Penn State Nittany Lions Ice Dye

Penn State ice dye is a study in elegant simplicity. With just navy and white, it might sound basic — but in ice dye, a single-color palette is where the technique truly shines. Procion MX navy is one of the most complex dyes we work with. It's a blend of multiple dye molecules that separate dramatically as ice melts at different rates across the fabric.

A "navy" dye can split into royal blue, deep indigo, teal-navy, and even hints of warm purple depending on how the ice melts and how long each section sits. The white areas aren't blank — they're the negative space where ice pushed dye away, creating crisp, organic boundaries between saturated navy pools and untouched cotton.

For Nittany Lions pieces, we use a tight crumple to maximize the fracture patterns. The result is a piece with incredible depth — a dozen shades of blue flowing through white channels. It captures that Beaver Stadium whiteout energy in fabric form.