DWC Conversations 206 (Video Class): How To Make Tie & Dye Clothing

A bucket, a bottle of dye, a few rubber bands and a white t-shirt. What comes out the other side is either a keepsake or a lesson. Jamie will show you how to make it the first one.

A video class on the fundamentals of tie and dye — fabric, fibre, fold, fix. You'll learn what to buy, what to avoid, and the folds behind the patterns everyone recognises.

Your host

Jamie Tedrick-Monroe, Chaotic Dyes Grassroots Art & Apparel.

The details

• Date — Friday 28 August 2026
• Time — 6.30pm EST
• Format — video class, you will receive the link after payment
• Recording — sent to every buyer afterwards, yours to keep and rewatch

You don't have to be there on the day. Buy the class, get the recording, watch it when it suits you.

What's covered

• Which fabrics take dye and which will break your heart
• Soda ash — what it does and why the colour fades without it
• Mixing dye to strength, and how much you actually need
• Four folds: spiral, crumple, bullseye and stripes
• Binding — how tight is tight enough
• The wait, the rinse and the first wash
• Fixing the common mistakes: muddy colour, white patches, dye that runs out in the machine

What you'll need

A full materials list is sent on purchase, so you can gather everything before the class. Nothing specialist and nothing expensive.

Terms

This is digital content and non-refundable.