Dallie
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Post by Dallie on Jun 26, 2020 12:07:56 GMT
Sure. I did it as a kid many times. Then I did it with my girls.
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Post by myboysnme on Jun 26, 2020 13:04:09 GMT
Laughing about Santa Cruz because I lived there for awhile but that is not where I tie dyed, lol!
In 7th grade art class, around 1970, we learned to tie dye by using rubber bands and applying wax to areas we wanted to cover for other colors. Many years later, my son wanted a tie dye shirt, and I went right to work on it. I used rubber bands but no wax this time. His shirt came out so good, but nothing like the intricate patterns wax allows for.
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scorpeao
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Post by scorpeao on Jun 26, 2020 15:00:58 GMT
I grew up in Livermore. I spent a good part of my youth tie-dying, and bleach tie-dying, things. It was fun to see what you'd get.
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Post by ~summer~ on Jun 26, 2020 15:17:35 GMT
Yes! Tons of times. Both when I was a kid and with my own kids. But I grew up in Berkeley lol
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QueenoftheSloths
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Jun 26, 2020 15:57:04 GMT
Yes. In my childhood, my mom was big on having us do crafts that would keep us outside. As an adult, I don't really like the way tie dye looks, and I associate it with hippies and Rupert from Survivor.
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Post by birukitty on Jun 26, 2020 17:42:31 GMT
Born in 1960, tie-dyed lots of times. This is me too. |
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Post by MalleyCat on Jun 27, 2020 0:07:50 GMT
Often. I have a bunch of dye and when the weather cools off a bit, I'm going to try something called ice dyeing. I am going to try that too!😁 |
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Post by MalleyCat on Jun 27, 2020 0:11:08 GMT
I haven't done it since the 1970's when I was in high school. If I were to go back to fabric dying, I would try Shibori instead. Doing Shibori is so much fun! I discovered it about 5 years and did a bunch of different prints, including these that I framed and hung in my house. It’s pretty addicting!  😊 |
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Post by MalleyCat on Jun 27, 2020 0:11:50 GMT
I did, but I was a kid in the 70s - everything was tie-dye! Also a kid of the 70’s😁 |
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Post by MalleyCat on Jun 27, 2020 0:14:56 GMT
Nope, never. I’ve done dozens of other crafts but never that. I’m always afraid I’ll do it and my shirt will turn out looking like mud. The key is to put colors next to each other that mix together to make secondary and tertiary colors. 😉  |
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Post by MalleyCat on Jun 27, 2020 0:16:38 GMT
In the 60/70s yes. Batik too. Now I’m wondering why I never did it with my kids. Maybe that’s a project to do with the grandkids. I remember doing Batik back in the late 70’s or early 80’s. I got some supplies to do it again, I just haven’t gotten around to doing it. 😉 |
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Post by MalleyCat on Jun 27, 2020 0:19:04 GMT
Laughing about Santa Cruz because I lived there for awhile but that is not where I tie dyed, lol! In 7th grade art class, around 1970, we learned to tie dye by using rubber bands and applying wax to areas we wanted to cover for other colors. Many years later, my son wanted a tie dye shirt, and I went right to work on it. I used rubber bands but no wax this time. His shirt came out so good, but nothing like the intricate patterns wax allows for. Interesting! I’ve never heard of combining tie dye and wax(Batik) together! Sounds wild!😉 |
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Post by MZF on Jun 27, 2020 1:38:02 GMT
I'm not from Santa Cruz (but lived nearby in Half Moon Bay for yrs growing up--close enough?) . I did tie dye once in grade school and another time we did tie dye and wax--I think we were making batik fabric, though I don't remember why or for what class.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 27, 2020 2:02:25 GMT
Nope, never. I’ve done dozens of other crafts but never that. I’m always afraid I’ll do it and my shirt will turn out looking like mud. The key is to put colors next to each other that mix together to make secondary and tertiary colors. 😉 LOL. I went to an art college for design so I get that part. What would be the fail would be getting too much of the wrong colors of dye mixing together in the middle and having the whole thing look like crap at the end! Also, no matter how many ways to Sunday people try to mix red and blue to get a pretty purple, sorry, it really just isn’t going to work. It never does. Ask me how I know.  |
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Post by janeinbama on Jun 27, 2020 2:08:58 GMT
I have done it years ago and we tie dyed shirts for the 4th ummmmmm yeah instead of Red, White and Blue we got pink and purple. Our designs were great, we did the circle, horizontal and vertical ties like firecrackers. We were all disappointed - I'm guessing the water was not hot enough.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jun 27, 2020 3:57:48 GMT
I remember doing Batik back in the late 70’s or early 80’s. I got some supplies to do it again, I just haven’t gotten around to doing it. I took some batik classes when we lived in Indonesia 20 years ago. Really enjoyed working with the caps (pronounced chops) and still have all the prints I made. Need to make some of them into pillows. |
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Post by MalleyCat on Jun 27, 2020 15:27:12 GMT
The key is to put colors next to each other that mix together to make secondary and tertiary colors. 😉 LOL. I went to an art college for design so I get that part. What would be the fail would be getting too much of the wrong colors of dye mixing together in the middle and having the whole thing look like crap at the end! Also, no matter how many ways to Sunday people try to mix red and blue to get a pretty purple, sorry, it really just isn’t going to work. It never does. Ask me how I know. Ha! I know what you mean! My first lesson was to ask the kids was “what color do you get when you mix red and blue”? Then I asked if they want purple shirts, or red, white and blue? 😉 I tried my best to not have blue and white touching. I put lots of big tight rubber bands between the red and blue sections.    |
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Post by shescrafty on Jun 27, 2020 16:48:37 GMT
Yes-many times!
