Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Bleach Stenciling

First attempt- Fail-
First time I did it (with a scrap peice of fabric), I didnt adhere the design to the shirt, it wasnt nearly clean enough for my taste...




Have any of you discovered Pinterest. OMG- It's my new obsession, when I'm stuck watching the same cartoon for the millionth time, I just pull up the app and enjoy. The only problem with it is that it's made me want to try everything. Recipes, kids crafts, DIY...you name it, it's going to be attempted. Nice distraction :-)

So here's one of the tutorials I found on Pinterest. The reason I love it is because it's like applique (which I adore, but can be too baby-ish or girly) but rugged. Here's the process...

Supplies:
Material (tshirts in my case)
Design
Freezer Paper
Pencil
Scissors/Craft knife
Iron
Bleach
Water
Spray Bottle



I printed a design

Traced onto freezer paper (I found this at Walmart)
Ironed it on (shiny side down)
Sprayed diluted bleach in a safe area

Set to desired bleaching
Rinse with applique on
Remove applique and wash and dry


Love it! I did 2 more for Graham...love the bicycle one :-)

Front
Back
KC-10 Front
Back

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