Brighten Your Summer With Tie Dye

by Natasha Mark June 14, 2021

Tie Dye was the flower power culture emblem of the 1960s & 1970s. It has since made a colossal comeback today. The craze for DIY tie dye has spiraled upwards, more so during the pandemic. It was sought out so much that craft stores were sold out and backordered for months! According to Tagwalk data, tie dye was present in 16 women’s clothing Fall 2021 collections, making up 0.7% of looks across the board. This was a 139% increase from Fall 2020. People were grasping at anything they could “give life back to” or simply brightening their day. Others sought out to recreate pricey items they could not afford due to financial effects from COVID-19. Most importantly, tie dye allows you to express your own freedom, movement, and art.

Tips on DIY Tie Dye

Set Up: Ensure you have a covered area (i.e plastic cover, paint tarp, newspaper). Your project will take at least 6 hours to cure. The dye will spread and can transfer.
Raised Wire Rack: Recommended to elevate your project, so the dye will not spread as much.
Gloves/Tongs: Gloves protect your hands from dye transfers and tongs aid in flipping your project to continue dying.
Prewash Your Item: It will help prevent stiffness. Leave item damp for best results. You do Not want your items excessively wet; the dye will bleed, or the colors will come out diluted.
Rubber bands/Zip Ties: Various size will help create different patterns. Zip-ties will help create straight lines and easier to remove.
Items with a majority cotton blend will work best
Cover your project to help in drying for a minimum of 6 hours. You can even put it in a plastic bag, loosely tied
After a minimum of 6 hours, with bands intact, rinse your item in lukewarm water
Remove bands and unfold garment and continue rinsing until item runs clear
Run items through washing machine on cold- continue to separate from other items for 2-3 wash cycles to ensure item does not bleed
As always, have so much fun! Each item will be unique and a wonderful surprise!

If you don’t have the time and want to be a part of the trend, look for already made tie dye clothing.

Reasons to Buy Professionally Made Tie Dye Clothing

Professionally made tie dye clothing is safeguarded not to bleed and fade over time
Items are cured properly to last
No mess to clean up
No wait time aside from delivery
Color combinations are harder to achieve with DIY

Don’t forget to check out our tie-dye collection!

Happy Shopping, Happy Tie-Dying!

Tie Dye Can Be Both Self-Expression and a Statement~ XXO Squirrel & Co