Learn how to ice tie dye to create a unique watercolor dye effect. Follow along step by step with two ice dye techniques.
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Ice tie dye is a different tie dye technique that makes beautiful and unpredictable results. You can use it on anything you’d want to tie dye including shirts, socks, shorts, a crop top, and even shoes. Normally when tie dyeing you mix dye powder with water to create a liquid dye. You then pour this dye onto the clothing, one color at a time.
When you ice dye, however, you don’t actually mix the dye powder or tie dye kit with water. Instead, you use the powder on its own and sprinkle each color over ice. As the ice melts, it mixes with the the powder and spreads into the clothing. The colors can also mix together, creating incredible marble and watercolor effects.
I also used this technique to dye frisbee golf discs so you don’t have to limit yourself to clothes!
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Don’t forget to pin it so you can come back to it later!
Materials for Ice Tie Dye
- White Cotton Shirt – Amazon
- Tie Dye Kit (I recommend this one in jars with soda ash or you can see my full list of the best tie dye kits) – use code ABCRAFTY for 25% off!
- Soda Ash (if the kit doesn’t have soda ash) – get it from Jacquard for 25% off using code ABCRAFTY or from Amazon
- Zip Ties or Rubber Bands
- Ice
- Bowl or Dish
- Empty Containers or Wire Rack
- Plastic Spoon (optional)
- Face Mask or Respirator Mask