Tie-Dyeing: Fill Your Clothes with Color

A course by Peter Wasp , Fashion Designer

Fashion Designer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined January 2020

Experiment with the tie-dye technique to give personality to your clothes through gradients, stains, and geometric patterns

  • Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 97% positive reviews (36)
  • 1043 students

Experiment with the tie-dye technique to give personality to your clothes through gradients, stains, and geometric patterns

A course by Peter Wasp

Tie-dye, which comes from the expression "tied and dyed," is a process that involves tying cloth with string or rubber bands to create patterns with a unique blend of shapes and contrasts. According to fashion designer Peter Wasp, expert in upcycling and natural dying, it's an opportunity to create wearable art while freely exploring the wonderful world of color.

In this course, learn tie-dye techniques to fill your clothes with vibrant colors and personality. Discover how to create basic designs like stripes, bulls eyes, spirals, and geometric shapes. Unleash your creativity and make original pieces by experimenting with crumples, gradients, and mesmerizing color combinations.

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What will you learn in this online course?

15 lessons & 18 downloads

Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 97% positive reviews (36)
  • 1043 students
  • 15 lessons (1h 41m)
  • 18 additional resources (5 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Create a sample collection of basic tie-dye designs and transform your favorite one into a tote bag or a top.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Anyone interested in learning a new dying technique, transforming their wardrobe, or finding a new, colorful hobby.

Requirements and materials

No prior knowledge is needed to take this course.

As for materials, you need clothing you want to dye, fabric scraps, string or rubber bands, bottles with nozzle tops, water, dyes, and other tools such as scissors, a sewing machine, a pot, and a stove or an electric kettle.


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1043 Students
36 Reviews
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Peter Wasp

A course by Peter Wasp

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Fashion Designer

Pedro Ivan Gonzalez Yescas, better known as Peter Wasp, is a Mexican fashion designer whose work focuses on slow fashion and sustainability. Under his namesake brand, he combines fashion and art with upcycling and natural dying.

His style is a personal reinterpretation of his Mexican heritage which he also expresses through embroidery and screen printing. Peter mixes manual techniques such as shibori, cyanotype, and fabric marbling to create original designs and transform clothing using color and textures.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
  • U2

    The world of tie dye

    • What is tie dye? Origin, beginnings and current influence
    • Materials and tools
    • What do you need before dyeing?
  • U3

    Basic tie dye

    • Line Technique: Stripes
    • Bullseye Technique: Bullseye
    • Stain Technique: Crumple
    • Spiral Technique: Swirl
    • Geometric Technique: Geometric
  • U4

    Creative tie dye

    • Gradient Technique: Ombre
    • Multiple Technique: Random
    • Final sample
  • U5

    Ideas for your final project

    • Tote bag
    • Top
  • FP

    Final project

    • Tie dye dyeing: fill your garments with color

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Tie-Dyeing: Fill Your Clothes with Color. Craft course by Peter Wasp

Tie-Dyeing: Fill Your Clothes with Color

A course by Peter Wasp
Fashion Designer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined January 2020
  • 97% positive reviews (36)
  • 1043 students