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Post by worldwanderer75 on Jun 27, 2020 17:14:17 GMT
Yes! I did it some as a kid growing up and my kids and I did a bunch of stuff last summer. It's hard to find the stuff to do right now because it's so popular! My kids would like to do some more stuff when I can get my hands on some dye!
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Post by MalleyCat on Jun 27, 2020 17:20:29 GMT
Yes! I did it some as a kid growing up and my kids and I did a bunch of stuff last summer. It's hard to find the stuff to do right now because it's so popular! My kids would like to do some more stuff when I can get my hands on some dye! Luckily, I already had tie dye supplies on hand before Covid! I saw on Pinterest, that you could use Kool-aid as dye.😉 It was really hard to find sidewalk chalk for a few moths. I was really happy to see that the Dollar Tree got some 12 packs in stock😁 |
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PrettyInPeank
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Post by PrettyInPeank on Jun 27, 2020 17:25:21 GMT
They sell kits at Walmarts across the United States. It’s definitely not a Santa Cruz thing. That said, if anyone is planning on tie dying, I recommend the higher quality dyes not found at Walmart and lye to set the colors permanently.
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~Susan~
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Post by ~Susan~ on Jun 27, 2020 20:24:27 GMT
I haven't, but with it being a fad this summer I have become interested. I saw a video on YouTube where this lady used turmeric, avocado skins and red wine. I was very intrigued.
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Post by MalleyCat on Jun 27, 2020 21:58:44 GMT
I tie-dyed with my GS troop at camp. Cindy I think my first time tie dying was at Girl Scout Camp, when I was young.😉 |
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Post by MalleyCat on Jun 27, 2020 22:00:25 GMT
I literally just pulled four freshly dyed project out of my dryer that I made for the store. We can’t keep up with the fam end. Tie dye is HUGE Do you have a photo of your project? Would love to see it!😉 |
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Post by MalleyCat on Jun 27, 2020 22:00:55 GMT
I did it at school as part of a needlework class, it's one of the ugliest methods of dying anything if you ask me! 😂 |
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Post by MalleyCat on Jun 27, 2020 22:02:27 GMT
I'm not from Santa Cruz (but lived nearby in Half Moon Bay for yrs growing up--close enough?) . I did tie dye once in grade school and another time we did tie dye and wax--I think we were making batik fabric, though I don't remember why or for what class. Definitely close to Santa Cruz and has similar SC vibe!😉 |
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jun 27, 2020 22:52:52 GMT
as a girl scout leader, too many times to count!
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Post by tracyarts on Jun 28, 2020 2:33:50 GMT
I have a huge bag of cleaned avocado pits and peels in my freezer, waiting to experiment with a dyeing project. I have a piece of cotton and linen blend fabric that I want to use with it, and probably make a peasant top from afterwards. Or maybe sew the top with cotton thread and dye the finished piece. I haven't, but with it being a fad this summer I have become interested. I saw a video on YouTube where this lady used turmeric, avocado skins and red wine. I was very intrigued. |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jun 28, 2020 13:58:53 GMT
As an adult, I don't really like the way tie dye looks, me either. I learned it as a Girl Scout in my youth and have done it various times in my life as a project with kids, but I really don't care for the look of it. Doing Shibori is so much fun! I discovered it about 5 years and did a bunch of different prints, including these that I framed and hung in my house. I do like those! |
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Jun 28, 2020 14:00:32 GMT
< - English and yes, many years ago. It was fun!
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