Tie dye with ice cubes

Learn all about the key differences between ice dyeing, tie dyeing, and how to do both in this jam-packed blog post!

Discover the art of ice dyeing with our comprehensive guide at Textile Indie. Learn the differences between ice dyeing and tie-dyeing, explore the time required for this unique craft, and get tips on using different dyes, including Rit and Procion. Understand color splitting in dyeing, and find out the best practices for prepping and rinsing your fabric.

In December I wrote about our heaps of snow, their effect on my dyeing, and presented a few results. When I was busy ironing the first wonderfully colorful and lively results I started thinking about water and its functionality in dyeing. Experiment with snow, this time in a flower pot... These thoughts turned into a sort of meditation, after all I was still ironing the traditional way, not my most favourite activity in the world and one has to do one’s best to enrich that time... Waiting to…

Discover the art of ice dyeing with our comprehensive guide at Textile Indie. Learn the differences between ice dyeing and tie-dyeing, explore the time required for this unique craft, and get tips on using different dyes, including Rit and Procion. Understand color splitting in dyeing, and find out the best practices for prepping and rinsing your fabric.

The cable to connect my camera to the computer is still missing, but luckily we discovered that the printer accepts the memory card so at least I am able to upload pictures. Shamefully I have to admit that this is the first dyeing I have done in months. It is a variation of parfait dyeing. In this case I used 3 fat quarters, dye powder in different yellow, green and blue and ice cubes. As with every parfait the first piece of fabric was crunched into the glass vase. Dye powder was sprinkled…

Learn how to ice tie dye to create a unique watercolor dye effect. Follow along step by step with two ice dyeing techniques.

Learn how to ice dye with our easy-to-follow guide including techniques and tips for creating one-of-a-kind designs with ice tie-dyeing!

Make unique tie dye shirts with a watercolor effect! If you have wanted to try ice tie dye, you will surprised at how easy it is! Learn How to Ice Dye and get great results the first time! How to Ice Dye – Easy Tie Dye Tutorial When you think of tie dye, you may...

It’s mid-summer and I’m guessing you’ve already heard “I’m bored” (ah…to be able to say this again!!) so I've put together the top five easy, summertime activities that will beat the boredom away! Take a look! Ice Painting with Tie-Dye…stay cool and be creative at the same time. Just drop ice cubes (any size will do) on a shirt, sprinkle the powdered dye straight from the Tulip One-Step Tie-Dye bottle onto the ice cubes, let melt in the hot sun and you’ll end up with a wonderful tie-dye…