8155]

That is beautiful

[@tommysalami7132]

Thank you so much, great informational video that helped me accomplish something very important to me you're awesome!

[@MrTieDye]

You are welcome... I am glad to be of help!! ✌🏻❤️🌈🙏

[@kicks2814]

this is insane thx so much for doing a vid to show how to do it!!

[@MrTieDye]

thank you and you are welcome :) have fun and soon you will be Walking on Rainbows!!

[@sindydixon4980]

Those are gorgeous

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you... I love Walking on Rainbows!!

[@sindydixon4980]

@@MrTieDye 🌈🌈🌈🌈

[@Takako777]

My Edwin white Shoes turned yellowish because i stored it on the cabinet.. so glad i didn’t put it away because i like it so much Will soon do this thank you so much for the tutorial🙏🏻✨

[@MrTieDye]

yeah as long as they are cotton shoes, you can dye them... have fun and you are welcome 🙏

[@reneecoplins4089]

Thanks for sharing your experience with the world 🌎.😊

[@MrTieDye]

You are welcome... I love to help others have success with this art

[@bellaressler6234]

this was such a useful video thank you!

[@MrTieDye]

You're so welcome!

[@Stacey.B]

AWESOME!! Wish I had some growing up!!!! I would have been the cool kid then!!

[@MrTieDye]

yeah me to ✌🏻

[@lesliemabry8984]

Love these videos.

[@MrTieDye]

Glad you like them!

[@jomarivecchionacce5937]

love your videos, thanks

[@MrTieDye]

Glad you like them! and you are welcome

[@silvanacorreiramachado9013]

Show! Que trabalho lindo . .

[@MrTieDye]

Muito obrigado

[@TheCupitFam]

LOVE how you did these! I attempted a pair a couple weeks ago but def put wayyy too much dye. Also, when I saw your face in this video I told my husband "OMG he just showed his face, we only ever see his beard" lol! If you need another tutorial Idea I'd love to see one for a "galaxy" tie dye shirt. That's where they use the darker purple/blue/teal colors and then they splatter bleach after its washed!

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you... I have been dyeing shoes for 15 years and have had a few people ask, so I decided to do a video... and I do show my face in a few f the reveal videos LOL

[@kristabelle43]

Same, I’m interested in the galaxy look too with those colors!

[@josephgreear5789]

@@kristabelle43 Tie Dye Hobo does a really cool tutorial for a Galaxy looking dye.

[@emilyrimes245]

Amazing thank you 😊❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you and You are welcome 😊

[@gutebrandao4369]

I'm trying to make some t shirts and a sneaker using tie dye techniques and watching these movies by Mr. Tie Dye has been a lot of fun, he's great. Thanks Brother, Peace

[@MrTieDye]

wonderful, I am glad to be of help to you... have fun in your tie-dye creations and you are welcome

[@gutebrandao4369]

@@MrTieDye thank you so much for the response,so far I'm very happy with the results, it's great to learn some ttechnics and then apply it with my own ideas.very grateful to you.

[@bebe-se1qm]

this is really cool and i have done a t shirt before

[@jeanniemorgan-campola712]

This a great video! Thank you so much! Where do I get soda ash?

[@ginacolvin3185]

Wow❤

[@shoesprinkles8400]

Your video is amazing!

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you so much!

[@MauricioJoseKirchner3913]

FICOU TOP OF THE GALAXIES.🇧🇷

[@MrTieDye]

thanks

[@JennaMoniqueMusic]

So awesome thanks for sharing 😊

[@MrTieDye]

thank you and you are welcome

[@aliciaavila3412]

👌 ...... Genial !!!! ...... 👍 Thank you. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 From Spain. 😘

[@MrTieDye]

you are welcome :-) glad to be of help to you .... everyone deserves to Walk on Rainbows

[@aliciaavila3412]

@@MrTieDye .......... 👋

[@tiffaneybrown9489]

So cool I was thinking of doing something like this

[@MrTieDye]

awesome.. have fun!! and I wish you success

[@jamiehendricks1689]

We've done these the past few years for my niece, but we'll definitely be following this when we do them this summer. Hers never come out as vivid as we hope, so I'm thinking the single application is why. Just curious, can shoes be reverse dyed too?

[@jessn.2665]

You’re the man

[@MrTieDye]

thanks... just doing my thing :-)

[@ladilondon1213]

Never knew about all the techniques in tie dying… THX

[@MrTieDye]

I have been playing with this art for 22 years and I love to experiment and share what I find with others ... glad you like it and you are welcome 🙏✌🏻

[@nadinechandler8898]

Great videos thank u! ✌

[@MrTieDye]

thank you

[@queenesther5167]

woow I love it

[@MrTieDye]

thank you

[@melodybaker5952]

Thank you so much. Very 😎 cool!

