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14The Tar Heel Monday, August 24, 1987 "BesioiMs T-shirts Tie-dyeing: a creative trend for all By SUSANA DANCY Staff Writer The Grateful Dead is back, and with it is a new fashion fad tie dyed T-shirts in unusual styles and interesting colors. . A trend that began in the late 1960s, tie-dyes have a new follow ing that extends beyond that of Grateful Dead fans. Tie-dyeing originally developed as a faster way to duplicate a similar dyeing process known as "batik," which originated in Africa. According to experienced tie dyers, the simplest way to dye a shirt is to tie it into knots, then dip it in a special dye. And if you want more than one color on your shirt, you can simply repeat the process after the shirt dries from the first coloring. There are also more innovative dyeing processes, according to UNC sophomore Julia Harry. For example, she said, you can achieve different designs by putting rubber bands around a twisted shirt at different intervals and dipping the shirt in one or more dyes. When the shirt is dry and the rubber bands are removed, the unusual pattern remains. However, Harry said, shirts dyed in this fashion result in rings of undyed shirt where the rubber bands were placed. As tie-dyes have become more popular, more creative and detailed ways to dye clothing have rwi k w ) 1 fUF 1 6) Nit 3 corners 1 75 E. Franklin 929-4416 Chspdl Hill's Fcvcrfis Spcsts Dcr end Qcstsnrcnt Welcomes all the Transfer Students as well as the Senior Class of 1991! Watch for our daily and weekly dinner & drink specials in the DTK Enjoy your favorite sportins events on our large screen TV with the town's most vocal sports fans! Have a Great School Year and We hope to see YOU here! Summer Horn: Lsndi 11:23-4L23 Dinner; 6;C3:C9 weekday 6:09-10:09 weekends V-f ; . j w - ... :r- i wii it in;im been developed. These involve much skill and practice and are, therefore, usually left to the "experts." There are very few stores around Chapel Hill that sell tie dyed shirts. According to John Kernion of Bread 'n Butter, a screen-printing store that does sell tie-dyes, sales aren't very high for the T-shirts. "It seems that most people want to make their own designs," he said. However, Anna Krauss, who custom-makes tie-dyes, reported that her sales were excellent. "I'm getting more and more business every week," she said. Krauss said she specializes in pastel and "earthy" tones, "because most stores sell bright colored shirts." She charges $6 for her dyeing service if the customer provides the shirt. And what do. the original wearers of tie-dyes think of this new fad? "It really makes me mad that everyone is wearing them now . . . they don1! mean anything any more," Harry said. i - ,f w LI :i Vh ,x - $ Tar Heel Laura Patterson Tie-dyer Anna Krauss holds up one of her latest fashions Man i res Coldsmith-Cemolocists Welcome Back Let Us Help With Your JeweleryNeeds Unique Jewelery Affordable Prices Next to the Rathskeller I57A E. Franklin St. 029-0330 "I used to wear them about two years ago, but I don any more because everyone else has them on," Krauss said. "Now, I just make them for other people." However, UNC student Jon Bricker, president of the campus Grateful Dead Society, is enthu siastic about the increasing pop ularity of the tie-dyes. "I think it's great," he said. "I mean, it's better than seeing everyone wear alligator shirts." American Heart Association WERE FIGHTING FOR OURUFE 9 (?) cv Tp of ihfWi Ny, PACKAGE & GROCERY STORE OPEN 2 HOURS BEER o Kegs o cold Cases 0C7.(D)7(D)ll WINE o WINE COOLERS 11 ' ' R PARTY SUPPLIES Corner of Franklin self-service gas . & Columbia St. -.-:-:-ai
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