best way to tie dye... dry or wet?

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so my friend and i are going to do some tie dye. we already researched everything and got ALL the supplies and stuff. i have some questions...

after you soak the shirts in soda ash, does it work better to ring them out and dye them while they're damp, or is better for the fabric to dry before we start? we are doing the traditional rainbow swirl

and i have read so many different ways to tie dye... 

so does soaking the shirts in warm soda ash or colder soda ash work better? and does it matter if they're in there for over the 20 min the box says?

the kit isn't specific on the temp to use for the dye, so what temp of water should i use for the dye?

thanks for any helpful tips :)
have a great summer

Mikaela · Accepted Answer

room temp on all the temperature questions.

you need to dye with the shirt wet

chesney · Answer

I very own a tie dye enterprise, and consistently verify the shirts are damp with soda ash answer while applying the dye. Too moist and the colors will run jointly. Too dry and the dye does not take in properly... it rolls off the cloth.

♥ · Answer

u hav to dye them while theyre damp
i always did warm soda ash bcoz the dyes we used only worked if it was warm so i would do warm...and ya u have to leave it in for 15 to 20 min
sry i cant help u about the temp its weird the kit wouldnt say the temp for the dye

Anonymous · Answer

i Did this before they gotta be damp. Temperature for water cold. Not ice cold just regular cold.

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