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I decided to try LWI on a double swirl awhile back, and here's how it turned out:

I would suggest using compatible colors if you try it, to avoid the muddy effect you would get otherwise.

Judy

Judy Sall Originals
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"Life without tie-dye is waaaaaaaaaaaay dull!"

Unless your main point is to get the white patterns that are made by tying the string very tightly, as in traditional immersion tie-dyeing, it doesn't work really well in LWI. To get the full spiral effect, you have to apply the dye in those wedge-shaped sections, so that when the spiral fold untwists, the colors of the wedges twist into the spiral shape. If you just drip the dye on fairly haphazardly, as I usually do in LWI, the spiral design comes out very vague and muddled. The best ties to combine with LWI are the ones that don't rely a great deal on color placement. I often do fold a garment as though for tie-dyeing, but then instead of tying, I usually jam it tightly into a bucket or bowl for LWI.