Tie-Dye Crash Course

Learn how the Tie Dye process works and then learn how to make 8 different Tie Dye shirts. Brad Garrett has compiled years of experience into 1 hour 21 minutes, so you can learn how to make professional looking Tie Dyes with ease.

If you've ever wanted to know how those Tie Dyes are made, so you can make them too, you should watch this video. Brad Garrett has over 16 years of experience making Tie Dyes and creating new patterns. Brad has created the Tie Dye Crash Course, to share with you, the many different techniques he uses to make professional Tie Dyes.

Brad wants you to learn how to make great Tie Dyes. He shows you how to make 8 different shirts plus a few variations. He also shows you pictures of numerous variations for each pattern.

Swirls

In this video you will learn how to make Tie Dye swirl patterns. There are 3 patterns I show here. The first is the standard swirl pattern with the rainbow colors. The second is another swirl with black lines spiraling outward. The third pattern is a spider swirl. This pattern also uses the rainbow pattern. At the end of the video I show you some more examples of different types of swirls.

Crinkles

In this video you will learn how to create crinkle folds for a Tie Dye. Brad shows you techniques for creating the folds, holding them together, and then describes how to layer colors.

Stripes

In a short amount of time Brad Garrett, who has been making Tie Dyes for over 16 years, shows you how to create a symmetrical diagonal stripe on a shirt. Then he shows you how color the cotton into a brightly colored Tie Dye.

Wavy Lines

Brad shows you how to create a wavy line Tie Dye pattern. He walks you through creating the pattern, gathering the folds and securing them. Then he demonstrates how to apply the dye in unique layering patterns.

Hearts

In this chapter Brad shows you how to create a heart pattern Tie Dye. You will also see another heart being made in the Multi-Pattern section. At the end he shows you different heart Tie Dyes.

Peace Signs

In this chapter you will learn how to design a peace sign, fold the symmetrical folds, create the fan folds, secure the folds, and color a peace sign Tie Dye. You will also see another peace sign being made in the Multi-Pattern section.

Clovers

In the second to last chapter you will learn how to create a clover on the front of the shirt and a stripe or v pattern on the back of the shirt. These techniques are early stages of advanced tie-dying.

Multi-Patterns

In this last instructional video you will learn how to create a peace sign on the front of a shirt and a heart on the back. Brad also shows you how to use filler to finish the pattern.

You will learn the details of manipulating the cotton so there is twice as much room to create Tie Dye patterns. What you learn here will open new doors for your Tie Dye abilities.