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Tangled Thread - Tips, Trick and Tutorials in Sewing & Stitching

March 13th, 2008

how to of the day: using bleach pens to print on fabric, part two

I showed you the process of using bleach pens to print fabric yesterday, but how did those samples turn out? Here’s how the green print looks after being soaked in the bleach neutralizer, washed, dried & ironed:

I love how this swatch turned out… but the bleach didn’t do a darn thing on the other two!  […]

By Chloe -- 5 comments

March 12th, 2008

how-to of the day: using bleach to print fabric

As, promised - here’s the slightly-overdue tutorial :-)
Did you know that you can use those bleach gel pens to print on fabric?  That’s right, I’m abusing fabric again!  Depending on the fabric you can get anything from dramatic white lines to soft, hazy marks on the fabric.

You’ll need fabric (cotton is the safest to start […]

By Chloe -- 1 comment