/r/bleachshirts
Make shirts, share them, have fun
A place to post your home made shirts where you have applied your design using a stencil , as well as tips, techniques, and info. We started with a focus on bleach shirts but please feel free to include shirts that include bleach and/or other embelishments ink/dye/fabric paint or pasta sauce.
If you report something please explain why. something pissed you off is not a good reason to report it
If you post someone else's shirt it will be removed, The only content you should post is your own. TLDR: OC only
Spray on, my friends.
VERY IMPORTANT DO NOT MIX BLEACH WITH VINEGAR OR ANYTHING BUT WATER. Here is why
Basically, yes vinegar will stop the bleaching process but it also releases very toxic chlorine gas.
Instead use a bleach neutralizer! Like this
Linkflair is now automatically added if you use the appropriate tag.
Please tag with
* [FP] = Finished Product
* [Q] = Question
* [S] = Stencil
* [T] = Tutorial
THIS IS REQUIRED! You must add a tag!
Got a great tutorial about making designs including something other than bleach? Let a mod know and we will put it here.
Tutorials
Best tutorial to start with combines a lot of information Provided by leenybird
I would suggest printing this out for your first round and keep refering back to it as needed. Great job leenybird.
And Here we have an AWESOME video made by Psychvol
Another great Video Thanks u/torrentspy
How To make your own freezer paper replacement Infographic
How to make a multi-layer stencil
process from start to finish thanks Airith
A wonderful collection of all things stencils
USE A BLEACH NEUTRALIZER TO PROTECT YOUR WORK like this one here A suggestion for posting information:
We love the work you have done and thanks for sharing. If you could provide some additional information in your comments or imgur gallery we would all greatly appreciate it.
- What process did you use to make the stencil? did you draw it? Photoshop? carved from the flesh of your enemies?
- What ratio of bleach to water did you use?
- What t-shirt was used? what fabric? did you get a good deal on them? from where?
- If you are comfortable maybe even provide a download of the image file?
None of this is required but we love more info.
Be sure to show off your relevant work in other subreddits, /r/mylittlepony /r/pokemon /r/gaming for example, let everyone know we exist.
Buddies:
/r/stencils
/r/stenciltemplates
/r/IWantThatOnAShirt
/r/DIYClothes
Your subreddit here? Ask us nicely!
- Welcome to bleach shirts, don't forget to check the sidebar and read through the FAQs and tutorials
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Shirt of the week
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[Q] bleach or dye?
I have this sweater and love the fit and material but hate the color. It seems if I bleach it, it would turn pinkish. If I bleach and then dye a gray or dark gray would that work?
Not sure if this is the right group to post in but couldn’t find anything closer. Thanks!
12:36 UTC
[Q] how to safely bleach inside my house
I wanna bleach a hoodie that I have that is stained with black dye but originally it's a deep deep dark red.
It's currently snowy outside and I don't like the cold. How can I keep the fumes from the bleach from not harming my cat if I did it inside my room? Or do I have to wait. Sorry if this sounds stupid but I really wanna try it soon instead of a month or two later.
12:59 UTC
[FP] Bleached then painted this Sukuna tee
15:50 UTC
[FP] First try; black V neck
12:56 UTC
[Q] How to achieve this look/pattern with bleach (on jeans)
00:24 UTC
[FP] I made this one a year or two ago, and it has only become more relevant
16:13 UTC
[FP] 1st try bleach design
in prog ~~ trying to make the best of my little brother's sweatshirt after he spilled bleach on the other side
18:27 UTC
[FP] Once upon a time I was falling in love, but now I'm only falling apart...
17:45 UTC
I love watching the bleach fade in [FP]
13:58 UTC
First Avatar shirt! [FP]
I’m not sure if this design is half baked and good enough to sell but I had avatar on the tv behind me so just good vibes making it. 😊 I do want to improve on this one and make more ATLA inspired designs so stay tuned!
21:48 UTC
[FP] Had a lot of fun with this lion!
Trying to get tighter with details and more deliberate with different tones each time! This will be available tomorrow on my Etsy. It’s a unisex XL. 🦁
22:45 UTC
[FP]Just finished my girlfriends grandmothers birthday present!
I am plenty fine with the result, but a little annoyed. I took a good amount of time and care into pleating a spiral, and whenever I do, it gets so muddled up you can hardly even tell. Is it from too much bleach/dye?
16:00 UTC
[FP] Mac tribute hand painted w bleach
a gift for my BF - follow me on IG @TheHollyDaisy for more
20:20 UTC
[Q] advice for first time bleach painters??
I’m gonna make wedding presents for my friends using bleach painting but I’ve never done it before! Any tips or advice? Is there anything I need other than a paintbrush, bleach, and the dark articles of clothing I want to transform? TIA :)
15:27 UTC
[FP] Made this for my friend 🤧
I was so scared to bleach it at first but it came out good 😭
05:52 UTC
[FP] stencil bleed problems
how do you stop the bleach from bleeding/leaking under the stencil? i used freezing paper from reynolds. would be grateful for any advice :)
09:51 UTC
[FP] Fake band tee
I think I over ironed the stencil so there's some adhesive left over. A tooth brush and a couple washes just about got it all out though. Eyes and mouth were painted on with speedball fabric ink.
02:01 UTC
[FP] Happy with these two
Only 98 more and maybe I can open my own shop 😜 Thank you for looking. I’m starving for work so if you’re looking for custom orders hit me up!
00:33 UTC
[Q]More concentrated bleach?
So I usually do my bleach painting in the sun and I am able to get those very light tones but I can’t inside my apartment. Is there a more concentrated bleach I can use to achieve this? Also I’ve seen bleach tablets, has anyone tried those dissolved in a little water?
17:58 UTC
[Q] does dyeing over the bleach with hair dye work?
So does anyone have experience with dying over the bleached parts? I haven’t done any shirts yet but my friend just did one and I’m hooked on the idea but I wanna know if and how well I can archive other colour then the orange/yellow ones
21:59 UTC
[Q] which of these works on tshirts ??? please help as chlorox is damn expensive in India
05:50 UTC