I tried this method a few times on scrap fabric and then dove head first into reproducing it on these white canvas shoes.
Marbled tie dye techniques.
Swirl the drops with a stick.
Each method will give you a different pattern or design on your finished item.
Scrape off excess foam.
If you want your shirt to have a light design with some white still visible use your dye sparingly.
Drip dye colors all over.
The marble effect is obtained by scrunching the fabric creating the tightly rippled dying surface that produces the pattern.
For this tie dye technique choose various places to wrap and bind a marble snugly in your fabric using rubber bands.
Apply light pressure to smooth.
Place fabric gently on the pan.
Smooth with your hands or a spatula.
The traditional marbling techniques for paper and fabric involve floating your paints dyes atop a pan of water or gel and then swirling combing etc.
Fill a baking tray with shaving cream.
Do not soak the entire shirt with dye.
Leave it at that for a rather simple circle or for a more vibrant pattern like shown above wrap another rubber band binding just fabric this time a little ways below the marble.
The key to achieving a colourful and intriguing design when using a marble tie dye technique lies in the saturation of the dye.
I didn t know it would work with a shaving cream base.
Step 1 lay the t shirt out on a non porous surface like a utility table with a stainless steel or plastic table top.
Pour solution in a small squeeze bottle.
Repeat with complementary colors.
To get the patterns.
Wearing rubber gloves mix four tablespoons of rit all purpose liquid dye with one cup of very hot water.
Slowly lift the fabric from the pan.
The marble tie dye technique requires a lot of a one common household item shaving cream.
Use rit colorstay dye fixative after dyeing and before washing to enhance the color increase color retention and prevent dye from bleeding in to white areas.
These shoes were my first try with this technique on a shoe so it really is that easy.
Tie dye marble basics.
Place fabric gently on the pan.