Batiks and Tie-Dye. The basics. | simplicol

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Batik and tie-dye. Master the basics.

Batik and tie-dye: master the basics

First tie, then dye. Batik and tie-dyeing really are that easy!

Erst abbinden, dann färben.

So einfach funktioniert das Batiken und Tie-Dye (engl. für Binden und Färben).

Find out for yourself!

1.

Tie the fabric

First, tie your piece of clothing or home textiles in the style you want. You can use cable ties, strong string, or even clothes pegs and clamps. The fabric won’t take the dye very well (or at all) in the places where the fabric is tied. This creates light patterns on the darker dyed fabric.

2.

The less fabric protruding beyond the tied section, the tighter the fabric is wound or folded, the smaller the pattern.

2.

The less fabric protruding beyond the tied section, the tighter the fabric is wound or folded, the smaller the pattern.

3.

The tied area appears as a light section on the dyed fabric. The more regularly spaced these areas are, the more even the result.

4.

Get your dye, bowls, and spoons ready, cover the floor, and put on your work clothes and rubber gloves.

4.

Get your dye, bowls, and spoons ready, cover the floor, and put on your work clothes and rubber gloves.

5.

Now set up the dye bath. Dyeing is done at 60°C. Add 4 litres of boiling and 2 litres of cold water into a bowl or bucket. Then dissolve fabric dye in the water until you achieve the desired colour intensity. Find out more here.

Dyeing

6.

Now place the tied fabric in the dye bath and dye it for one hour, stirring regularly.

7.

Next, rinse the fabric (still tied) under running water until the water runs clear.

7.

Next, rinse the fabric (still tied) under running water until the water runs clear.

8.-9.

You can fix the colour to ensure that your new design doesn’t fade when you wash it. To do this, pour 1 bottle of fixative for simplicol fabric dye into 8–10 litres of cold water. Leave the tied fabric in the fixative bath for 15 minutes. Untie the fabric and rinse it again until the water runs clear. You’re done!

9.

Untie the fabric and rinse it again until the water runs clear. You’re done!

Here are some ideas:

Tie your fabric and dye using the lightest colour (without using fixative).
Undo some or all of the ties. Tie the fabric in more places if you want to.
Then dye using the next darkest colour.
Repeat if desired.
When you’re finished, fix the colour as described under point 9.

Textil abbinden und in hellster Farbe einfärben (ohne abschließende Farbfixierung).
Einige oder alle Abbindungen lösen. Eventuell neue Abbindungen ergänzen.
In der nächstdunkleren Farbe einfärben.
Das Prinzip ggf. wiederholen.
Abschließend Fixieren, wie unter Punkt 9 beschrieben.

Dyeing with several colours

Dyeing fabric using several colours is easy. When doing batik, use one colour after the other. Always start with the lightest colour.

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