The Three Main Styles

The three styles offered for producing in a bigger quantity will be:

Two-Tone Horizontal

 Two-Tone Vertical

Three-ring Circle

The X

I had an idea to bind a shirt diagonally, both directions. Here is the cool result!

 

This shirt is for Andrus Viirg!

Over-dye

After rinsing the last batch in the machine on hot, I thought the temperature of the water was dispersing too much color. Now I believe it is the tossing. This batch, rinsed in the machine only on cold, also went too light, but not as light as the hot wash out. Everything else was the same: the soda ash prep and the dye solution. I wondered if the dye solution changes as it is used or as it sits. Different pigments can get left behind and change the concentration as many shirts are dyed. I don't know if I need to make a fresh batch of blue each time.
To remedy the lightness, I stuck the shirts into an old bucket of Brilliant Blue from another project and let that sit overnight. I rinsed only twice on cold and then soaked it in the fixative.
The two tones of blues makes a neat effect and I'll have to remember that as an option for custom work. I'll call it "over-dying" since a darker color was dyed over a lighter color.

Size Differences

 

Left shirt: x-large youth.

Right shirt: small adult.

Both by Fruit of the Loom.

The adult one is longer and narrower. The knit on the youth is thinner. The adult shirt is a heavy-duty shirt.

Youth Sizes

These are the youth sizes, not that you can tell exactly what the sizes are, but you can tell the difference. The smallest is a child's 2-4, next is a child's small, medium, large and extra-large. The 2-4 size would fit a toddler. That gives you some idea.

Vertical Two-tone Style

3 Ring Circles

These shirts will be the circle style shirts offered for sale with three rings of white. This blue has been enhanced by Photoshop. Rinsing in the machine with only hot water leached out too much color. Next time I'll rinse in cold and then add the fixative.
So many things to learn.

Ladies' Longer Length Shirts

Front of ladies' T-shirts.

The ladies T-shirts have a slightly fitted cut and a more open neckline. The knit is finer, lighter and softer.
The shirts pictured have four rings tied on each circle. The middle was tied with the waxed sinew, the outer ones with cotton twine.

Back of ladies' T-shirts.