Tie-dye never died
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Black and white are just plain boring- other solid colours are too. Tons of clothes in the closet, why there’s not even one to wear? But then having to buy something new will only be a waste of money as the trend will change eventually (and we’re trying to save our environment so stop fast fashion). So how about we try out a new trend that seems to never died?
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When we said tie-dye never died, we really meant it. If you think tie-dye originated in the 1960s, think again. Tie-dye exists in some form in virtually every culture in the world, and while it was popularized in the United States during the hippie era, it has actually been a part of American culture since the 1920s. A tie-dye shirt is a classic garment that never really goes out of style. While its popularity waxes and wanes, it is something that you can almost always see people wearing. New generations continue to embrace tie-dye in its many forms.
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Shibori a form of tie-dye which originated in Japan and Indonesia. It has been practiced there since the 8th century. Shibori includes a number of labor-intensive resist techniques which include stitching elaborate patterns and tightly gathering the stitching before dyeing, forming intricate designs for kimonos. Another shibori method is to wrap the fabric around a core of rope, wood or other material, and bind it tightly with string or thread. The areas of the fabric that are against the core or under the binding would remain undyed. In our opinion, the outcome of this method is the prettiest out of all other method because it looks so neatly done. If we have the oppurtunity to do this, we surely will.
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Plangi and tritik are Indonesian words, derived from Japanese words, for methods related to tie-dye, and 'bandhna' a term from India, giving rise to the Bandhani fabrics of Rajasthan. Ikat is a method of tie-dyeing the warp or weft before the cloth is woven; similar to the procedure of Shibori method.
Mudmee tie-dye originates in Thailand and neighboring part of Laos. It uses different shapes and colors from other types of tie-dye, and the colors are, in general, more subdued. Another difference is that the base color is black.
Now, the real question is, how to do tie-dye? Well, after knowing what tie-dye is, we can know what we needed to make tie-dye become reality. Grab all your clothes, bags, blanket, bed sheets and everything that you want to give a bits of pizzazz (problems are not included) because we’re doing it right away. Do mind that if you want to use a black clothes, bleach it after tie it to make sure the black colour doesn’t disturb the dye to enter the clothes.
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Our first product is a dark blue tie-dye, using a dark blue batik dye or synthetic die. It came out as a really nice indigo colour and we both enjoyed the whole process!
What you will need:
1- Clothes (we used white clothes to show the colour better)
2- Rubber bands
3- Batik dye (we used dark blue one)
4- (1 tsp) Soda ash (as the fixer)
5- (3 tbsp) Sodium cillicate
6- Container
7- Gloves
First and foremost, before mixing your clothes with anything, you need to tie it first or else it won’t be called as “tie-dye”. Don’t try to care about the outcome first like how we did. Take your time in doing so and don’t be stressed out that much because we promise you it’ll look very nice...but do tie it tightly. All the part that been tied out will be white/not dyed while the other part will be dyed by your choice of colour.
Mix 1 teaspoon of sodium with a water that covered ¾ part of your container. Soak it in around 5 minutes before proceeding to the next step. Don’t forgot to wear your gloves. If you’re wondering, Soda ash is a dye fixer to fixes dyes to a clothes at room temperature without the need of hot water that will melt your wax. Usually for Batik, they tend to use wax to make the pattern, so soda ash is the perfect fixer to use. There’s a dye called Rit dye which is a hot water dye but you won’t be able to wash and wear it repeatedly.
After that, pour the diluted soda ash into the sink and mixes 3 tablespoons of Sodium cilicate and the dye inside a half full container with water; put the tied clothes in without rinsing it. Make sure you pour it evenly. Again, don’t forgot to wear your gloves because the chemicals might irritates your skin.
Wait for 5-7 days before you rinse the dye. Be patience as beauty takes time. You can now rinse the clothes and remove all the rubber bands before wash it with softener and stuff- and be creative with your product! We got to make a tote bag by the help of our beloved teacher, Puan Faridah and we’re very thankful for that.
What’s better than having products that are eco friendly? Nothing. So we decided to make a different version of tie-dye by using natural dye! Yes, you hear us right. This time, instead of using Batik dye, we used betel leaves to give out a nice brown-reddish colour.
What you’ll need:
1- Clothes (we used white clothes to show the colour better)
2- Rubber bands / Strings
3- Betel leaves (our natural dye)
4- Gambir (as the fixer)
5- Water
6- Container
7- Gloves (optional)
Again, firstly, tie your clothes. We improvise by using strings because why not right?
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After that, soak the clothes into a container filled with water. Make sure every part of it wet to make it easier for our natural dye to absorb into it.
Blends betel leaves with water and then mixes it with gambir. Instead of soda ash, we used gambir as the fixer. Next, soak your clothes inside the mixture. Use glove or not, nothing bad will happen. Just a little bit staining on your skin but that’s okay.
Wait for 5-7 days and rinse it. But.......surprise!
The colour didn’t turn out well (sad face), so we decided to give it another try. But this time, with turmeric.
What you’ll need:
1- Clothes (we used white clothes to show the colour better)
2- Rubber bands/strings
3- Turmeric (our natural dye)
4- Tamarind (as the fixer)
5- Water
6- Container
7- Gloves (optional)
Grab your coffee, your earphone, your phone, listen to any songs and tie your clothes all over again. In this case, we used our clothes that had been dyed with betel leaves.
Soak the clothes with a ¾ container filled with water and tamarind for about 5 minutes.
Twist your clothes a bit to remove excess water and soak it with blended tamarind (mixed with water). Since we used all natural ingredients, don’t be afraid to not use gloves (but your hands will surely stained with yellow colour of turmeric).
Wait for another 5-7 days and rinse it!
Now we have a very nice, pretty yellow colour from the turmeric. Be creative and do whatever things you want to do. Shirts, skirts, bags, sheets, anything.
That’s it. You can use any colour you want, with any combination that comes up on your mind. Even though it does take a bit of your time and preparation work, but the end results or the outcome will pay your hard works. Recycled your old clothes, make your own decoration, diy your own bed sheets, anything.
This post purely made for our assignment, Sharmilaa and I, for Handicraft (co-curricular activity in USMKK) and I took advantage by posting it to my actual blog. I was genuinely surprised (and happy) when our teacher told us to do this assignment by blogger-style, so my inner blogger just came out.
Thank you for reading, toodles.
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