Inspiring Speech

Chris Hadfeild spoke at NSCC Convocation for the 2013 Center of Geographic Studies (COGS) students.

It was great to hear and I want to pass it along to you.

More DIY Bleach Shirt

I got the third shirt done, but this one took a lot longer to do because it was way more complicated to cut out. Because of that there is only the one design of it. 

 

To see the my how to bleach DIY just click the link to see the older blog.

 

This one was a wrap around design and I'm happy with it, and so is Mike, so that's good.

 



The one thing I still don't like the little spots from the spritzer bottle. No sure why they happen!

Bleach T-Shirt DIY

Been wanting to try this one out for a while and finally did.

I took a design and used an exacto-knife to cut it into a clear adhesive plastic (the type you buy at the dollar store to protect books). I ended up with two copies of the design, a negative and a positive cut-outs.

So I put one on a red shirt and the other on a blue shirt.

 

The blue shirt I just wanted the image bleached so I used cling wrap over the rest of the material to prevent any unwanted marks. The red shirt I was trying to be more artistic with and bleach all around leave the design red.

 

Remember - Where the plastic is will REMAIN that colour, and the bleacj will change the rest.
Think backwards, it helps.

 

I placed old newspaper between the front and back of the shirts to prevent the bleach from soaking through.

 

 

 

Using a small spray bottle (the type in dollar store travel kits) I sprayed bleach on the shirts, slowly over time to see them develop.

 

TIP - Use gloves this is Bleach.
Also use paper towel to dab away extra bleach that settles on the non absorbing plastic to prevent drip marks.

 

This was the end result.

 

 

 

I worked the blue shirt a bit by cutting it and braiding the sides, and making it something I would wear.

 

 

Things I would change:

I wish the spray bottle was a more even mist, but I couldn't prevent the small dotting.

Also i would use less bleach on the red shirt, next time I won't do it outside on a sunny day because it was hard to see how much the bleach had developed.

 

All I all I think it was a great outcome though!