How to Tie-Dye: The Fanfold

I've decided to do a blog series about all the different ways to tie-dye. There is just so much about it to understand.

Truth be told, I'm putting together an online class about the basics of how to tie dye. As it is coming together, I'm just getting so excited about all the little nuggets of information coming to the surface that I have to share!

First, I am going to cover the fanfold. It is the most essential step that must be mastered before we can move on to learning all the different tie-dye patterns. Several of the tie-dye patterns are achieved with the fanfold as the first step. Fortunately, most of us mastered the fanfold in grade school before the days of school air conditioning making paper fans.

Start with a rectangle of white pre-washed 100% cotton fabric. Fold the fabric back and forth onto itself, so it creates a zigzag pattern piling on top of itself.

Watch the below video:

Check out my next post to learn the other folds used to create various patterns. Once I have shared all of the folds, I will cover how to apply the dye to the various folds and tied fabric to create different tie-dye designs.