That's the best way of doing it I heard smoking helps you to relax and concentrate I just bought a huge tie dye kit it's gonna be awesome to create n see how everything turns out. HAVE FUN .
Couldn't agree more ... one of my favorite quotes is "When I grow up, I want to be a kid" .... and yes I do think I have one of the best jobs in the World, and it got even better when I started sharing these videos, I love to help people all around the World have success with this art .... thank you!! Peace Love Light & Laughter to you
I've been looking for ideas on how to tie dye a necktie, and I think the zig-zag pattern you showed on the first pair of socks is exactly what I'm looking for! Thank you for sharing your ideas and skills!
Carl, thank you so much for this video. My first pair didn’t come out so well. I should have known you would have a video on socks! Just want to say thank you again, for taking the time to teach all of us. I appreciate you! Now off to try new socks, with everything I’ve learned here. ☺️
@@MrTieDye Remember the lil paper footballs the guys made in school,the way they would fold it,like how they do a flag when a service person passes away.,try that fold.
you are welcome... I love to help other have success and yes there are so many things you can do with tie-dye, I try to share as much as I can to ensure success .... and thank you
Thank you for this. I have to wear a product called "Tubigrip" on my legs and it looks so ... medical. I want to make it a bit more fun and less depressing. This is exactly what I need.
Cool socks, Carl. I dye the bamboo ones from Dharma, too. I mostly spiral them starting at the toe, like you showed. I wear them with my shorts so everyone can see them. Looking forward to Wed. Peace and love:)
Sue from Cape Town South Africa ....thank you all this information. Trying to source tie dye powder dye in SA , will keep trying...you have inspired me ...
Hello Sue 👋 ... and you are welcome... I love to help people learn this art and have fun and success with it ... as for the dyes, here are links I have received from other dyers around the World as to where they buy dyes from, here are the ones closest to you that I currently have : South Africa : bulk fiber reactive pigment/dye from Chemisol in Johannesburg : www.chemosol.co.za/fabric-painting/ Uganda I buy dyes from a distributor downtown : Nina Kebi Australia : www.kraftkolour.net.au/ www.thesunnydaisy.com.au/ Paula Burch website : there are many places listed around the World to buy dyes from : www.pburch.net/dyeing/dyesources.shtml If you happen to find other sources, I would appreciate a link so I can add to my list 😉✌🏻🙏 I wish you success in your creations and you are welcome 🙏
I love that I keep getting to enjoy watching and learning from your wonderful videos! I hadn't thought about tie dying socks but now I absolutely must! Thank you so much for sharing your incredible creative talent with us! Super blessed to have a chance to learn from you!💗
Great video!, I got a tie dye kit for Christmas and white t shirts and socks, love your method, will give it a go, if they come out like yours I will be very happy!
@@MrTieDyethanks for your reply, I shared this video to my daughter who got me the kit, she said that you do amazing tie dye, I will let you know how it went
Hello! my friend and i are going to be tie dying tomorrow socks for the first time and your video was soooo helpful! gotta say i’m so impressed with your work and they came out beautifully. my favorites were the rainbow. gonna try the spirals tomorrow. thanks for the tips!
Awesome videos. I don't have the patience to do any of this. I just fast forward to the reveal. You know more about this subject than anyone on God's green earth. You should be called Dr. Tie Dye since you have a PhD! Amazing. Thanks for the videos. 💖💖💖 Anyone who says they remember the 60s and 70s wasn't really there!
