1. The Design

How to paint with bleach on fabric and how to make a back patch out of it

I have never made a tutorial in my entire life but here ya go, enjoy :)

Alright fellas, the materials u need are:

Fabric(u can choose any colour it doesn't matter) (also don't try this on textured fabric (silk, velvet, etc...))

Scissors

A ballpoint pen

A paintbrush

Bleach(u can also use paint but I decided to go with bleach)

Cardboard

Indigo paper

1. The design

First of all, u need a design! U can print it out or trace it with a pencil from a computer screen like I did.

If your design is larger than a A4 paper don't worry u can trace on how many pieces of paper u need and then just tape them together like I did

2.The fabric ur gonna be painting on

I used an old shirt witch I don't need anymore. (Don't throw away any excess fabric because you don't know when is gonna be useful)

Then I put the cardboard inside the shirt, so the bleach(or paint) isn't gonna go throught the shirt and on the desk too

(If you are gonna paint on a shirt u are gonna wear after,make sure u center ur design, and especially don't forget to put something inside the shirt)

I will be not caring that much about centering the design because I will be cutting it afterwards but I will still be putting a cardboard inside because I will most likely use the remaining fabric in other diy projects and I don't want it to be full of bleach

3.Tracing the design

I taped the paper witch my design is on to the indigo paper, and then I placed it on the fabric and started tracing the contour with a ballpoint pen

(I used a ballpoint pen because it doesn't tears throught the paper when I go over the design)

(ALSO IF U ARE DOING THIS FOR A T-SHIRT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MAKE SURE THE DESIGN IS POSITIONED WHERE U WANT IT TO BE)

And as u can see it works amazing on black fabric so you shouldn't have any problems tracing it on lighter coloured fabrics :)

And done!!! :D

4.Painting/bleaching the fabric

I work with bleach so I put some in a small plastic container witch I will be throwing away after I'm done.

Now, take a paintbrush and you basically start painting but be careful because you can't erase mistakes!!!!!!

The painting is gonna take a while btw :)

5.Final steps

Now that what u painted is done, u should leave the bleach to sit on the fabric till it changes colour(around 5 min is good), then go wash it with a bit of soap and water and leave it to dry

When bleached, the colour of the fabric will affect the colour of the bleached areas. For example:

Lighter blue turns white

Purple, dark blue, gray and brown turn pink

Black turns orange/red

Green turns yellow/light green

Red turns orange

etc

If u are using fabric paint, I suggest you leave it to dry overnight and also most fabric paint brands recommend ironing the fabric after it dried

And then ur painting is done wow!!!

-How to make a patch out of it-

Now, I will also be showing ya'll how to make it a back patch!

1. Cut it the size u need/want

Alright so, first of all u need to measure how big u want the patch to be. Now, go trace the outline with something visible(a pencil, chalk, eyeliner pen,a wax crayon, literally whatever that leaves a mark on the fabric)

Then, u want to start cutting an inch(or something like that) away from the outline u drew earlier(I will explain why u did thar later)

So, basically this:

It doesn't needa to be a perfect straight cut btw

2.Sewing

After u did that, you want to pin the patch to your vest/jacket/whatever but with that inch of fabric folded underneath

And then u start sewing it! :D

I used an thick black thread but u can use whatever thread u want :)

And here's the final result!!! >:)

I hope ya'll enjoyed my tutorial and If u decided to actually do something like this and post it please tag me so I can see it too!!!

And if u want more tutorials in the future let me know!!!

Also If u have any questions just ask me!! :)