Fixing Bleached Clothes With Dye
Hello Readers. Do you ever bleach clothes that should never be bleached? That's exactly what I did. Oops! I think we have all done that at some point. I wanted to fix my mistake and I did, with some fabric dye.
Before and after. Thanks to some green dye.
I liked this shirt/jacket a lot before it got bleached out.
I put this jacket and flannel shirt together over a year ago and I loved it. Unfortunately, it had a terrible accident. And it was all my own fault.
The gray plaid couldn't survive when I put it in the washer with a load of towels and added bleach, not realizing until too late that the new shirt was in the wash too. I was very disappointed. I loved the gray and white plaid flannel shirt/jacket. There was no way to put the gray plaid back on the shirt. The plain white shirt looked awful and bland.
I had an idea to make the shirt look better. Rit Dye. This is the perfect thing to fix the washed out shirt. The directions on the back of the bottle explain how to use the washing machine or a pan on the stove to dye something.
I mixed up the dye on my stove as directed. It got very hot and I stirred it around continuously to get the dye evenly applied. Stirring is very important to get an even color.
When 30 minutes had passed it looked like this. I removed it from the dye and I rinsed it with cold water. The green dye looked great. The color was bright and vibrant. This shirt was saved! I washed it as directed.
I picked green because I like green and it's perfect for St. Patrick's Day this month. (I hope your St, Patrick's Day is full of fun and shenanigans.) I think I could have used any color dye because the shirt was so white to start with. There are lots of colors to choose from so grab a white item and have some fun changing the color.
It also works with my Yoda shirt. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun and green for yourself.
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The fabric was cotton and it took the dye easily. The zipper did not take the dye and that makes me thing the zipper itself was polyester based. I didn't have a fabric content for it so that is just my best guess. Polyester/synthetic fabrics need special dye. I just accepted that the zipper was what it was.
Chickie
I love your jacket! I’ve had zero luck with dye. Everything eventually fades onto other clothes in your washing machine….even after years when you’ve forgotten that your piece was dyed and added it in your load with a lighter color.