YIPEEEEE!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!! USPS just delivered 6 pair of Nike crews to me (for me to “pizazz up” for both of my two daughters’ birthdays👍😜…. and I just watched you tie up first pair (WONDERFUL INSTRUCTION, btw❗️❗️❗️👌👌😍) and so ive got you paused & have a quick ques… you said you soaked and spun…. So my ques is, how do YOU👈 “spin them out”❓… like maybe with your dryer or do you do it by hand? jc😜(& THHHHHANNNNNNNKKKK YOUUUUUUUU SOOOOOO MUCHHHHH, btw👍👍👍😃)❤️
That sounds awesome... I hope you have fun and success with your socks ... as for 'spinning out' .... I use my washer's Spin Cycle to 'Spin' out the excess soda ash... I squeeze most out by hand, then I put the tees, socks, dresses, tapestries or whatever I soaked into the washer basin and then set it to spin... this gets most of the liquid out of the tees and leaves them barely damp which is my preferred method of folding and dyeing the tees and things ... BUT, one thing to be aware of, some washers will spray water at the start of the Spin Cycle, this can dilute your soda ash ... so test your washer before 'Spinning' things out, or set the cycle to halfway and then spin out (the way you can test easily is to toss a dry tee in, turn on spin cycle for a couple seconds, then check the tee, if it is wet, then toss in anohter dry tee, set the cycle to halfway, then try again... if tee is dry, then you can use the Spin Cycle to 'Spin' out the excess soda ash ✌🏻💚🙏
@@MrTieDye omGOODNESS😮😍😮👍… my 2 daughters LOVED their birthday socks SOOOOO MUCH… they were SO IMPRESSED & in SO MUCH AWE❗️❗️❗️☺️🥰☺️… i followed your tutorial exactly, and had NO IDEA they were going to turn out so great since obviously from my lame question above, i had never tie-dyed anything in my life😄🙃… WOWZA❗️❗️❗️ so very cool of you to share this with everyone… and btw, my daughters turned 23 & 27 and no joke, acted like wide-eyed toddlers on Christmas morning when they opened their bday socks❗️❗️❗️THANK YOU, AGAIN👍😘
if you are using Procion Dyes, they will need soda ash added sometime before you batch them ... you can pre soak and then tie, or you can tie and then soak.... or you can tie, dye and then squirt them with soda ash (this method works, but they will need to be able to drip some after you apply the soda ash .... the soda sh is what activates the dyes ... her is a video where I show this process on tee shirts : ruclips.net/video/rkmAQxOu52A/видео.html BUT, if you are using a One-Step kit... then you can just pre wash your socks and then tie and dye them as the soda ash is mixed in with the dyes... but I would tie all of the socks up before you mix the dyes as the dyes are active as soon as you add water to the one step kits .... BUT, I have heard from others that they get better colors if they still do a pre soak with One Step Kits I hope this info helps
Thank you so much for these gorgeous ideas. I've just found you and would love to know what brand of dye you use. I've been given so many different suggestions, but really trust your suggestions. Thanks so much. Peace.
Hey Carl! As always, love the videos and the time you take to help us aspiring to get better at this art. Quick question....what is the threshold on the minimum percentage of cotton, or in this case bamboo, if they're not 100%? 70, 80, 90% cotton/other material? Thanks again for all you do for the tie dye community! I have learned SO MUCH from you! Namaste
nope... I believe anything you can tie-dye can be done with either liquid or ice dye (or HWI and any other method of dye) ... just fold them up and ice dye like you would a tee ✌️
heyy can anyone help me . So I wanna start a tie dye business but I’m scared that once I sell the product what if the colour fades . Also can anyone brief me what products are used for tie dye and when and how to use them . Please help me if anyone can 💓
I use Procion dyes, once set they last a long time ... here is my Beginner's Playlist where I talk about the process of tie-dye and then show how I mix the dyes, the soda ash and then other tips and tricks ..... ruclips.net/p/PLMEtBqB2BzuquDrHsqxbv8LdFkaIyy3wo and then afterwards, check out some of my other playlists as I have a lot of videos to show all sorts of designs
