This Frau put dilapidated T-shirts on the oven grille for one incomprehensible reason.

Do you have a wardrobe full of monochrome clothes? Such clothes look boring, but do not be upset. White T-shirts can be revived and transformed beyond recognition. For example, they can be painted, and quite easily. Technique tie (Tie in English – “tie, twist, twist”, and dye – “paint”) is one of the most ancient ways of staining fabric by hand. This method of coloring was used in the VIII-IX centuries AD.




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To begin with, you will need quite a bit: rubber gloves, a coil of thread, a set of stationery rubber bands, paint on the fabric. Paints should be diluted with water according to the instructions. It will be more convenient to pour them into bottles with a narrow neck. Instead of bottles, you can use syringes. T-shirt before staining should be soaked in warm water with the addition of salt. After that, a good squeeze.





Psychedelic pattern They became very popular in the 60s of the last century on the wave of enthusiasm for the hippie movement. Options for applying them to the fabric there are a great many. Just a few.

Clothing Painting Pattern Options Longitudinal Draw a line on a wet T-shirt with a marker on the fabric. The line will serve as a landmark to fold along it a T-shirt like a fan. Then wrap the thread around the bottleneck and tie it tightly. Do this several times until the T-shirt looks like a sausage stick tied tightly with a cord.


When the sausage is packed, apply the paint of the selected color to its segments. First on the front, then turn back. Put the painted thing in a plastic bag, let the paint fix on the fabric. Leave it for 6-8 hours. Then rinse under running water until the water is clean, then wash in a typewriter.




With a cardboard foil sleeve Wrap your shirt around the bushing. Secure the edges with rubber bands. After that, spiral the thread tightly.




Apply paint of one color on the front side and another on the back. Like the first method, let the paint dry calmly.




radial Put your shirt in front of you. Lift your fingers behind the center and start rotating clockwise (or against) until the T-shirt looks like a flattened disk.




Now take the rubber bands and pull them off your T-shirt, like in the picture. After that, the paint can be applied in sectors marked with rubber bands. Try to paint the whole thing without leaving empty places.






This video shows how paint Tie dye technique. Watch the video to the end and see what the author did!

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