How to Easily Create Cool Shapes & Patterns With Bleach Tie-Dye
Today I am showing you how to create tie-dye patterns using bleach. I am choosing three different pieces of clothing to experiment with different techniques. Each technique creates some really cool patterns!
Tie-dying old clothing is a great way to upgrade and give them new life. Let's get started.
Tools and materials:
- Bleach in a spray bottle
- Gloves
- Rubber bands
- Three pieces of clothing
- Fork
1. Bunch up the t-shirt
Choose an old t-shirt, preferably a dark-colored one, for tie-dying.
Place a fork in the center of your shirt and twist clockwise, gathering the shirt with you as you twist.
This will allow you to bunch up your shirt in a spiral pattern more smoothly.
2. Secure your shirt
Tie rubber bands around the circumference of the shirt to secure it firmly in place.
3. Spray with bleach
Use bleach in a spray bottle to spray over the shirt as liberally as you would like.
4. Rest
Let your shirt rest for half an hour to allow it to set properly.
Wash and dry.
5. Use stencils
For the leggings, I am using stencils to make cool and funky shapes. You can get super creative with this technique!
I cut paper into a flame shape and placed it on my leggings. Then, I took my bleach bottle and sprayed over it. I repeated this for the second leg.
Let it dry for half an hour, then wash and dry before wearing.
6. The jeans
For the jeans, I tried doing circle patterns but they came out really ugly.
In the end, I decided to bleach the bottom half of the jeans to create a cool contrasting effect.
Let dry, then wash and dry before wearing.
How to do bleach tie-dye
Here are the before and after shots of each item of clothing. As you can see, each technique has created different and creative looks. I am really happy with how they all turned out.
You can do this as an activity with friends or on your own, either way, you get a total style upgrade!
Let me know what you guys think in the comments below.
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