Procion Dyes work on natural fibers ... so if the other 20% is cotton, then yes they will take a little bit of dye/color ....but I have not looked into dyes for other types of fabric as the processes are also different I buy my socks from Dharma as they have great cotton socks as well as bamboo socks which take the Procion dyes great
I use Fiber Reactive Procion Dyes, I buy most of mine from Dharma, but here are the main places that sell these type of dyes in the USA : CA : Dharma : www.dharmatrading.com/dyes/dharma-fiber-reactive-procion-dyes.html CO : Grateful Dyes : www.grateful-dyes.com/ CO : CO Wholesale Dye Corp. : www.bulkdye.com NC : Custom Colors Inc. : www.customcoloursinc.com/ MA : Pro-Chemical and Dye : prochemicalanddye.net/ MO : Dyespin : www.dyespin.com and here is my Beginner's Playlist which has lots of helpful tips and tricks to tie-dye and getting started : ruclips.net/p/PLMEtBqB2BzuquDrHsqxbv8LdFkaIyy3wo
Soda ash is what activates the Fiber Reactive Procion Dyes, another name for it is Sodium Carbonate. You can find it at one of the dye houses, or you can purchase locally from a pool supply store, or in the laundry isle under the name Washing Soda, just be sure to check the label says 100% Soda Ash. Here is how I mix or make soda ash: ruclips.net/video/vD1MSB0sAY8/видео.html
I use Procion Fiber Reactive dyes and leave them to batch for 48 hours.... so this allows the dye to bond with the cotton fibers .... then I will do a few hot washes to remove all of the un bonded dyes... once this is done, then you can wash normally in cold water and not have the dyes come out
Hi. Is soaking them in soda ash the key to making sure the color doesn’t rinse out? I’m new to tie dying. I tried this on socks w/o the soda ash and the color either rinsed out or faded. Thx!
I buy mine from dharma as that is the only place I have found where they make socks with the cotton, or bamboo in this case, on the outside of the sock so they take color great
Just woke up - gonna smoke a bowl and learn from the master!! 💜
That's the best way of doing it I heard smoking helps you to relax and concentrate I just bought a huge tie dye kit it's gonna be awesome to create n see how everything turns out. HAVE FUN .
Same
Just woke up too, gonna smoke a bowl and check yesterday's dyes and possibly start some reverse dyes today.
Just smoked up, gonna smoke a bowl and get stoned!
gonna bowl s smoke to sleep... 'cause waking up stings...
I'm so glad you made this! We're tie dying socks for my 2.5 yo to wear with his ankle orthotics so he has fun socks to wear! 🥰
you are welcome and yes, I love to Walk on Rainbows
Wow, beautiful... Also, can we all agree this man has the best occupation ever... He's playing with colors even pass kindergarten, 😆😆😆😆 so much fun
Couldn't agree more ... one of my favorite quotes is "When I grow up, I want to be a kid" .... and yes I do think I have one of the best jobs in the World, and it got even better when I started sharing these videos, I love to help people all around the World have success with this art .... thank you!! Peace Love Light & Laughter to you
@@MrTieDye thanks for taking the time and give comment. Appreciate your videos and be well 💞
That black-on-top trick just blew my mind!
glad it was helpful... I love to share what I learn through experimenting with this art ✌️
Who wouldn’t wanna walk on Rainbows!? This is awesome!
YES!!
I've been looking for ideas on how to tie dye a necktie, and I think the zig-zag pattern you showed on the first pair of socks is exactly what I'm looking for! Thank you for sharing your ideas and skills!
Those chili pepper looking socks are cool. Haha. Also the black rainbows really popped!!
Thank you 🙏
Dude, I am so glad I found you, and being the queen of owning too many socks, this is so great!
Welcome aboard!... have fun creating and you will be Walking on Rainbow in no time :-)
The reveal at 23:12 was so satisfying
✌️
thank you mr tie dye!
Thanks Mr. Tye Dye! You're descriptions are always so easy to understand. Keep being awesome!!
