Tie-Dye type dyeing?

[phishbrained]

I've watched a few tutorials and read a few treads about disc dying and I get the idea just have to get a space to do it. I was wondering about the more traditional tie-dye look, like the ones on t-shirts. Is this just cutting a stencil pattern out in vinyl like usual dyes or do you guys induce bleed? Basically how do you dye those sick, swirly tie-dye discs? Thanks for your time guys.

[phishbrained]

I read further and found out that innova does splatter dying where they spin the disc and drop dye on it. Is this the only way to do the tie dye style or is there something a bit easier for just one or 2 people to accomplish?

[HatchetHunter]

I think that the spin and splatter is the easiest way to achieve the effect you are looking for. There were some toys out on the market in the 90's that you can purchase and will allow you to create the the tie-dye look on a on paper. I've done some searching on the net and couldn't find anything, so I don't know if they still sell them or not. I would think that is wouldn't be that difficult to make something that would spin so you could get the look you wanted. I would go with a small crafts engine and attach some wood to the rotor to make a base plate. You could even get a bicycle tire and attach a metal pole to it, and then push the pole into the ground. Just make sure you secure the disc well, and you probably would want to do it outside. The RIT dies will really stain your floor. I don't know if this is what your looking for, but I hope I helped.

[phishbrained]

I understand pretty well now. Thanks, I'm going to try it out as soon as I get all the parts.

[Donovan]

I know very little on this stuff, but I think you can use acetone for the swirl look in the dye. You can also use cotton balls or terrycloth/fleece materials for applying the different colors to help blend them. These are what I have heard or read about.

[borndasaur]

An old belt-drive turntable and a large tub to put it in. If you adjust the diameter of the drive pin, you can slow it down so it spins at a slow speed.

[zud00]

I'm curious as to how the dye would have to be mixed for the plastic to take and hold it. When dyeing in a pot, I leave the disc in for sometimes a few minutes for the plastic to take the dye.

[borndasaur]

They may be using solvent dyes or solvent inks. I agree that regular dye would take too long to get dark enough.

[TalbotTrojan]

Hey Phish, was wondering if you had tried this out yet or if anyone else had with any success. I have a Dye that i want to do and am thinking of either stright splattering or spin splattering.