Article: The areas that you tie will end up white. The areas that you leave untied will end up colored. If you have a lot of folds in your fabric, be aware that those areas might not get dyed either. Some of the patterns you can try: Spirals Stripes Starbursts Crumpled Pick a point on your garment; it does not have to be in the middle. Pinch the fabric, making sure that you go through all layers. Twist the fabric into a tight spiral, like a cinnamon roll. Wrap 2 rubber bands around it to form a X and to hold the spiral together. This method works best on T-shirts. You can make several mini swirls on a large T-shirt. Roll or scrunch your fabric into a tube. You can roll it vertically, horizontally, or even diagonally. Wrap 3 to 5 rubber bands around the tube. The rubber bands should be tight enough to squeeze and indent the fabric. You can space them evenly or randomly. Spread your garment out flat. Take a fistful of fabric, then tie it off with a rubber band to create a little tuft. Do this as many times as you want over your shirt. Each tied off portion will make a starburst. This technique works best on T-shirts. Crumple the fabric up into a ball. Wrap 2 rubber bands around it to form a cross. Add more rubber bands, if needed, to help hold the bundle together. The rubber bands need to be tight enough to scrunch the fabric together into a tight ball.
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Decide what sort of pattern you want. Twist the fabric into a spiral if you want a traditional swirl pattern. Wrap rubber bands around your fabric if you want stripes. Pinch and tie tufts of fabric if you want mini starbursts. Crumple the fabric up and tie it if you want a random pattern.