00:07Hi, my name is Shobid and I'm here to do some DIY tie-dye with you today.
00:12We're going to do the sunshine tunic project for my new book.
00:16What you'll need is a couple of plastic containers,
00:20measuring cups, measuring spoons, some rubber latex gloves,
00:25a whisk, rubber bands, fiber reactive dye,
00:29soda ash, a couple of buckets, and a silk or cotton shirt.
00:33So our first step is going to mix our fixative soda ash.
00:37We're going to measure about a cup of soda ash for every gallon of water.
00:41And you can use whatever the right amount is to fit your garment,
00:44and for me that's about a gallon and a half.
00:46Slowly pour your soda ash into the water and whisk it up like you're baking.
00:52I'm just mixing it in a little bit of water and then I'm going to pour it into my bucket.
00:55We're going to fold our shirt.
00:57You can use anything made out of natural fabric.
01:00So first I'm going to lay the shirt out with the back facing up and I'm going to fold it
01:06in half lengthwise.
01:08And then for this shirt we want to get a V shape in the front.
01:11So we're going to choose an area around the armpit for the top of the V and around the waistline
01:19for the bottom.
01:19Once we choose those two points we're just going to sort of gather them together in small pleats.
01:26And once we have this area together we're just going to take a rubber band and tie it around to
01:34hold that area in place.
01:36This is going to be the shape of our V.
01:38Everything below we're going to leave untied so that it dyes a solid color.
01:43And everything above we're going to tie up.
01:45So we're going to go ahead and continue this gathering all the way up and tie rubber bands along the
01:51way.
01:52And I'm just going to tie them sort of tight but open.
01:57The tighter you tie the more white you'll have.
02:00So we're going to put the garment in our soda ash pre-soak and we'll let it soak for half
02:05an hour.
02:06While it's soaking we're going to mix our dye bath.
02:09The amount of dye that you use is really up to you.
02:12You can use less for a lighter color or more for a darker color.
02:16Mix it up in a small amount of water.
02:18Pour the concentrate into our dye bath.
02:21Now that our shirt has been soaking in the soda ash for half an hour we're going to go ahead
02:25and wring it out.
02:27Then transfer it into our dye bath.
02:29And let it soak for an hour.
02:31While it soaks just in order for that open area to get even coverage you want to just make sure
02:37to stir it every once in a while.
02:39Now we get to take our shirt out and see the results.
02:42Bring it out like we did before.
02:43Rinse it under cold water.
02:45When the dye stops running and the water is running pretty clear you're going to just take the rubber bands
02:50off and then wash it under hot water with soap.
02:53And here it is.
02:55As you can see it was really simple to get such chic on trend results.
03:00If you're interested in trying out more there's 21 other projects in my book.
03:04So keep tie dyeing and keep having fun.
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