spin off stuff | spins & needles blog » trendspotting http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff Behind-the-scenes at Spins & Needles. For restless creative types. Mon, 07 May 2012 13:44:00 +0000 en hourly 1 Trendspotting and Tutorials: Tie-Dye Duds http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2009/04/01/trendspotting-and-tutorials-tie-dye-duds/ http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2009/04/01/trendspotting-and-tutorials-tie-dye-duds/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:18:44 +0000 spins & needles http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/?p=351 Tomorrow I’ll be helping out with a tie-dye session at the CIC (Catholic Immigration Centre) here in Ottawa. We’ll be making tie-dye team shirts for their Community Soccer Cup tournament. I haven’t tie-dyed in a while, so I’m really looking forward to it! It’ll be another great technique to [...]

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]]> Tomorrow I’ll be helping out with a tie-dye session at the CIC (Catholic Immigration Centre) here in Ottawa. We’ll be making tie-dye team shirts for their Community Soccer Cup tournament. I haven’t tie-dyed in a while, so I’m really looking forward to it! It’ll be another great technique to re-learn and do crazy things with some of my plain-looking garments. I’ll post the results of the tie-dying session later this week.

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Could tie-dye be possibly back? (Above:  The Satoralist recently posted a beautiful tie-dyed caftan dress seen on the street in Miami.) Searching the web for some creative inspiration, there were some amazing how-tos and garments out there.  

Some video tutorials on tie-dying can be found on Youtube and Elle Girl Magazine:

Threadbanger has a tutorial on how to tie-dye using spray paint:

Plus Instructables  and Seventeen magazine have easy step-by-step photo instruction essay on how to tie-dye.

American Apparel’s usually plain garments have been exchanged for some tie-dyed pieces, including this awesome pencil skirt:

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Also using an American Apparel scarf for inspiration, Punkystyle crafted up her own great-looking scarf.

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And Good Bones Great Pieces recently posted on tie dye as a current trend:
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