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Latest Design: Tie-Dye Tailored Shirt

1/26/2021

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I have absolutely no recollection of tie-dyeing anything as a youth. I started sewing at a very early age. From the get-go, I was in awe of the variety of fabrics one could design with. It was my mission to feel, cut, sew, and understand the nature of textiles and how they could be manipulated into a 3D form. It is only in the past few years, I have slowly started taking an interest in using paint or dye to manipulate textiles.
Tailored Shirt
I have always wanted to stitch up a complex design and chuck it in a dye bath. So let's do it! I had some leftover black stock solution from my Ciba Washfast Acid Dye. Obviously, I am not going all tie-dye rainbow colors on you. I’m sticking to more subtle colors, or in this case, lack of color. Read on to learn more about my inspiration, tie-dye process, before and after shots, and what I will be dyeing or painting next.

Inspiration

This tailored shirt design comes full circle for a number of reasons. First, the pattern/silhouette is the same as our Rainbow Faces Tailored Shirt. I love the way that the original shirt sits when worn, but the colors were too much for me to wear often.
Tailored Shirt
The white and grey vibes may feel familiar to you because back in October 2020, our team experimented with a White Sweatshirt Dye Project. My sweater was inspired by rainy days in Vancouver. That sweater was very time consuming to achieve the ombre dye. As I mentioned earlier, I am all about chucking this tailored shirt into a dye bath. So if the Rainbow Faces Tailored Shirt and the Rainy Day Sweatshirt had a baby...VOILA! I present the baby.
Rainbow Faces Tailored Shirt
White Sweatshirt Dye Project
Tie-Dye Tailored Shirt

Tie-Dye Process

My experience with resist dyeing is limited to shibori. Shibori is the art of folding, clamping, or manipulating fabric in either a calculated or organic way to resist dye. The outcome of shibori is beautiful. Check out Ombre Slip Top Post to see the outcome of my shibori dyed slip dress.
Tie-Dye Tailored Shirt
The only thing I had in the studio to create dye resistance on the fabric was a ball of elastics. So tie-dye it had to be! I had no rhyme or reason when wrapping this white tailored shirt with elastics. I started scrunching up the sleeves tightly, then slowly worked towards the middle of the garment and up to the collar. I wanted the collar to be darker if possible, so I left this area last so it could potentially have the most exposure in the dye pot. 27 elastics were used to tie this shirt. Unexpected was the heart shape created in the end. The tops of the heart were made by the sleeves being tied in. Perhaps this was a gentle reminder that beauty can be found anywhere.

After approximately 1 hour in the dye pot with my black Ciba Washfast Acid Dye from Maiwa, what emerged was a very subtle tie-dye result. Here are some before and after shots for you.
Tie-Dye Tailored Shirt
Tie-Dye Tailored Shirt
Tie-Dye Tailored Shirt
Tie-Dye Tailored Shirt
Tie-Dye Tailored Shirt
Tie-Dye Tailored Shirt
Tie-Dye Tailored Shirt
Tie-Dye Tailored Shirt

Project Stats

  • 1.8 M of brushed white cotton from Fabricana
  • 15 White buttons from Button Button
  • Stitched on a Janome HD-9
  • 9 Hours of sewing and 1 hour of dyeing
Tie-Dye Tailored Shirt
Tie-Dye Tailored Shirt

Final Thoughts

I still have one more jar of the black stock solution. I know that this particular type of dye (Ciba Washfast Acid) works best on wool and silk. So, I am thinking the next project will need to be a wool cropped coat, a silk dress, or a silk skirt. I will continue with the tie-dye technique. Let me know your thoughts below.
Tie-Dye Tailored Shirt
Tie-Dye Tailored Shirt
Tie-Dye Tailored Shirt
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Happy Sewing!
Designed, photographed, and written by Sheila Wong Studios.
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