[@MrTieDye]

you are welcome 🙏

[@PeepGamePopoff]

gorgeous

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you

[@junemartin7247]

Excellent

[@jenniferjones111]

Thank you

[@MrTieDye]

you are welcome 🙏

[@bnkdp]

What do you wash your tie dyes in after you wash them out?

[@suzanneplott8633]

Can you please tell me what you use to presoak BEFORE soda ash

[@sergiocamacho8221]

Love the video! First time viewer. Just one question for ya, what kind of dye did you use?

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you 🙏. and I use Procion Dyes .. here are the main places to buy them in the US : CA : Dharma : www.dharmatrading.com/dyes/dharma-fiber-reactive-procion-dyes.html CO : Grateful Dyes : www.grateful-dyes.com/ CO : CO Wholesale Dye Corp. : www.bulkdye.com NC : Custom Colors Inc. : www.customcoloursinc.com/ MA : Pro-Chemical and Dye : prochemicalanddye.net/ MO : Dyespin : www.dyespin.com

[@artedacarioca7]

como se chama a agulha que voce usa e onde comprar?Obrigado estou aprendendo :)

[@reneecoplins4089]

I'm not Worthy.👐🤲lol. Sheer Genius and Experience to boot!!!

[@MrTieDye]

sure you are... everyone starts some place ... and yes, this is me after doing tie-dye for 20 years... practice is key to improving in this art so just keep at it and take pics of your work so you can look back and see how far you have come ✌🏻🙏❤️🥳

[@goated_NPC]

Would this work for some Air Jordan's that has Suede on them?

[@michelleforhetz5843]

Do you have to use soda ash?

[@karloshskorner2874]

Very cool

[@MrTieDye]

thank s

[@ivanicardoso2590]

O que foi usado primeiro pra mergulhar o tênis? E o segundo produto? E na máquina é pra centrifugar? Se puder responder eu agradeço

[@skylershocklee504]

I make a batch of tie dye at least once a month. i like to watch these tho for ideas

[@MrTieDye]

awesome... yes it is nice to have some ideas to work with when it is time to do some tie-dye ... check out some of my playlists, I try to group certain types of dyeing together and some videos are in more than one play list

[@pamelamorris3148]

Getting ready to tie-dye a pair of my older pink converse that I've had for a couple years and have been a good pair of shoes for me. It's time for them to have a face lift and what better way to do that than to add some dye. Looks like I will have to go to the laundry mat since I have a new front loader and it doesn't allow me to just do a spin cycle without rinsing or washing them.

[@MrTieDye]

you can also just leave them out to dry and then when you are ready to dye them, just lightly spray them with soda ash

[@wunwun6086]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@maryjanedavidson2804]

When I dye my shoes I pull out the soles before the SA soak, if the shoes let me...some are glued down better than others. I find that the shoes are easier to dye with them out, the washing is easier and they dry far faster. I also got tired of the soles getting ruined by the soaking, I think the SA is hard on the glue. When the dyeing process is all done, I simply glue them back in place.

[@MrTieDye]

yeah most of the shoes I dyed, the soles were glued in very good and others would come out during the process so I would use Shoe Goo to glue them back in

[@lxve_riggs8875]

i personally would want you to tye dye my shoes if you could 😭 if you don’t already you should make a business out of this

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you, but I am not dyeing shows anymore.... I have dyed hundreds of pairs and have since moved onto other artistic creations as well as doing these videos .... but I am sure there is a dyer out there who would love to dye a pair of shoes for you..... when I was doing shoes, I had an Etsy store and I saw many other dyers doing shoes.... I wish you success in finding someone

[@nomam7358]

Wow old man. Good😅👌🏾

[@ccMomOfJays]

1st time viewer. Those are beautiful! My son got ink stains on a brand new pink hoodie, I'm hoping to tie dye with black to blend it in. Fingers 🤞

[@MrTieDye]

That is a great way to save a tee or a hoodie that has a stain on it... one thing to consider... with Procion Dyes I use, they work on natural fibers and not at all on Poly ... so if the hoodie is mostly cotton then you should be fine.... if it is a 50/50 blend, then the hoodie may have a bit of a faded look to it, but I think it will still camouflage the ink stains 😉 ........ have fun and I wish you success!!.... OH, and hoodie being thicker fabric do take some more work to get them tied up and dyed ... here is my hoodie playlist to give you some insight : kzbin.info/aero/PLMEtBqB2BzuqU-VjaVYYOBOjvEFZgxFfj

[@ccMomOfJays]

@@MrTieDye thank you so much! It's going to be our project for this weekend 😃

[@sandrabennetzen3515]

I love your channel and these shoes are amazing. I was wondering where I can buy the chemical you use for pre-wash. I just tye-died a pair of canvas and I didn’t pre-wash. I did soak in soda ash. I used way too much color and the colors bled and they also faded a bit. Any suggestions?

