Back in March, I tried ice dyeing for the first time. It turned out great, so I finally got around to doing some more.
This time, I had four different batches of dye. I started with two off-white shirts and used a reddish mix of dyes. I started it around 10:30pm and rinsed it the next morning.
The ice was flat on one side and curved on the other. You can see where it was sitting, preventing the dye from reaching the fabric. I guess if the rounded side was up, the dye would run off the curve to both sides.
Then I did two of Steve’s shirts. One was a yellow polo shirt and the other was a white long sleeve T-shirt. These were only left in the dye until the ice melted, which was about 6 hours. I was a bit disappointed that the colors were a little weak (As you can see, I put a lot of dye!)
Next were two white shirts using mostly blue tones of dyes. I started around 4:30 and left it overnight. I broke the ice into smaller pieces for this one. It sticks as soon as it hits the wet cloth.
Last was a twin sized sheet. You can see where it was folded in half. I didn’t have much ice left by the time I did this one. I let it sit for 24 hours.
