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Bleach pen graphic tees (attempt #2- success!)

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Back in January, I attempted to follow a Pin I found on Pinterest.  The Pin showed how to revitalize old tees by adding bleach graphics to them.  The first attempt at three different t-shirts failed.  I have since discovered that only the Clorox Bleach Pen for WHITES works.  The other bleach pens are not strong enough to bleach colors.  This time I only attempted one t-shirt to see if it would work.  The bleached out color was a surprise, but it did work.  Now I can use this technique on other things – old canvas bags, placemats, tablecloths, etc…

original pin

Original Pin inspiration

bleach for whites

Clorox Bleach Pen for Whites

prepping tee

Prepping the tee using paper & wax paper underneath

design in bleach

Drawing the design

design bleaching in

The bleach doing its work

in water bath

Water bath to stop the bleach

after rinsed off

Ready for the washing machine

and out of the wash

out of the wash…

finished product

Finished t-shirt

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