How to Tie Dye a V pattern (Full) 

And wanted to specially thank you for giving "free lessons", not many people share their "gifts" but you do, which is fantastic and God will pay you for it. thanks a lot!

excellent. you really know what you're doing. I've dyed for years and you obviously have taken a class - or read a great book. Thanks for posting a great instructional video and helping to teach people how to Tiedye it Right.

Im surprised to see how easy you make it look and how pretty the result is! Congratulations it is a very nice job!

Thanks! It's awesome you and your friend's are making tie dyes! Isn't it fun? I love the surprise you get when you open them. When I started making dyes I played a little bit more with the very random patterns. As I got older I found I'm mostly attracted to structured patterns. The challenge of accomplishing something specific it is what I like mostly. I do use the random technique, but more as filler. Have fun!

Thank you. I've been doing this for a long time. It takes many many tie dyes to develop a style. I made all the videos to help others learn fast, so they don't have to spend 19 years developing a good style.

DiiDee66, Thanks for the question! You can use rubber bands. The use of the string is the same as rubber bands. You're trying to hold the folds together. Either works fine. I just like working with the string.

You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I just wanted everyone to get a feel for how I do it.

i have 3 of your dvds and a couple of your downloads and they helped so much. i highly recommend these dvds! i learned alot from them

I love your Tye-Dyeing! It's looks so cool! My friends and I have gotten into the trend of Tye-Dye and we've been making it non stop. But we usually just tie on some rubber bands onto our wet shirt, soak it in soda ash, and then bring into my Backgarden and spray it all over and wacky. And when it comes out, sometimes it looks AMAZING! Yours looks so neat, why don't you try something wacky, you never know, you could find a new and cool pattern and color!

This was actually pretty cool. It's definitely a labor of love though, gives me a new respect for tie-dye. Awesome design! Nice vid, did a great job explaining things too.

Thanks so much mrtiedye! Your shirts are beautiful and I'm so appreciative of how kind you are to share the instruction. Very cool!

thank you phat dyes for good clear instructions

Would you consider doing a video showing the reverse DNA fold?

@Uniquelyyours1 I should have video 4 on DVD in just a few weeks. It has been ordered!

@XESKAYO1 Rubber bands are fine to use

Thanks for the props! I hope the video was insightful. You can use rubber bands or the string. I like the string because I can control the tension. I usually waist more dye by not using it all.

Thanks manskiii!!! I usually use liquid tide because that's what we have at the house.

very nice indeed, thanks for the tips on this pattern...I always thought that rubber bands were used, not string, you must use a lot of dye powder the way you saturate the shirts...looking forward to seeing more vids

Thanks! The colors are fuchsia red, orange (which I made with fuchsia and yellow), lemon yellow, green (which I made with yellow and turquoise), turquoise, and deep purple. I'm really glad you liked the lesson. Don't forget I have full length instructional videos, which have lots of very useful info and tips! Yea, I don't think the tie dyes will irritate your skin as long as they are thoroughly washed before you wear them.

That's really a nice complement, because I've not ever taken a class or read a book on tie dye. I'm self taught!

mine came out absolutely amazing!!! thanks so much

Going to do this with red, orange, yellow and black on both ends on a Led Zeppelin shirt! Thank you for the video 🔥

this was a great video thank for explaning everything!!! i had a good time tie dyeing!!! thanks again

Awesome! I'm looking into tie-dying to make myself a darker tie-dye shirt for water sliding. But will the chlorine rinse out the dye like crazy fast? Tie-dye looks good, it's fun to do (I think) and I would like to use it for water sliding as I'm gunna wear a shirt anyway.

where can u buy the dye and do u need the soda ash and thanks for the helpful video

You can get the bottles at a beauty supply store or where they sell hair color!

