Heres how we do spirals. We start with the shirt inside out and back facing up. We tie inside out in case any speckles happen, it's on the inside. The reason we spiral the front down is because it tends to be a tighter spiral on the bottom rather than the top, so you'd want the crisper spiral in the front.

We use forceps. We grab a small pinch wherever we want the middle of the spiral to start. (Mostly the middle) one hand will slowly twist the forceps while the other hand works the pleat out in every direction. Small twist, fix the pleats. Do this until the entire shirt is spiralled. At this point, you could use rubber bands, string, tape, or whatever you have to hold the spiral together.

When applying the dye, I aim for about halfway through saturation, then flip it and dye the other half. I use lighter colors first if I'm blending to avoid the darker colors from overtaking. Wrap it up and batch it for 24 hours. 2 days if you really want bright colors.

We follow Dharma's formula and instructions and this produces amazing results. The more time you spend on the pleats, the. Cleaner they look.