Bleach fabric

Does bleach scare you? It scares me! Now that you were brave enough to get past the title of this post, I’m excited to tell you about my adventures dyeing fabric with bleach. The effect is si…

As our brand spanking new pattern gets closer and closer to it's release date, so we get more and more excited about all the possibilities, variations and hacks we can dream up for it's future... This new pattern (currently in the arms of our wonderful pattern testers helping us to produce something as close to perfect

Lois Ericson shows you how to create uniquely colored and patterned fabrics with ordinary household bleach.

DIY your way to red, white, and blue!

white texture

Hot Glue + Bleach = Super Cute Wearables!! Something about t-shirt projects remind me of spring. I guess that's because I live in New England, and most of us break out the short sleeves starting in March - wearing a...

There's no end to what you can learn about fabric. This collection of articles and videos helps demystify sewing with silks and knits, demonstrates how to identify fabric with a burn test, and even shows you how to dye fabric.

Bleachy tee shirt

These days I’m visiting the Art Department of Sir Thomas Picton Schoolin Haverfordwest and I’m learning a lot of useful techniques, lessons, systems and creations from the art teachers Ms. Diana B…

Lois Ericson shows you how to create uniquely colored and patterned fabrics with ordinary household bleach.

Stenciling is a popular way to spruce up a plain T shirt, but it tends to work best on white shirts. If you have a colored T shirt, then you can still make it look interesting using similar techniques. Instead of using paint, however,...

I was anxious to get started with this month's technique, so while I'm waiting on my ProChem order to arrive I thought I would try some shibori using a bleach bath to discharge the fabric. I used information from Sara Newberg King's book "Dye & Discharge." It was great fun, and I got some beautiful pieces of fabric. (I also did some pieces where I sprayed the bleach onto the fabric; those pics are on my personal blog.) I did all of this work outside (even though it was in the 30s today). You…

Bleached denim started making its way back into fashion trends last year. Back in February, we saw the two-tone denim trend take off.

Cheap, instant, magical … bleach painting adds a stunning creative touch to clothes! Some bleach painting tips: Always test on a scrap of similar fabric or on a part of the garment where the…

Flour resist with fabric paint

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When you paint fabric with bleach, using different ratios of bleach to water gives unique effects for depth. I tested different strengths so you can see how they all compare to each other