@chicopalomita - yes I have 4 videos. The first teaches how & what to mix plus 8 patterns, the second teaches the tricks to making the star pattern, the third teaches techniques used to make the butterfly pattern, and the 4th video "The secret to Advanced Tie Dye" teaches 5 patterns: guitar, music note, turtle, yin yang, & phoenix bird. All can be ordered from my website PhatDyes.com

that came out way sick!!!!!!

thats awesome broskiii!!! but u just rinse with hot water and,... what kind of soap?

what type of dye do you use? hair dye, food dye?

did you throw it in wash right after u did it or wait till it dried under plastic?

when you dye the shirt, do the dyes in the bottles have to be warm?

Your shirts are really good :) Thanks for this how to.

i was wondering if you can tell me what type of ink you use and where can i get it ??

some people wash the shirts and then put them in soda ash after they have rubber baned it are they both nessasay and which is right

Smart entrepreneur you taught me more than just tie dye - thank you for this lesson ****Gina

how do you keep your shirts from fading after you wash them? i always have a problem with that

What type of dye do you use that requires you to use soda ash?

I do go into detail on the peace sign. Also in the EXTRAS, from the DVD menu, there are 4 more sections. These are just video and drums, no talking. But 1 of those chapters is another peace sign. So you get to hear me describe it once, and get to see me do it twice.

How many times have you washed those shirts?

@SmileHunii - Thank you! I teach both the peace sign & the heart pattern (plus others) in my original video you can download from my website. In it I also teach about soda ash, and the other chemicals I use. You can order dyes over the internet or buy a starter kit at like Wal-mart or Hobby Lobby. You should grab one of my classes to really get a boost! Good Luck!

are there any substitute i could use for soda ash?

As for the RIT dye staining the shirt like Procion MX, I don't think they will look the same after you wash it. If you open your tie dye before you wash it, the colors will probably look pretty good, and you will be able to see how you did. But once you wash the shirt a few times it will probably fade a lot.

6:14 you don't want the shirt to "dry" if you are using fiber reactive dyes. You should put the shirt in a plastic bag and warm area 70F + for 12hrs or more. If the shirt dries the die will no longer continue to bond to the cotton. Also I would rinse off the shirt with lots of water before unfolding and putting into washing machine with synthrapol soap. Shirt looks cool.

Yep, I Think the colors from the Procion MX will hold in the pool water for a least one season, probably much longer!

what if I only wanted to use three colors for the 'v'.? i was thinking of doing a black shirt with a rasta v... do i just do three big sections of yellow red and green or multiple little sections like you do with rainbow?

yes.... very simple. just don't make your banding too tight so you can get more flow from the dye unless you want to reverse it (depending on your wanting where the dyes are to set and if you're looking for more of a white line cut)

what type of dye do you use? the one i have found is originally powder... but it sucks and they dont have a lot of different colors... i found those at walmart... i dont like them, could you give me a brand name to fetch?

Hope you liked it! I use Procion MX, a powder dye, which is mixed with water and another chemical. Basically follow the instructions that come with the dye.

What kind of dye should i use?

Would this work for a bedsheet?

very beautiful design.

how do you do the v pattern with one color

i want to get your video #1 but i saw that it was around 20 mins and that made me a bit cautious. do you go into this much detail with all 8 of the designs? particularly the peace sign. thats the design i really want.

I've never done a tie dye before, but I'm hoping to do it this weekend with my 4 year old. I bought all the supplies we would need EXCEPT soda ash. How important is this step?

That is an awesome design! My wife and I are going to start trying to do tie-dye with our kids. I do have one question, though. After the shirts set, do you rinse them before washing them? I've seen some videos where they do that. I didn't notice that step in this video. Thanks in advance!

Can you use rubber bands

Sure! You could do this pattern on a v-neck, a sheet, a tank top or anything that the V pattern will fit on.

