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    • JDelageJ
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      What is "ice dyeing"?

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        @JDelage:

        What is "ice dyeing"?

        It is a process where, once the tee is ready to accept dye, it is folded/tied/scrunched and then placed under a layer of ice cubes on top of which powdered dye is sprinkled on in an artistic fashion. As the ice melts, the dye mixes and flows in natural and magical ways. I've had six IH shirts ice dyed thus far and each one is unique, even if the same dyes are used.

        As opposed to tie dyeing, where liquid dyes are used and it is a much quicker process from start to finish.

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        • madmondayM
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          @adam313 I'm happy 2 see your images

          favorite tee is the Ihpt-02 Navy bleached and then ice dyed aka the milkyway

          head high, middle finger higher

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            Ihpt-02 Royal Blue ice dyed by Lotus @Lotus_Leaf_Dyes

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              @madmonday:

              @adam313 I'm happy 2 see your images

              favorite tee is the Ihpt-02 Navy bleached and then ice dyed aka the milkyway

              I'm happy to be resurrected again 2! Thanks for looking @madmonday This has been a thrill to see the various results on the different weight IH fabrics. The iht-2011 crease nicely, the ihpt-02 can take a lot of dye and get real saturated, the TW tee and the 1610 are so soft they don't get sharp creases and so it creates a softer dye pattern. I'm with you tho, the bleached tee was a serendipitous success and I think it will look better as the navy starts to lighten a shade or to. Then you might be able to see the magenta lurking beneath the surface.

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                I got tired of waiting for more Purple IH tees, so I had to make some of my own. I love the magenta dye on the blue tees!

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                • ?
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                  And some colored pencil progress for posterity

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                    He’s back with a vengeance! Great to see your work and fades again, @adam313.

                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                    • ?
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                      @sabergirl:

                      He’s back with a vengeance! Great to see your work and fades again, @adam313.

                      Glorious to reconnect here again @sabergirl

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                      • ?
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                        Iht-2011 Royal blue ice dyed bye Lotus @Lotus_Leaf_Dyes  There aren't many of these around these days, happy to make this one even more unique…

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                        • ?
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                          A rare TW Indigo tee ice dyed by Lotus @Lotus_Leaf_Dyes

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                          • mclaincauseyM
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                            Love them!

                            The Sunday of Greensky Bluegrass' 2019 Red Rocks run was Tie Dye Sunday in honor of Billy Strings. I'm in one at the left and that's my wife with the tie dye tights. Wifey doesn't afford me too many permissions to wear tie dyes so I was happy to have not only a pass, but a conspirator.  I wish I could remember who made my shirt, but I recall his being a Tennessean.

                            Billy and his band all wore them too, but that may have just been business as usual:

                            Think it, be it.

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                            • JDelageJ
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                              Tie Dye indigo sounds intriguing - or maybe tie bleaching a previously indigo garment…. Personally I like tie die when it's a lot less random - maybe something more akin to batik, but I have seen tie die work that was very structured and it was lovely.

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                                Ice dye magic @Lotus_Leaf_Dyes

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                                • neph93N
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                                  That is my favourite one. Wonderful colours, very cosmic.

                                  «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                  We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                  • mclaincauseyM
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                                    Yep agreed, plus green is probably my favorite color.

                                    Think it, be it.

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                                        @Lotus_Leaf_Dyes

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                                        • PalmerP
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                                          My coworker and I were inspired to try some ice dyeing after seeing the posts from @adam313.
                                          Will report back in a day.

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                                          • neph93N
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                                            Wow, great initiative. Looking forward to seeing the results.

                                            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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