Thank you and You are very welcome ... 🙏. I try to be as helpful as I can
Carl, thank you so much for this video. My first pair didn’t come out so well. I should have known you would have a video on socks! Just want to say thank you again, for taking the time to teach all of us. I appreciate you! Now off to try new socks, with everything I’ve learned here. ☺️
You are welcome, I am glad to be of help and yeah I have a lot of videos lol ... more to come ... have fun with your socks
@@MrTieDye Remember the lil paper footballs the guys made in school,the way they would fold it,like how they do a flag when a service person passes away.,try that fold.
So much more thorough explanation than some other sock tie dye videos I've found! I love I.
Glad it was helpful! ✌🏻❤️🙏
You are too good to us! I love when you give many examples like this. Love em!
you are welcome... I love to help other have success and yes there are so many things you can do with tie-dye, I try to share as much as I can to ensure success .... and thank you
The accordion folds is my jam.
Thank you for this. I have to wear a product called "Tubigrip" on my legs and it looks so ... medical. I want to make it a bit more fun and less depressing. This is exactly what I need.
Hands down you are ABSOLUTELY AWESOME! YOU teach me a lot,THANK YOU!!!
You are so welcome 🙏💚✌🏻
Thank you for sharing! ❤
You are so welcome! ✌🏻🙏
Cool socks, Carl. I dye the bamboo ones from Dharma, too. I mostly spiral them starting at the toe, like you showed. I wear them with my shorts so everyone can see them. Looking forward to Wed. Peace and love:)
Thank you and yes I love these socks from dharma, they have them made special with the cotton or bamboo on the outside of the sock so they dye well
I appreciate your generosity. Thank you xxx
You are welcome 🙏
Sue from Cape Town South Africa ....thank you all this information. Trying to source tie dye powder dye in SA , will keep trying...you have inspired me ...
Hello Sue 👋 ... and you are welcome... I love to help people learn this art and have fun and success with it ... as for the dyes, here are links I have received from other dyers around the World as to where they buy dyes from, here are the ones closest to you that I currently have :
South Africa : bulk fiber reactive pigment/dye from Chemisol in Johannesburg : www.chemosol.co.za/fabric-painting/
Uganda I buy dyes from a distributor downtown : Nina Kebi
Australia : www.kraftkolour.net.au/ www.thesunnydaisy.com.au/
Paula Burch website : there are many places listed around the World to buy dyes from : www.pburch.net/dyeing/dyesources.shtml
If you happen to find other sources, I would appreciate a link so I can add to my list 😉✌🏻🙏
I wish you success in your creations and you are welcome 🙏
I love that I keep getting to enjoy watching and learning from your wonderful videos!
I hadn't thought about tie dying socks but now I absolutely must!
Thank you so much for sharing your incredible creative talent with us!
Super blessed to have a chance to learn from you!💗
This is so cool. Thank you!
You're very welcome! ✌🏻
Great vid ! Now I’m going to have to order some socks! These look like a lot of fun!
Great video!, I got a tie dye kit for Christmas and white t shirts and socks, love your method, will give it a go, if they come out like yours I will be very happy!
thank you and you are welcome... I hope you have fun and I wish you success!!
@@MrTieDyethanks for your reply, I shared this video to my daughter who got me the kit, she said that you do amazing tie dye, I will let you know how it went
Thanks for sharing.
you are welcome ✌🏻
Hello! my friend and i are going to be tie dying tomorrow socks for the first time and your video was soooo helpful! gotta say i’m so impressed with your work and they came out beautifully. my favorites were the rainbow. gonna try the spirals tomorrow. thanks for the tips!
Thank you and you are welcome... have fun and I wish you success with your socks!! ✌🏻💚🌈🙏
Love this tutorial! Thank you so much for teaching us your ways! 🙌🏽🎨
Thank you and you are welcome ✌🏻💚🌈🥳🙏
Love the fire socks!
Helped very much thank you :D
You're welcome!
Awesome Carl. I may have to try this too.
yeah socks can be a lot of fun to make and wear 😎
I love this! Thank you!!!!!!!
thank you and you are welcome 🙏
Great job with the socks!