@randizzlebaybee - on this one using rubber bands is fine

do you have to soak it in that stuff or can you just like soak it in water?????????//

Soda ash is Na2Co3, sodium carbonate, it helps you to bond the dye to the material

ohmygosh! the shirts are amazing! i really love the peece sign and heart design, i want tu learn now! hmm but where could i get bottles of ink like yours? and what is soda ash? :-/

hello :) this is amazing !! i wanted to ask : what kind of color do you use? thanks 4 your reply! :) have a great day !! Emmy

ei ma mas na hora de enxaguar para tirar o exeso nao mancha não ?

my girl really would like to make some of those patterns but I can't find where your crash course DVD is for sale. your website says it's no longer for sale. she's really interested in the one that looks like a spider. I would be willing to buy the dvd if I could find it

hello, a query ... to be placed so that the color is impregnated and not miss? thanks

in the summer you can buy it at Wal-Mart (ph up)

do u put cloroch when u wash it???????

We have been doing Tie dye's following this pattern. They look great but our problem is that when we wash them the colour fades to very pastel colours. We have used Soda Ash and a fixative in the dyes which it calls for. Why is this happening?

Do I need the soda ash?

@EatColorBlue - IMO this is best. By the time you wash in hot water the chemical reaction should be complete. So you want all of the removable pigments to be washed out so they don't get on your skin or other clothes.

I'm not sure. I've not done any batik. I think it would depend on the viscosity of the dyes.

I love ur voice! 5:44 "Lot's of purple... loooottts of purple." lol

what are you using for the colors?

where do you get the soda ash? What is it?

where do you get those bottles??

Can you do a cross design?

Nice, thanks for the tip. I did want to point out that the sinew is only $7 for 450'. One roll lasts me for months.

what does soda ash do?

I can hardly wait for warm weather...so I can do this outside. Would you recommend that once I put this in a plastic bag (to help the colors Set)... Leaving it outside, in the sun - could that affect the colors? I'm thinking the sun would help warm it up>>> I'm sure it will be warmer by then...consistently 70 degrees. LOL Right now it's about 35 outside...brrrr

This is so cool !!!!

BrianDrum1, hey you're not knocking me. Tie dye to me is more like cooking. Each little thing you do is part of the whole. The soda ash and the urea I don't change. But I might use rubber bands, clips, string, thread, or nothing to hold the folds. I might also spin the soda ash out or leaving it dripping or I might completely dry the cotton. What I want in the end determines all of these choices. I agree that spinning the cotton is less messy, but with some of my patterns that is still too wet.

@leviugga - Are you using procion & 100% cotton? I teach all this in my first video plus 8 cool patterns, and in my fourth video plus 5 cool patterns if you want to check it out.

hey, you can get soda ash from the supermarket in the cleaning aisle, alongside chemicals for pools. good luck :)

Hey man....cool...didn't want any "bad blood" in a tie dye thread! :-) I'm w/ you on all points when it comes to the soda ash, but what we do, is if you need the shirt/garment to be soaked, we still spin it out, then after we tie it up, we'll either spray or kinda drip fix on it. Makes the actual tie less messy, but in the end you get the same look.

WOOOW!!! ITS REALLY A FREE LESSON?

you can buy ink at walmart.. in the craft, fabric section, art stores, michaels.. joanns... alot of places. just fabric dye... RIT is a brand you can buy

You're a good instructor. :-)

yep

Awsome video pretty cool

where do u get dyes?

@actionbastard1000 walmart or michaels theirs like 2.50 each dye

yes

o and that shirt kicks ass O and are u gonna make new tie dye vids cuz i wanna know if i wanna subscribe plz reply

you don't have to use soda water. i put salt in warm water, and a little salt in each dye. it helps the shirt absorb the dye better. it looks like the soda ash absorbs better though.

Thank you & you're welcome! Don't forget to check out my website where there are lots of tie dyes to look at and other interesting things to read and see!

thank you. m gong to try ths on a pair of jeans. have a customer who wants the v on the crotch haha! Im gonna try it and i Hope it comes out nice. great video.

Rubber bands will work just fine. I just like to use the string. The idea is to hold the folds together.

ok every time i make this design i will wash it off with cold water and the colors always spread for instance if i have a yellow and purple the colors will max into a violet color. i am not sure at all what im doing wrong

Beautiful