I didn t know it would work with a shaving cream base.
Marbled tie dye techniques.
To get the patterns.
The marble effect is obtained by scrunching the fabric creating the tightly rippled dying surface that produces the pattern.
You can use traditional tie dye techniques like the spiral design or shibori techniques like itajime.
These shoes were my first try with this technique on a shoe so it really is that easy.
If you want your shirt to have a light design with some white still visible use your dye sparingly.
Let the pillow sit on the pan for one to two minutes.
Leave it at that for a rather simple circle or for a more vibrant pattern like shown above wrap another rubber band binding just fabric this time a little ways below the marble.
Swirl the drops with a stick.
Tie dye marble basics.
There are lots of different folding and tying techniques that you can use for bleach dying.
Do not soak the entire shirt with dye.
Repeat with complementary colors.
Scrape off excess foam.
The traditional marbling techniques for paper and fabric involve floating your paints dyes atop a pan of water or gel and then swirling combing etc.
The marble tie dye technique requires a lot of a one common household item shaving cream.
Place fabric gently on the pan.
I tried this method a few times on scrap fabric and then dove head first into reproducing it on these white canvas shoes.
Pour solution in a small squeeze bottle.
Slowly lift the fabric from the pan.
Drip dye colors all over.
Each method will give you a different pattern or design on your finished item.
The key to achieving a colourful and intriguing design when using a marble tie dye technique lies in the saturation of the dye.
Use rit colorstay dye fixative after dyeing and before washing to enhance the color increase color retention and prevent dye from bleeding in to white areas.
Wearing rubber gloves mix four tablespoons of rit all purpose liquid dye with one cup of very hot water.
Step 1 lay the t shirt out on a non porous surface like a utility table with a stainless steel or plastic table top.
Apply light pressure to smooth.
Place fabric gently on the pan.