tie dye questions/chemicals in tie dye

I want to try to tie dye a peace sign and I thought the method with the wax looked easy. Do I have to put wax on both sides of the shirt and what would be the best way to apply it?

 

nope, just one the one side. Be sure to put a peice of cardboard inside the shirt if you don't want the wax to seap through to the other side and stick your shirt together.

 

Do I melt the wax and drip it on or just rub it on the shirt?

 

melt the wax first. if you don't have a tjanting (pronounced chan-ting, that the little tool for batik to apply the wax), use a disposable brush. i use an old crock pot to melt my wax. that way it stays at a constant temperature.

 

like a toothbrush?

 

i've never tried a toothbrush before. i've used cheap paint brushes, like the ones you get with kiddie watercolours. i've gotten them at wal-mart and michael's cheap cheap. use it then toss it, unless you want to clean it.

 

Oh, I see. I do have some of those. Thanks

 

I guess it would be batik, i'm going to tie dye some tanks and I wanted to have a couple with peace signs. I'm just starting to tie dye so I think actually tie dying the peace sign is out of my league right now, if that makes sense

 

well, when you do it, make sure to post a pic for us!

 

will do, i'm just a little busy with my hemp lately, it might be a few weeks.

 

I've used the toothbrush idea before, it works pretty well the disadvandage of a cheep brush is that the bristles tend to come out.

 

I'm getting ready to try working with Sodium Alginate/ Sea weed thickner for Tie-Dye. I had seen some helpfull tips on how to avoid clumps. One article mentioned straining the soloution. Unfortunately I did not bookmark the information. I would love to hear from anyone who has worked with Sodium Alginate in order to learn what to do & what not to do. Thanks for your time and help. Kim

 

Yeah thats what I thought too, but does it really matter, I mean you're just going to remove the wax and any bristles when you're done right?

 

I've got directions to stitch a peace sign too, but I thought it would be too complicated for my first time.

 

I think i'm going to try painting a skinny peace sign with wax and then tie the insides and around to still give it a tie dye look, do you think that would work?