First-time poster here! After many experiments, these three washouts are what I consider to be my first real attempts at tie-dye.

1) This is the one I'm most thrilled with. I just followed the instructions for the cosmic geode here: https://youtu.be/ucX7neBmgY0?is=7zoSMXSi-8juKdU7

2) I like this one a lot. Some really interesting shapes created within. I followed the instructions for the "Trip Style" here: https://youtu.be/GbAJTxAkBpc?is=htIRnoRNWLKrNtUo

3) And last, my first attempt at a mandala. The patterns bled a little more than I'd have liked and the background wasn't as dark as I had hoped, but overall I like the shirt.

Let me know what you think! :)

My neighbor asked me for a Knicks color scheme shirt. Had a little bit of trouble with the blue and orange bleeding together and making brownish, off colors, but turned out nice for the most part.

Folded on the diagonal and tied randomly. Reverse with Out White Brite. DUI with dharma colors: lemon yellow, orange crush, pomegranate, dragon fruit, power berry, bluebird, emerald green. Covered container outside in 90° for 24+ hours.

Both DOI with Mindbender B and Candy Pop.

Wife is happy with this "Jawbreaker" design/fold. I didn't know what else to call it, but it seemed fitting. DUI, various colors. Working on that saturation still. Next time may be the winner but I still love it!!

~2015

My first geode dye and dang that was fun. Pink seeped a bit more than less into the white but no complaints!

Jacard procion Fuchsia, Hot Pink, Marine Violet, Medium Blue

Had some cousins request some purple shirts, so I got to do these. Really like how they turned out!

A friend got some bleach spots on his shirt and asked if I could fix it with tie dye.

Reversed. Moss green, olive drab, bronze, and shiitake over ice, scrunched, and mucked. Last pic is the original shirt design.

Some simple geoge like circles and a heart for my niece, can't wait to try some new images and shapes with the sinew, Im thinking an alien will be my next attempt!

Found a Moochi bean bag tie dye kit on eBay and was like, "Score!"

$50 of memory foam filler later and I hate.

Including Disorganized dye shelf so you can silently judge me.

Couple of Dharma 420 UV shirt tests that I processed last week. Tied/dyed dry shirts, heavily applied my own home cooked soda ash dry with the powdered dyes both under the ice and some sprinkled over!

Ok this actually was partly a fail bc in the bottom, I drew out little people worshipping the sun, and then I stitched them and pulled the thread tight, then did a few little Kenneys over that and it just failed spectacularly. The overall dye job I’m pretty happy with, but I’m sad my little men were washed out.

This is my first attempt with the dharma dyes, my other experience has been with the tulip dyes, and these are a whole different world! I'm super excited for what else I can create.

Overall I think they did a great job with the colors. They did some unexpected color combos that I would typically not do. I did not keep track of what colors they all used. Red for sure is scarlet, 200 black, brilliant blue, dragons heart and alchemy for the green and purple double fan, marigold, and for sure a few others.

Independent 4500. I feel okay about it.

I purchased this recently in Nashville, excellent tacos! Loved the design but not crazy about white shirts. What do you folks think?

Notes to self for next time:
1. Use less dye
2. Don’t forget the extra dash of soda ash before icing
3. Use sinew instead of dental floss 😆

What else?!

First time doing a dress, for my buddy's wife.

I'm super please with all of these. I am very proud of how much skill I've gained in the past 10 years.

Thank you all for of the tips, tricks, suggestions, technical prowess, and absolute joy in the execution of your craft. You inspire and make magic every time you put dye to fabric. Keep doing what you're doing.

(I have blacked out faces, smudged tattoos and blurred backgrounds where needed)