Tightly scrunch both ends of the fabric toward the center. Keep scrunching and folding gathering all of the fabric into a relatively flat tight disk. Tie Dye Techniques Chaotically Yours Scrunch or Crumple Tie Dye. . Dip the bottom edge of your t-shirt till the mark in your dye solution for 15 minutes. Use a long stick or an old wooden spoon to stir the shirt in hot water and synthrapol for ten minutes. Firecracker Tie Dye T-Shirt. ½ cup 125 ml table salt with 8 cups 2 L cold water. Wash the shirt in cold water with no detergent. If you plan on using a natural dye made with some type of berry the generally recommended fixative is one made from salt and cold water. If youre new to the craft and be sure to check our beginners guide to tie-dye. Finally use the wooden spoon to transfer the shirt to your kitchen sink and rinse the tee under warm water until you do not see any dye. Meanwhile for the next step di