HOW TO TIE DYE WITH BLEACH SERIES
HOW TO TIE DYE WITH BLEACH FREE

Click here for more binding alternatives.Д«efore you start bleaching, make sure you are wearing gloves and working outdoors or in a well ventilated area.В Dilute approximately 4 cups of bleach with 1 cup of water. Anything used to bind the clothing will prevent the bleach from penetrating, and the rest of the exposed fabric will bleach and turn color.

HOW TO TIE DYE WITH BLEACH SERIES

Hold the shirt in place by wrapping a series of rubber bands around the bind. To make a grid-like pattern, fold the shirt like an accordion and bind it between two pieces of wood or other flat shaped objects.

HOW TO TIE DYE WITH BLEACH FREE

вЂ“ a 100% cotton black shirt (we used this Free People tee) And as the weather is beginning to warm up, what better time than now to start experimenting with reverse tie dye using bleach! Black tees and tops: watch out! we just about dyed anything white in sight.В So when Free People asked us to include a DIY in their guest blogger series, we knew a new tie dye project was absolutely in order. Dry the sweatshirt and VOILA!!Д«rooklynn and I decided that this tying method and sweatshirt color made the most amazing pool water sweatshirt.Last summer, we were obsessed with shibori indigo tie dying. I feel like this is SUPER important because your other clothes will get bleach ALL over them if you do a mixed load. Once itвЂ™s rinsed off, throw it in the washer again without ANY other garments with it. I rinsed it out REALLY well because I wanted to get as much bleach off as possible. Once the rubber bands are off, rinse out your sweatshirt with water. However, you could totally cut them off if you want!

I did not CUT them offвЂ¦ because I want to reuse them. I waited 15 minutes before undoing the ties! Step 5: RinseДЄfter waiting 15 minutes (or so!), take the rubber bands off of your garment. Pouring the bleach only on the вЂњbubblesвЂќ gave it a really cool вЂњwaterвЂќ look! You could totally pour more all around and IвЂ™m sure it would be nice as well. I focused on pouring the bleach ONLY on the вЂњbubblesвЂќ. While this may be handy for color based tie dyeвЂ¦ I didnвЂ™t fiddle with it for the reverse tie dye. Many tutorials will tell you to get your own little вЂњtubвЂќ for tie dying. Step 4: Pour bleach on the shirt and wait This took WAY more rubber bands than I was expecting to have to use! I tried to keep the size consistent throughout the sweatshirt. Step 3: Tie the shirtДЇor this shirt, I swirled little sections and tied them off. Some brands will shrink when washed (which is annoying)вЂ¦ so you may want to wash and dry it first and THEN get it wet in order to reverse tie dye it. IвЂ™m sure you could just soak it in the sinkвЂ¦ but I wanted to try and remove as much dirt as possible. When you are doing this method, you want the shirt to start out WET. My sweatshirt had a stain on it from splashing oil on while cookingвЂ¦ so I didnвЂ™t mind potentially messing it up completely! Step 2: Wash the sweatshirt or shirt in your washing machine I am still trying to decide if certain brands work better than others - but it DID work on Comfort Colors! I chose this Comfort Colors sweatshirt because it was a rich teal color and it was an extra sitting around the house. I am going to continue trying this method with different brands and will update! Step 1: Choose something to reverse tie dye IвЂ™m not sure if that speaks more to my methods or to the Gildan brandвЂ¦ but it was unbleachable. Not only did it NOT change colors after 15 minutes, but I left the bleach on it for almost 2 hours and NOTHING HAPPENED. ***NOTE*** After making my first sweatshirt (Comfort Colors brand) and it being a success, I tried doing the exact same method with a hot pink Gildan hoodie.

A colored sweatshirt or t-shirt ***SEE NOTE***.

They are a year round staple in my wardrobe. I am that weird kid that will wear a sweatshirt around the house when itвЂ™s 95 degrees in the summer. Specifically, I love Comfort Colors sweatshirts. Let me just pause to say вЂ“ I LOVE SWEATSHIRTS. I purchased this sweatshirt to use as a blank вЂ“ itвЂ™s called вЂњTopaz BlueвЂќ from Comfort Colors. I also do orders from time to time for schools and other functions. Periodically, IвЂ™ll purchase a whole bunch of t-shirt and sweatshirt blanks and make gifts for family and friends. IsnвЂ™t it funny how trends come in cycles? Some trends (like the see through вЂњbaby teesвЂќ trend) I would rather stay goneвЂ¦ but tie dying is a trend that I am happy to welcome back into the mix!

When I was a kid (in the 90вЂ™s), tie dying was the coolest thing on the block. Thinking of tie dying an old sweatshirt in your closet to give it new life? Try this reverse tie dye technique that is super easy and fun!

How to tie dye with bleach