Bleached fabric

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…

Fabric Bleach Art { step-by-step photo tutorial from craftbyphoto.com making the 4th of July themed napkins from Paula Deen: http://www.pauladeen.com/article_view/4th_of_july_napkin_diy/ }

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...

ink and bleach drawing by textile and mixed media artist Jule Mallett (www.hengrels.co.uk)

There's no end to what you can learn about fabric. This collection of articles and videos helps demystify sewing with silks and knits, demonstrates how to identify fabric with a burn test, and even shows you how to dye fabric.

How to make a Flour-paste crackle effect.

Cyanotype print developing one of my hand drawn designs.

Experimentation

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