Tie Dye Patterns – How to Create 6 Different Designs

Tie Dye Patterns – How to Create 6 Different Designs

Tie Dye, as the name suggests is a process of dyeing fabrics after you tie them in a manner that gives beautiful designs on the material. This can be done by anyone and it is a great hobby activity. You can create beautiful t-shirts, bed sheets, scarves, skirts, and pants. If creativity is your virtue, you can create endless tie dye patterns that give beautiful designs on the fabric. All you need to do is stretch your imagination completely.

The patterns you create depend on how you fold your material. The process of tie dye involves folding the material and then tying at various portions using strings. Then, the dye is applied to the fabric. The dye does not reach the areas that are tied with rubber bands or strings. So here, folding the material is the key. Basically, how you fold your fabric and the colors you use will determine the design on the final product. So, you must first fix up what kind of designs you wish to create. Designs can be circular, stripes and random designs. Random designs include items like butterfly, flower, leaves, diamonds, rosettes, squares, and ovals. Let us discuss some patters you can create:

1. Knot Tying: This pattern is ideal to work on light materials and long sleeves. You have to carefully twist the fabric first from both ends like a rope and tighten it. Then, you can fasten using strings. You can tie many even knots you need on the fabric, depending on your design. This pattern will give you fine lines.

2. Pleats: Lay the garment flat and using your hands pinches it to get folds on the material. Continue creating these folds on the entire fabric. You could change the size of the folds on both hands or on one hand to get the required design. Fasten the folds several times tightly and knot the strings. This is one of the basic tie dye patterns that can be used for making diamonds, squares, ovals or any symmetrical design.

3. Spirals: You create spiral pattern by gathering a section of the fabric using your thumb or a fork rotating it to create pleats in swirls all around the center. Get the loose ends within the circle and flatten the fabric using your palm. It will resemble a pancake. Take rubber bands and slide them over the cloth without disturbing the design. Let the rubber bands meet at the center. You can use various colors and the spiral created on the material looks stunning.

4. Electric Bunching: Bring together the ends of the fabric in bunches and shape it in the form of a ball. Fasten it well with rubber bands and try and retain the shape. Then dye it. This gives the pattern of electric light or lightening-like design.

5. Rosettes: Make dots on the fabric as the center of the rosette. Pick the dots together and at the base of …

The Secret to a Busy Mom’s Success – The Simple Baby Boy T-Shirt

The Secret to a Busy Mom’s Success – The Simple Baby Boy T-Shirt

Remember when you were little, you probably didn’t care that much about fashion. All you probably wanted to do was to play with your friends, your toys, enjoy the outdoors and a host of other activities. Life was simpler then, and now that you’re a parent it might seem as if you can’t catch your breath. In a typical day where you have an endless “To-Do” list looming over your every moment, the last thing you want to do is worry about the fact that you don’t have a spare outfit with you. Have you been shopping for a baby boy t-shirt in a while?

When you’re on the go, running frenetically hither, thither and yon chasing down old friends, making grocery store runs, getting the final item on sale on the latest flower bulb or shrub, you don’t normally have the luxury of making sure that your baby t-shirt matches the leggings or that your son’s going to be comfortable in what you’ve brought as a spare. The answer is to simplify and multiply. Simplify your son’s outfits, down to the basic, jeans-and-tees. This way you can do a quick grab-and-go, no matter what sort of To-Do list you have going on for the day. But the trouble with little boys is, no matter what age, they have a “gift” for getting dirty just by existing.

It’s as if they are spill magnets. It doesn’t matter how hectic your day is, your son will at some point need a change of his outfit. Your son will need to have his shirt changed. You might spill some of your iced coffee on him while leaning over his bouncy-seat or walker, jumping to get to the phone. Whoops! Knowing that your little prince is going to need another outfit, you can be sure you’re ready for any occasion or outing by multiplying what’s in his dresser.

When you go shopping for baby clothes, be sure not to restrict yourself to only one baby boy t-shirt. Get a dozen. Get several colors, buy in bulk so you can be sure you’ve got your bases covered. Be sure when you buy, you get the softest cotton blends, shirts that will grow and stretch as he crawls or toddles his way through his day. You want to be sure to buy the best quality, from designers you trust, and hopefully from a top-shelf clothing store (shopping online makes all of this effortless).

This season, don’t get caught in the busy-mom-on-the-go lifestyle. Simplify your son’s wardrobe. Buy t-shirts that are simple yet comfortable, of the best quality and make sure you buy from a source you can trust. Your day will go much smoother when you’re ready for the bumps in the road, and your son will thank you for it with his beaming smile.…