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Post by braided-rug on Sept 30, 2006 10:46:36 GMT 10
"Dear Jennifer, I visited your website for the first time today, and hope you can help. Back in the '70s I took a textiles course. One technique that I remember was called "bleach out". Very simple. I think we bound up the cotton fabric like for tye die and dipped it in a bleach solution. I now have a cotton tank top which is too dark for my taste, and since I do not wear it, am willing to try this bleach out technique just for fun. If you have heard of this, please tell me what strength I should make my bleach solution, plus any other tips I need to know. Thanks, Monisa Dear Monisa, I haven't tried this technique, so you can experiment. Another method is to get dye discharger from www.dharmatrading.com. Follow their instructions. Using this method you run less risk of damaging your fabric. This sounds like a fun project! Jennifer" From: www.fabrics.net/dizzylettuce605.asp
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Post by braided-rug on Sept 30, 2006 12:36:23 GMT 10
"Discharge Dyeing This technique uses chlorine bleach (hypochlorite) or dye remover, instead of dye. One of the best sources for instructions is Jane Dunnewold's book, Complex Cloth; see my Dyeing and Fabric Painting Books page. The two t-shirt books also listed on that page have awesome examples of shirts that were purchased in a dark color, then tied, bleached, rinsed in vinegar water, washed, dried, tied, and dyed; in some case, the entire procedure was repeated again. The dyed bleached areas there look like colored lightening bolts. The examples in Dunnewold's book are quite different, and very interesting. (Note that vinegar water is not the best choice for neutralizing bleach, as their reaction produces even more hazardous chemicals; it is best to use Anti-chlor, which is available in bulk at a reasonable price from Prochem (see Sources for Supplies), or you might use chlorine-free oxygen "bleach" as a neutralizer, in a pinch.) If you try discharging with bleach, be sure to fill the washing machine with water *before* you begin bleaching, as you must stop the bleaching as soon as the color gets light enough, or else risk having the fabric fall apart. The best way to neutralize chlorine bleach is with Anti-chlor from ProChem, or Bleach Stop from Dharma Trading, because it is very economical, safe, and effective, but the non-chlorine (oxygen) "bleach" sold for washing clothes can also do the job of neutralizing the bleached clothing in the washing machine. There are also other bleaching compounds besides chlorine. Rit makes a good color remover which you may like, and dyehouses such as Dharma Trading Company and ProChem (see Sources) sell other compounds which can be used for this purpose. In every case, be very careful. All of these bleaching agents are more dangerous than the dyes we hobbyists normally use, and chlorine bleach is the worst." From: www.pburch.net/dyeing/dyetips.shtmlNow I could be on the wrong track here lol.
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Post by braided-rug on Sept 30, 2006 12:41:06 GMT 10
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Post by cupcake on Sept 30, 2006 15:22:39 GMT 10
This is interesting. It looks like my friend is just dipping her stuff in bleach. She likes doing interesting things with her clothes. thanks for taking the time to search out all these links.
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