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Thank you! I really like the way this one turned out. It is really vibrant!

Thank you so much! I think this one turned out really pretty too.

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Thank you so much! That's awesome - I love ice dyeing and I'm so glad I could help.

Thank you! Have fun with it!

Thank you - I love the color combo too!

Thank you so much 🤗 For the Procion Fiber Reactive Dye that I use to properly bond with the fabric, you must have soda ash to raise the pH and heat. In ice dyeing or liquid dyeing, allowing the shirt to process long enough (24 hours or so after the ice melts) at a high enough temperature (above 70 degrees Fahrenheit) will bond the dye to the shirt. In hot water irrigation, instead of allowing it to process a long time the water forced through the shirt is at a high temperature. I heat the water to 160 degrees Fahrenheit. So, it speeds up the entire process. I actually posted a comparison video a few days ago if you would like to see it. Here is the link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aMxygcKZs7fVoY0.html

@@FunEndeavors Angie, baby! Thank you for your very patient reply description of ice vs. hot. Even though I watched the other video, your reply helps me wrap my brain around the comparison of the several different td methods. I am soon to be way more fluent in Tie Dye than I could ever to hope. Best day now. Blessings.

@@beaulabix4914 Awesome - I'm glad it helped! Have a great day!

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@@FunEndeavors Curious - after soaking in soda ash can we use the washable glue as a resist to make art before crunching or spiraling and then coloring? Kind of a design within the color design? Or is there a better way? Thank you.

@@NatureZone101 I haven't ever tried that technique, but I've heard others say that it works. If you try it, let me know how it goes. I've been curious about it myself.

@@FunEndeavors I will let you know - your art is so inspiring!!

@@NatureZone101 thank you so much - I'm glad you like it!

Thank you so much - I really like how bright and vibrant this one turned out!

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Thank you! I'm really glad that you like it!

Thank you! That's a good suggestion. I love ice dyeing - I really like how the dye splits and makes every shirt unique!

That's the advantage of hot water irrigation - it doesn't take as long to process because of the water temperature. I've actually heard it referred to as the 1 hour tie dye. I was skeptical until I tried it, but it is really does work that quickly and the results are bright and beautiful.

@@FunEndeavors that's awesome! From what I read many dyes deteriorate in hot temps, which is why they say to use water below 110°. So neat to see this turn out!! I may try this technique myself. 😁

​@@GardenJensJourney I was pretty nervous to try it the first time, but so far I've been really pleased with the results. Using the sous vide wand has really helped a lot to get the water to the proper temperature.

Thank you! I look forward to seeing it - have fun!

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Thank you! I absolutely would do it again. The benefit of hot water irrigation is that it cuts down on the processing time. After the hot water irrigation process, you can rinse your shirt without having to wait. Some people refer to hot water irrigation as the 1 hour tie dye. It's a great technique if you are in a hurry and need to get a shirt done quickly.

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Thank you! If you are looking for a new design to try, I've got quite a few playlists on my channel with various other tie dye designs you might like.

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Thank you for teaching me how to tie dye at 72. I’m starting a business: I’M DYEING HERE!

@@user-nx7mk1vm2b That's wonderful! I wish you lots of success in your new business! 😀

It would be a little more difficult to do with hot water irrigation. Mainly because the very fine mist seems to go everywhere. You could try it though by covering up the part of the shirt that you don't want dyed with plastic or something before you begin spraying the shirt. I would go about it a little differently though. I would tie the shirt more like a traditional corner fan fold and ice dye it. That way you can control where the dye goes a little better. Here is a video showing the corner fan fold tie I am talking about - I reversed this one, but it is the tying portion I am referring to: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtKFqMaV3tavZmg.html I wouldn't incline it like I did in the video, but I would cover up the part I didn't want dyed. You could actually incline it, but put the part you don't want dyed at the top of the incline.

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Thank you! I can't choose just 1 - I love them all! I think that each process gives a unique look. I have only been experimenting with hot water irrigation for a short time, but it's been really fun. You truly can make a shirt from start to finish in a short time with that method. I love the color splits from ice dyeing - and incline ice dyeing is a favorite too. The dye movement with an incline looks really cool (either ice or liquid incline dyeing). Then of course liquid dyeing is always awesome! Liquid dyeing allows me to have a lot of control over exactly where the dye goes. It's nice to be able to add some variety with the methods. At any given time I usually have several ice dyes and liquid dyes all processing.

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Hi! I'm really glad you've found my videos helpful - thank you for watching! Ice dye is still one of my favorite techniques, but the main perk of hot water irrigation is that the shirt can be done so quickly. The Procion Fiber Reactive dye needs a couple of things to permanently bond the color to the fabric: soda ash to raise the pH, and heat. Allowing the shirt to process in an area that is above 70 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 24 hours is what bonds the dye to the shirt when the dye is in liquid form or in an ice dye. That's why it is suggested that you leave your shirt for 24 hours after the ice melts. When the ice is still present, the shirt and dye hasn't had time to warm up. In hot water irrigation the hot water takes care of the heat and bonds the dye to the fabric without the need to wait. I've heard of people microwaving their shirts that they liquid or ice dyed to speed up the process. I personally haven't ever done that. I definitely wouldn't try it in a microwave that I used for food. Another advantage of hot water irrigation is that you can avoid the soda ash soak. For tie dyers that do a lot of HWI, they will tie the shirt dry and mix their dry soda ash with their powdered dye before they apply it to the shirt. The soda ash and powdered dye mixture flows more easily off of a spoon and is a bit easier to apply than pure powdered dye too. That makes dye placement easier and more precise. I haven't taken the leap though and mixed my soda ash and dye. I don't want to find storage for the mixtures when I don't do very much HWI yet.

You're right - Turquoise likes a little more heat than most other colors. I hope your shirt turns out looking awesome! 🙂

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I agree. It does seem like a lot of dye. Does it have to be this thick for the technique you're doing? I think I use about 1/2 that amount for ice dying.

@@GardenJensJourney It probably is too much. I wanted to make sure that I had enough dye to make it all the way through the shirt. I usually don't use as much when I ice dye either.

@@FunEndeavors makes sense. 😁

Yes, absolutely! This is the same dye that I use for liquid dyeing.

So far - I don't notice as many color splits with hot water irrigation as I do with ice dye. It's a lot faster process too. After the shirt has been tied and dried, it normally takes less than an hour until the shirt is ready to go in the washing machine.

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I haven't done tie dye in a microwave, but I've seen others do it. I personally don't own a microwave that I can dedicate to tie dye, and I am not comfortable putting tie dye in my primary microwave that I use for food. Even though Procion fiber reactive dye is considered non-toxic - I still am not comfortable with the dye or soda ash being used in anything that I use for food.

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