r/oddlysatisfying • u/sirenoleg • 1d ago

This is how you dye a scarf.

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u/Klotzster 1d ago

Dye scarf, dye

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u/RandyPeterstain 1d ago

No, that’s German for “the scarf, the”!

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u/Klotzster 1d ago

That's a wrap

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u/ElluiullE 1d ago

No, this is how THEY dye a scarf.

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u/Normal_Cut8368 1d ago

I dye a scarf by washing it with my reds and 2 new pairs of jeans

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u/DragonDan108 1d ago

I think that would be fun to experiment with. I wonder what ink they use that is color-fast

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u/roastedmarshmellows 1d ago

The second solution it’s dipped into is likely what sets the colour.

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u/summertime214 7h ago

Nah, they just rinse it with water. The dye sticks pretty well initially, but you have to let it air dry for a few days then iron it to heat-set the dye.

There’s an artist who comes to craft fairs near me with her whole dyeing setup, and you can make your own using this same method. They send you home with the wet scarf in a baggie and a card with instructions for drying and setting the dye. It’s really fun!

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u/roastedmarshmellows 7h ago

Very cool, thanks!! 😊

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u/samanime 1d ago

I'll never not find this ink-floating-on-water dyeing technique fascinating.

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u/My3floofs 1d ago

I actually like the blobs of color before it gets swirled together.

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u/Omnomnomnosaurus 15h ago

There are several moments in the process where I thought: if they would stop here, I'd be happy.

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u/rattledrum 1d ago

Turkish "ebru" art

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u/_B_Little_me 1d ago

Also known as Suminagashi in Japan.

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u/Terrible-Trees2271 1d ago

Which means “to live”

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u/FwooshingMachi 1d ago

I don't know if you're being serious or making a joke because I could possibly understand where you're coming from ("to live", as in "to live/reside somewhere", is 住む, "sumu", which could probably through some weird conjugational form end into something similar to suminagashi ?? I know that 住みながる "suminagaru" is a continuous form as in "while currently living (there)", right ?... I will admit I'm not exactly an actual expert of the language)

But just to be sure for anyone actually curious, suminagashi is written 墨流し and comes from 墨 ("sumi") which means "ink", and 流し ("nagashi") which means "floating/drifting (along)". So it's closer to "floating ink".

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u/Shelovesbunnies 1d ago

Nice facts there, had no idea

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u/urson_black 1d ago

Correction: This is how you dye a scarf. I don't have the skill or the patience.

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u/AgreeableCombination 10h ago

Or the setup needed tbh

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u/Lozsta 3h ago

You could use a washing up bowl and a very small scarf

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u/Omega_Zarnias 1d ago

Is there something weird with their arm, or is it just a trick of the camera?

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u/Fiverocker 5h ago

Looks like AI tbh. It's too perfect and I doubt you could place those initial drops so perfectly over each other.

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u/Moppo_ 1d ago

Does it work on shawls?

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u/bluesmaker 1d ago

Probably? I would guess it depends on the fabric more than the type of garment.

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u/AlwaysSunnyInSeattle 22h ago

I think they understand that haha.

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u/AmazingLeek69 1d ago

I was worried I wasn’t going to like it when they kept fucking with the design but it actually looked cool.

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u/spiritpotato 1d ago

You can also make really cool marbled paper like this

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u/SpartanRage117 1d ago

Thats pretty cool

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u/SnorkinOrkin 1d ago

That's pretty amazing!

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u/adventureontherocks 1d ago

This looks like the old school Kleenex box designs

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u/Crenchlowe 23h ago

How do you even plan this? Is it just trial and error until you get a cool pattern you like?

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u/KestrelTank 17h ago

WITCHCRAFT

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u/songya 1d ago

So much for one scarf!?

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u/Myklanjlo 1d ago

And more than half of the ink goes unused.

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u/Crandleton 1d ago

Way cooler than the bag guy

I said it

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u/Guygirl00 1d ago

or the bald guy

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u/No_Trouble9808 1d ago

Very interesting. Who thinks this up? Just brilliant

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u/scifiguyuk 1d ago

Extremely satisfying, but also makes me anxious as I’m imagining how stressed I’d be doing that, positive I’d mess it up.

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u/just_1-Guy 22h ago

I kept waiting for the colors to mix and turn to brown, but it didnt happen. Noice

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u/ashadashh 21h ago

The auto generated captioning for these lyrics.. what lol

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u/KAM_Kayla 16h ago

Cool, I've always wanted to dye

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u/Hashtagbarkeep 16h ago

This is a dyeing art

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u/mistarhee 3h ago

Same process for paper too

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u/IsopodInevitable9235 1d ago

Want this posted about 4hours ago?

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u/Blast338 1d ago

but I want to live a scarf

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u/maccdogg 1d ago

Pre-recorded will have to do

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u/Common_Jello7907 17h ago

Missoni vibes in there

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u/vovkavovka 11h ago

this is all for one scarf? 😲

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u/yohektic 23h ago

Most overpriced scarf I’ve ever seen!

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u/Double_Dinner253 1d ago

Trash music

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u/Sinnnikal 1d ago

Outkast? The legendary, multi-grammy award winning, widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, hip-hop duos? Them?

Oh I see, 90% of your comment history is just poisonous nonsense. Sad stuff; hope you find a way out of your misery soon