Bleach fabric

Bleaching Fabrics is not only restricted to making them more white, but it can also be used to create patterns over colored surface.It is fabric bleach art.

As our brand spanking new pattern gets closer and closer to it's release date, so we get more and more excited about all the possibilities, variations and hacks we can dream up for it's future... This new pattern (currently in the arms of our wonderful pattern testers helping us to produce something as close to perfect

I was anxious to get started with this month's technique, so while I'm waiting on my ProChem order to arrive I thought I would try some shibori using a bleach bath to discharge the fabric. I used information from Sara Newberg King's book "Dye & Discharge." It was great fun, and I got some beautiful pieces of fabric. (I also did some pieces where I sprayed the bleach onto the fabric; those pics are on my personal blog.) I did all of this work outside (even though it was in the 30s today). You…

Lois Ericson shows you how to create uniquely colored and patterned fabrics with ordinary household bleach.

Lois Ericson shows you how to create uniquely colored and patterned fabrics with ordinary household bleach.

When you paint fabric with bleach, using different ratios of bleach to water gives unique effects for depth. I tested different strengths so you can see how they all compare to each other

Does bleach scare you? It scares me! Now that you were brave enough to get past the title of this post, I’m excited to tell you about my adventures dyeing fabric with bleach. The effect is si…

Hot Glue + Bleach = Super Cute Wearables!! Something about t-shirt projects remind me of spring. I guess that's because I live in New England, and most of us break out the short sleeves starting in March - wearing a...

Lois Ericson shows you how to create uniquely colored and patterned fabrics with ordinary household bleach.