How to Ice Dye Leggings
Put a colorful kick in your step with a fresh pair of splashy hand dyed leggings. This video shows how to arrange the leggings, cover them with a layer of ice cubes, and sprinkle on powdered dye.
If you like tie dyeing, you'll love ice dyeing! As the ice melts, the powder turns to liquid, and tendrils of color melt into the fabric, creating one of a kind, surprising results. Use this technique to spice up other clothes in your wardrobe, too.
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The supply list for this project is a little long. If you need help sourcing materials, feel free to post your question in the comments section. NOTE: Any equipment used in the dyeing process is no longer suitable for food use
To make this project, you’ll need:
A pair of leggings (ideally made from 100% natural plant fibers, such as cotton, hemp, bamboo, flax, linen, rayon - but the pair I used was 92% cotton and 8% spandex and they took the color well) prepared for dyeing (by washing it in Textile Detergent and no fabric softener used in washer or dryer)
Professional Textile Detergent / Synthrapol®
Dye fixative (such as Retayne®)
Soda ash (Sodium Carbonate) (this is not baking soda)
Fiber reactive powdered dye (such as Procion® designed for 100% natural plant fibers) Dye colors I used: Cerulean Blue, Light Red, Orange Sorbet, Amber Waves, Electric Green
large (at least 2 gallon) plastic tub with lid (to store soda ash solution, which will stay effective for about 6 months)
1-cup measure (for measuring powdered soda ash)
Long handled plastic stirring spoon (for mixing soda ash solution)
Plastic spoons (for sprinkling dye)
Dust mask (for preparing soda ash solution, and sprinkling powdered dye)
Rubber gloves
Plastic (to protect work surface)
Ice (cubes or crushed, or unpacked snow)
Scraps of lightweight fabric (to protect project from dye spots)
Rags (to clean work surface afterwards)
plastic tub (to catch dye drips)
cooling rack (to prop the dye pan on)
disposable style foil roasting pan with holes punched in the bottom (to put the dye project in)
scraps of paper or mat board (to line the dye pan)
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