Heart Tie Dye Technique

While tie-dye hearts are a little more challenging than free-form or spiral techniques, they are very do-able. First, fold your shirt in half vertically. Then, along the fold, draw half a heart (as if you were going to cut out a Valentine) in pencil (don't worry, it will wash out). Then, following your pencil line, carefully pleat (accordion fold) from one end of your heart line to the other. Once your pleat is complete, secure it with a rubber band or rubber bands. This will make your heart shape once your shirt is dyed.

An alternate method for creating a heart is to draw a pencil heart on the front of a shirt, then use basting stitches to sew around the edge of the heart. Pull on the threads to gather the heart edges before wrapping with rubber bands.

Continue with the basic tie dye instructions.

More Guides for Heart Tie Dye Techniques

While heart pattern tie dye is a classic, there are a lot of variations on ways to get this design. These sites offer slightly different methods for getting a heart shape when you tie dye:

• How to Tie Dye a Heart from an eBay tie-dye seller
• Dylon dye heart instructions