Learn how to tie dye socks at home to make your own unique clothing. Learn different tie dye sock patterns to use for single colored, two-toned, and rainbow tie dye socks.
Fold, scrunch, and twist the socks however you would like.There are a bunch of different tie dye patterns you can make on socks and they all depend on how you scrunch them.
White Cotton Socks
Wrap with rubber bands and repeat for the other sock
Rubber Bands
Prepare the Soda Ash Mixture and Socks for Tie Dye
If your tie dye kit is a one step tie dye kit such as Tulip One Step Tie Dye Kits, you don’t need to do this section.However if your kit uses soda ash, mix 1 cup of soda ash with 1 gallon of warm water. Mix until the soda ash dissolves.
Tie Dye Kit or Tie-Dye Dye and Soda Ash
Place the wrapped socks into the soda ash mixture and soak for at least 20 minutes.
Mix the Dyes
Follow the instructions on the kit, but typically they want you to add warm water up to a line and shake. Make sure the dye powder is completely dissolved.
Tie Dye Kit or Tie-Dye Dye and Soda Ash
Add Dye to the Socks
Place a piece of plastic wrap on the table.
Plastic Wrap
Place your socks on top and then start with one color at a time. Be sure to dye both sides and try to get the dye between the folds. You really want to soak it with dye, but not too much so that it’s dripping.
Latex Gloves
If you want to use another color, add it next to it.
Push on the socks to help spread the dye or mix the colors together.
Wrap the tie dye socks in the plastic wrap and leave them to set for a minimum of 8 hours.
Wash the Dyed Socks
Use warm water and run the sock under the stream while it’s still tied together.
Once the water is less colorful, you can take off the rubber bands. I like to save them, but you can also cut them off if that’s easier.
Then wash them in the washing machine. Wash them with other tie dyed socks or other tie dyed clothes just in case there’s a bit of dye that didn’t wash out.