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How to tie-dye with elastic bands
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Creating beautiful tie-dye patterns with elastic bands on cotton fabric is easy. Make bulls eye circles or concertina stripes by using elastic bands in different ways for different results. Wash and dry your cotton fabric item to remove any potential residue from the manufacturing process. Cover the table with plastic and use disposable plastic gloves when tie-dyeing. 100 ml fabric dye is enough to completely dye approx. 700 g white cotton fabric.
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How to do it
The concertina fashion: 
Fold a T-shirt vertically with small concertina folds. Wrap elastic bands tightly around the folds where-ever you chose. Use two elastic bands at a time, making the process easier and more effective.
Fold a T-shirt vertically with small concertina folds. Wrap elastic bands tightly around the folds where-ever you chose. Use two elastic bands at a time, making the process easier and more effective.The bulls eye technique: 
Pull up a small tuft of fabric in the middle of the fabric item and tightly wrap two elastic bands around it. Repeat this procedure slightly lower down on the fabric, making a sausage. The longer the sausage, the larger the circle. Repeat on several areas of the fabric with short and long sausages, making circles in different sizes.
Pull up a small tuft of fabric in the middle of the fabric item and tightly wrap two elastic bands around it. Repeat this procedure slightly lower down on the fabric, making a sausage. The longer the sausage, the larger the circle. Repeat on several areas of the fabric with short and long sausages, making circles in different sizes.The twisted bulls eye technique: 
Pull up a small tuft of fabric in the middle of the fabric item. Tightly wrap elastic bands around it, arranging them evenly lower down the fabric whilst slightly twisting the t-shirt as you go along. The longer the twisted sausage, the larger the circle.
Pull up a small tuft of fabric in the middle of the fabric item. Tightly wrap elastic bands around it, arranging them evenly lower down the fabric whilst slightly twisting the t-shirt as you go along. The longer the twisted sausage, the larger the circle.Dye bath: 
Cover the table surface with plastic and use disposable plastic gloves when tie-dying. Dissolve 0.5 kg fine kitchen salt in 1 l boiling water in a tub.
Cover the table surface with plastic and use disposable plastic gloves when tie-dying. Dissolve 0.5 kg fine kitchen salt in 1 l boiling water in a tub.5 
Pour another 4 l of water into the tub so that the final temperature is between 30°C and 60°C. The warmer the water, the darker and more intense the colour. The colder the water, the lighter the colour. Add 50 ml fabric dye to the tub and 100 g fixing agent. Stir until the fixing agent is dissolved. This dye bath is enough to completely dye approx. 350 g dry cotton fabric.
Pour another 4 l of water into the tub so that the final temperature is between 30°C and 60°C. The warmer the water, the darker and more intense the colour. The colder the water, the lighter the colour. Add 50 ml fabric dye to the tub and 100 g fixing agent. Stir until the fixing agent is dissolved. This dye bath is enough to completely dye approx. 350 g dry cotton fabric.6 
Place the cotton fabric item in the dye bath and leave it for 5-20 min. The longer you leave it in the tub, the darker the colour. The shorter, the lighter the colour.
Place the cotton fabric item in the dye bath and leave it for 5-20 min. The longer you leave it in the tub, the darker the colour. The shorter, the lighter the colour.7 
Remove the cotton fabric item from the tub and remove the elastic bands with a pair of scissors. Rinse several times in cold water until the water is clean. Then wash the fabric with washing detergent in the washing machine at 40°C.
Remove the cotton fabric item from the tub and remove the elastic bands with a pair of scissors. Rinse several times in cold water until the water is clean. Then wash the fabric with washing detergent in the washing machine at 40°C.Also go exploring in