So cool I actually done some with my shirts for my granddaughter n they turned out awesome I’ll try to post a pic soon
Awesome videos. I don't have the patience to do any of this. I just fast forward to the reveal. You know more about this subject than anyone on God's green earth. You should be called Dr. Tie Dye since you have a PhD!
Amazing. Thanks for the videos. 💖💖💖
Anyone who says they remember the 60s and 70s wasn't really there!
Wow! That was fun! Blessings Abound
Love the format and awesome socks in tutorial. Tie dyed socks are a bit like wearing crazy underwear. Few are going to know.
Glad you like them!
@@MrTieDye You obviously live up north
Pretty cool! You make it look so easy 😊
YIPEEEEE!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!! USPS just delivered 6 pair of Nike crews to me (for me to “pizazz up” for both of my two daughters’ birthdays👍😜…. and I just watched you tie up first pair (WONDERFUL INSTRUCTION, btw❗️❗️❗️👌👌😍) and so ive got you paused & have a quick ques…
you said you soaked and spun…. So my ques is, how do YOU👈 “spin them out”❓… like maybe with your dryer or do you do it by hand? jc😜(& THHHHHANNNNNNNKKKK YOUUUUUUUU SOOOOOO MUCHHHHH, btw👍👍👍😃)❤️
That sounds awesome... I hope you have fun and success with your socks ... as for 'spinning out' .... I use my washer's Spin Cycle to 'Spin' out the excess soda ash... I squeeze most out by hand, then I put the tees, socks, dresses, tapestries or whatever I soaked into the washer basin and then set it to spin... this gets most of the liquid out of the tees and leaves them barely damp which is my preferred method of folding and dyeing the tees and things ... BUT, one thing to be aware of, some washers will spray water at the start of the Spin Cycle, this can dilute your soda ash ... so test your washer before 'Spinning' things out, or set the cycle to halfway and then spin out (the way you can test easily is to toss a dry tee in, turn on spin cycle for a couple seconds, then check the tee, if it is wet, then toss in anohter dry tee, set the cycle to halfway, then try again... if tee is dry, then you can use the Spin Cycle to 'Spin' out the excess soda ash ✌🏻💚🙏
@@MrTieDye omGOODNESS😮😍😮👍… my 2 daughters LOVED their birthday socks SOOOOO MUCH… they were SO IMPRESSED & in SO MUCH AWE❗️❗️❗️☺️🥰☺️…
i followed your tutorial exactly, and had NO IDEA they were going to turn out so great since obviously from my lame question above, i had never tie-dyed anything in my life😄🙃… WOWZA❗️❗️❗️ so very cool of you to share this with everyone… and btw, my daughters turned 23 & 27 and no joke, acted like wide-eyed toddlers on Christmas morning when they opened their bday socks❗️❗️❗️THANK YOU, AGAIN👍😘
Thnx bro...
Will you get a similar pattern if you do each line with a different rubberband to get tighter lines?
Yes, I think you will, but you may also get some white lines if you wrap the bands tightly ✌🏻
Do the socks have to be pre-soaked for you tie-dye them
if you are using Procion Dyes, they will need soda ash added sometime before you batch them ... you can pre soak and then tie, or you can tie and then soak.... or you can tie, dye and then squirt them with soda ash (this method works, but they will need to be able to drip some after you apply the soda ash .... the soda sh is what activates the dyes ... her is a video where I show this process on tee shirts : ruclips.net/video/rkmAQxOu52A/видео.html
BUT, if you are using a One-Step kit... then you can just pre wash your socks and then tie and dye them as the soda ash is mixed in with the dyes... but I would tie all of the socks up before you mix the dyes as the dyes are active as soon as you add water to the one step kits .... BUT, I have heard from others that they get better colors if they still do a pre soak with One Step Kits
I hope this info helps
Thank you so much for these gorgeous ideas. I've just found you and would love to know what brand of dye you use. I've been given so many different suggestions, but really trust your suggestions. Thanks so much. Peace.