[@MrTieDye]

I use synthrapol soap for my prewash .... www.dharmatrading.com/chemicals/synthrapol-detergent.html .... some dyers use Blue Dawn Dish Soap instead as it to is pH neutral soap. so the pre wash helps to remove any type of anti stain treatments on the shoes which may inhibit the dyes ... so even if you just soak them in warm water for a 20 minutes may help, but a prewash is better... then I rinse the good and then soak in soda ash then i sin out the excess in the washer, or let them sit for a while, I like them to be barely damp when I add the dyes... and I use the fine tip bottles so I can add the dye slowly.... and they have to be cotton shoes... I know Cons, Keds and Vans are good cotton shoes .... after the first coat of dye has soaked in, I do touch u some of the colors that look lighter with just a bit more dye... then i batch them for 48 hours, but they need to stay wet during this time, if they dry out the dye bonding stops ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/iafLqIGHl82NgKM .... and they will always be lighter after they are washed and dry, so I stopped taking pics of wet shoes because they do look darker when wet

[@flaviovespoli]

Amazing

[@MrTieDye]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@palwashaamjad7326]

awesome

[@MrTieDye]

thank you ✌🏻🙏

[@cristelljp2480]

💯

[@ryanfox9932]

Excellent job on the converse! Can you tell me where you got those bottles from?

[@MrTieDye]

thank you... and I bought mine from Amazon .... www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DB6K3XZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@lalunaelsolyyo1301]

Helllo estaria bueno poner subtitulos , algo logro entender pero no quiero perderme nada , tus tecnicas sosn geniales gracias 😁❤

[@MrTieDye]

Gracias. Los subtítulos son algo que puede activar haciendo clic en el ícono de 'engranaje' en el video y luego le permitirá activar los subtítulos y seleccionar el idioma que necesita

[@schuncke]

So you don’t do the Vinegar and cold water trick to lock in the colors ?

[@jennabennett5203]

Do you recommend rit dye or the tulip kits for the shoes? Just looking at what is available on amazon... awesome video!!

[@MrTieDye]

if you are going with one of those instead of Procion dye, I would choose the Tulip dyes, but make sure to have the shoes prepped and ready before you mix your dyes as they become active as soon as you add the water and will give the best colors right after they are mixed and must be used the same day... so have some other stuff ready to dye also

[@caelanlanning6887]

i want to dye my white kneepads for volleyball, any suggestions? i’m not sure what to use for the dye itself.

[@MrTieDye]

I am not sure.... the cover is probably not cotton .... I know they make Polyester dye, but I have not used it and not sure that the process is the same

[@pippilongstocking9634]

Would love to see a pair of shoes with a bit of white and only one other color. How to manage the look of tye dye.

[@duehill82]

After the first prewash and rinse in cold water do you put them in the washing machine to get the excess water out the put them into the soda ash?

[@MrTieDye]

after I rinse them from the pre wash I just put them straight into the soda ash, but you can spin them out if you want

[@athoughtprogression]

Hi this is the first time I had seen your video. Where do you get soda ash and the other preparation stuff? They look really good. What do you sell them for?

[@MrTieDye]

Welcome to my channel, I am glad you found it... as for the Soda ash... it is what activates the Fiber Reactive Procion Dyes, another name for it is Sodium Carbonate. You can find it at one of the dye houses, or you can purchase locally from a pool supply store, or in the laundry isle under the name Washing Soda, just be sure to check the label says 100% Soda Ash. Here is how I mix or make soda ash: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHWUfoZ4Zdh0j5o and I do a prewash in a textile soap called Syntrapol which has been replaced by these two soaps at Dharma : www.dharmatrading.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?query=synthrapol OR.... here are some other pH neutral soaps that some dyers use and can be found locally : Blue Dawn Dish Soap or Folex Carpet Cleaner (I found this at Home Depot) I have not sold any shoes for a while, but I was selling them for around $100.00 ... basically I was charging $50.00 to dye them and then whatever the blanks cost... I was buy-in them from www.shoes.com ... they had discount codes all the time, plus you can sign up for their saving club and build points good toward more shoes the other place I found good deals on Cons and Vans was www.famousfootwear.com ... they had a club to join and gave discount now and then... some were just buy one pair , get another 50% off .... but when I was dyeing a lot of shoes, I would use the code to stock up anyways, I hope this helps you, but just in case, here is my Beginner's Playlist that has lots of tips and tricks to tie-dye :kzbin.info/aero/PLMEtBqB2BzuquDrHsqxbv8LdFkaIyy3wo

