If you haven't noticed already, the '70s are back in a big way.
Bell bottoms, those curtain bangs everyone is getting lately. And now, tye dying.
While you could go the traditional route, crafty TikTokers have been using a new technique: ice dyeing. The results are a psychedelic dream you won't want to wake up from!
What you get is a gorgeous mottled watercolor look that goes great with anything.
This includes jeans, sweatshirts, shorts, scrunchies, and so much more.
They decided to ice dye a crewneck, starting with scrunching the shirt up real tight.
This is so you can place elastic bands all over to keep everything in place.
You'll then take enough ice to cover the whole fabric. Note that different ice sizes will actually result in different patterns.
You can get as creative as you'd like.
This TikToker used the colors eggplant, marigold, burgundy, and orange sorbet. You'll want to let the ice melt through completely after that and then dry in either the microwave or sun.
So cool! And so easy to make, as evident by the many other DIY TikTokers who gave this clever hack a try.
This TikToker used ice dye to create a spiral design on a sweatshirt.
Eager to try this trend out yet? Maybe this rainbow-colored spiral blanket will do the trick. Or this majorly psychedelic t-shirt that gives all the '70s vibes.
This idea was used by TikToker @fancyvelveeta who decided to tye dye a plain white t-shirt.
She began by spiraling the t-shirt, tying it with elastic bands, and then using snow to cover the shirt instead of ice.
This would make the process a bit easier (and prettier!).
According to her tutorial, you simply place dye into an ice cube tray, let it freeze, and then begin the ice dying process (minus sprinkling on more dye).
If you get good enough, you could even sell your creations, like many users on the app do!
Tell us: will you be giving ice dyeing a try? Let us know in the comments!