i like👍
Hey Carl! As always, love the videos and the time you take to help us aspiring to get better at this art. Quick question....what is the threshold on the minimum percentage of cotton, or in this case bamboo, if they're not 100%? 70, 80, 90% cotton/other material? Thanks again for all you do for the tie dye community! I have learned SO MUCH from you! Namaste
Is ice dying outta the queston for socks?
nope... I believe anything you can tie-dye can be done with either liquid or ice dye (or HWI and any other method of dye) ... just fold them up and ice dye like you would a tee ✌️
Are you tying them while wet or dry?
I tie them while barely damp with soda ash
heyy can anyone help me . So I wanna start a tie dye business but I’m scared that once I sell the product what if the colour fades . Also can anyone brief me what products are used for tie dye and when and how to use them . Please help me if anyone can 💓
I use Procion dyes, once set they last a long time ... here is my Beginner's Playlist where I talk about the process of tie-dye and then show how I mix the dyes, the soda ash and then other tips and tricks ..... ruclips.net/p/PLMEtBqB2BzuquDrHsqxbv8LdFkaIyy3wo
and then afterwards, check out some of my other playlists as I have a lot of videos to show all sorts of designs
MrTieDye thankk youu soo muchh
Is it possible to tie dye socks made of 80% acrylic?
Procion Dyes work on natural fibers ... so if the other 20% is cotton, then yes they will take a little bit of dye/color ....but I have not looked into dyes for other types of fabric as the processes are also different
I buy my socks from Dharma as they have great cotton socks as well as bamboo socks which take the Procion dyes great
@@MrTieDye thank you!!
What tie dye powder should I buy?
I use Fiber Reactive Procion Dyes, I buy most of mine from Dharma, but here are the main places that sell these type of dyes in the USA :
CA : Dharma : www.dharmatrading.com/dyes/dharma-fiber-reactive-procion-dyes.html
CO : Grateful Dyes : www.grateful-dyes.com/
CO : CO Wholesale Dye Corp. : www.bulkdye.com
NC : Custom Colors Inc. : www.customcoloursinc.com/
MA : Pro-Chemical and Dye : prochemicalanddye.net/
MO : Dyespin : www.dyespin.com
and here is my Beginner's Playlist which has lots of helpful tips and tricks to tie-dye and getting started : ruclips.net/p/PLMEtBqB2BzuquDrHsqxbv8LdFkaIyy3wo
@@MrTieDye Youre awesome thanku so much!
What is soda ash and where can I get it?
Soda ash is what activates the Fiber Reactive Procion Dyes, another name for it is Sodium Carbonate. You can find it at one of the dye houses, or you can purchase locally from a pool supply store, or in the laundry isle under the name Washing Soda, just be sure to check the label says 100% Soda Ash.
Here is how I mix or make soda ash: ruclips.net/video/vD1MSB0sAY8/видео.html
Hi, and will the dye be bleached out when doing the laundry?
I use Procion Fiber Reactive dyes and leave them to batch for 48 hours.... so this allows the dye to bond with the cotton fibers .... then I will do a few hot washes to remove all of the un bonded dyes... once this is done, then you can wash normally in cold water and not have the dyes come out
did you say 48 hours?
Hi. Is soaking them in soda ash the key to making sure the color doesn’t rinse out? I’m new to tie dying. I tried this on socks w/o the soda ash and the color either rinsed out or faded. Thx!
Yes, soda ash opens up the cells to accept the dye
Hey mr tie dye! Where do you buy your socks?
I buy mine from dharma as that is the only place I have found where they make socks with the cotton, or bamboo in this case, on the outside of the sock so they take color great
Hello sir.... my bright colors aren’t coming out bright... more pastel looking. Can you advise?
What kind of dye are you using?
@@jkkawa I’m using RIT DYE
Sometimes it doesn’t have to do with the dye, but with the material. What material are the socks? Cotton is whats best to absorb dye