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!