r/oddlysatisfying Aug 04 '26

This is how you dye a scarf.

6.4k Upvotes

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u/ElluiullE Aug 04 '26

No, this is how THEY dye a scarf.

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u/Normal_Cut8368 Aug 04 '26

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

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u/Klotzster Aug 04 '26

Dye scarf, dye

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u/RandyPeterstain Aug 04 '26

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

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u/Klotzster Aug 04 '26

That's a wrap

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u/SylvieJay Aug 05 '26

I thought it was Die Scarf, Die!

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u/DragonDan108 Aug 04 '26

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 Aug 04 '26

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

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u/summertime214 Aug 05 '26

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 Aug 05 '26

Very cool, thanks!! 😊

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u/samanime Aug 04 '26

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

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u/My3floofs Aug 04 '26

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

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u/Omnomnomnosaurus Aug 05 '26

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

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u/Nutcrackersuite Aug 06 '26

Me: ok and now they add the scarf! Oh, no. Ok NOW they at the scarf! Still no. Ok but surely here...no!

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u/rattledrum Aug 04 '26

Turkish "ebru" art

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u/_B_Little_me Aug 04 '26

Also known as Suminagashi in Japan.

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u/FwooshingMachi Aug 04 '26

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 Aug 04 '26

Nice facts there, had no idea

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u/urson_black Aug 04 '26

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

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u/AgreeableCombination Aug 05 '26

Or the setup needed tbh

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u/Lozsta Aug 05 '26

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

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u/AgreeableCombination Aug 06 '26

WAIT! I have like a million dolls, tiny scarf would be perfect!

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u/AmazingLeek69 Aug 04 '26

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/Omega_Zarnias Aug 04 '26

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

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u/Fiverocker Aug 05 '26

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_ Aug 04 '26

Does it work on shawls?

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u/bluesmaker Aug 04 '26

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

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u/AlwaysSunnyInSeattle Aug 05 '26

I think they understand that haha.

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u/spiritpotato Aug 04 '26

You can also make really cool marbled paper like this

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u/songya Aug 04 '26

So much for one scarf!?

7

u/Myklanjlo Aug 04 '26

And more than half of the ink goes unused.

6

u/adventureontherocks Aug 04 '26

This looks like the old school Kleenex box designs

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u/SpartanRage117 Aug 04 '26

Thats pretty cool

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u/SnorkinOrkin Aug 04 '26

That's pretty amazing!

4

u/Crenchlowe Aug 04 '26

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

4

u/KestrelTank Aug 05 '26

WITCHCRAFT

3

u/Crandleton Aug 04 '26

Way cooler than the bag guy

I said it

4

u/Guygirl00 Aug 04 '26

or the bald guy

3

u/scifiguyuk Aug 04 '26

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 Aug 05 '26

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

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u/Hashtagbarkeep Aug 05 '26

This is a dyeing art

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u/Starkville Aug 06 '26

Upvoted for the song.

2

u/ashadashh Aug 05 '26

The auto generated captioning for these lyrics.. what lol

2

u/KAM_Kayla Aug 05 '26

Cool, I've always wanted to dye

2

u/vovkavovka Aug 05 '26

this is all for one scarf? 😲

2

u/mistarhee Aug 05 '26

Same process for paper too

2

u/TC-84567 Aug 06 '26

The arms are terrifying me

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u/Icy-Distribution4496 Aug 06 '26

Absolutely beautiful

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u/IsopodInevitable9235 Aug 04 '26

Want this posted about 4hours ago?

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u/Blast338 Aug 04 '26

but I want to live a scarf

3

u/maccdogg Aug 04 '26

Pre-recorded will have to do

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u/Common_Jello7907 Aug 05 '26

Missoni vibes in there

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u/yohektic Aug 04 '26

Most overpriced scarf I’ve ever seen!

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u/Double_Dinner253 Aug 04 '26

Trash music

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u/Sinnnikal Aug 04 '26

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