I have been anxious to try bleach on t-shirts and thought Halloween might be the perfect time. All I used was Q-tips, Bleach, & Freezer Paper. Grab some shirts and lets get started!
I found the spider image on Google Images, printed it the size I wanted, cut it out of Freezer paper and ironed it in place on my shirt.
Put a plastic bag inside your shirt to prevent bleeding. Next outline the spider with the bleach Q-tip and create your web. It was orange-y at first but as it dried it became more white.
Remove the freezer paper and let dry. Wash as normal.
We did one with a cat face for my little girl. Cut the freezer paper to create a resist, paint inside the lines with the Bleachy Q-tip & let dry.
My son wanted a fly in the web so I found another image and followed the same process. Then I added a red hour glass on the spider to make it a black widow with craft paint.
Happy Haunting!
NOTE: I love the look but you need to be careful. My shirt was pretty thin knit and the bleach ate through the fabric in one spot. Use a heavy-er knit and you should be fine.
this is really clever. i'm not a crafter, but this looked like a ton of fun. what a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty cool! The things you can do with home products. Thanks for the share! This would be too cool to try. Hm, I've got bleach... If only I had a black t-shirt! LOL
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