[@misty_miss]

Tq for this. Do you add the synthrapol each time u change the water? How much do you use?

[@MrTieDye]

you are welcome and yes I do, just a few drops, just enough so there is a tiny bit of suds is how I like it

[@pamelamorris3148]

What kind of dye are you using in the bottles? I am going to order a set of the bottles and would also like to get some of the dye as the colors are beautiful and bright. I've got about 12 pair of converse to dye in multiple sizes of the families I am going to experiment with. Thanks

[@MrTieDye]

I am using the same dyes I do for my tees.... Fiber Reactive Procion Dyes .... and yes I have dyed hundreds of Converse over the years... people love Walking on Rainbows!! ... have fun!!

[@ms.kittypatrol3393]

Hey Mr. Tie Dye!! I have more questions. I was getting ready to dye my shoes. Thought I had everything, and started reading about dye thickener. It makes sense doing shoes why you would want a thickener since you are dealing with a smaller area to dye. My question is this: What is in the thickener? Is it just the aginate or is it a combination of urea and the aginate?? Then, I am doing 2 pairs of shoes so is a small bag of aginate enough? So confused and ready to get tie dying!! Your answer will be much appreciated!! Thank you!!

[@MrTieDye]

most of the shoes I dyed, I did with just regular dyes, no thickener, but the dye spreads fast so I lay colors down that mix well... so like my orange, I make sure to surround it with yellow or fuchsia only when i wanted to 'dye paint' a detailed design did I use thickener ..... and for that I used sodium alginate, urea and salt in my mix ..... I do not seem to be able to post a link here for some reason, but I do have two videos on how to make thick water/dye .... so just search my channel for thick black dye .... and it is the older video .... with the shoes, you will need the urea if you are going to paint them with dye

[@owencousins5286]

What can you use if you don't have synthrapol to wash shoes in ???? We just got our new Dharma dye in the mail today I am anxious to try it out

[@MrTieDye]

Some people use Blue Dawn Dish soap in place of synthrapol as it to is a pH neutral soap .... have fun and I wish you success!!

[@rhondoorocks]

Love the beard!..& the video!😁👍

[@MrTieDye]

Thanks! 😃 I have been growing it for a few years now, first time with a long beard ;-)

[@leonardoherrera4573]

Buenas tardes amigo ! Ok primero los remoja en agua con gonna , y luego los remoja en agua con soda Ash? Gracias!!! Espanish por favor ! Mi traductor no funciona

[@sheriroberts55]

What do you pre-soak the shoes in along with the warm water

[@MrTieDye]

I do a pre wash to start with Synthrapol Soap, it is a pH neutral textile soap.... a lot of dyers will use Blue Dawn Dish soap instead as it to is pH neutral .... then I rinse the shoes and then I soak in soda ash as that is what activates the Procion Dyes I use ✌🏻

[@karliem13]

So just curious how do you know what colors mix and which ones don’t?! My shoes turned out muddled. Also where do you find those tips you use on your bottles to make it so precise? And how do you know the ratio of dye powder to water? It’s all so confusing but looks so much fun! Sorry I know I asked a bunch of questions😅

[@MrTieDye]

Okay... for the first question... a color wheel will help with that... if the colors are close on the wheel, then they will , mix well, but opposites do not.... for example ... Orange/Yellow mixed with Purple will make brown ... orange/green will make brown .... so I tend to lay orange down and surround it with yellow, fuchsia or red here are the 4 oz Bottles with Metal tips : amzn.to/3h46iel ... if you use this link for purchase, then I get credit ........ and here is How I fill the bottles : kzbin.info/www/bejne/opK8inSii5qMpMk and here is my Beginner's Playlist : kzbin.info/aero/PLMEtBqB2BzuquDrHsqxbv8LdFkaIyy3wo ....... the second video shows how I mix the dyes with water and it has a lot of videos with good tips for getting started with tie-dye... have fun!!