Reverse Tie-Dye Your Denim - Wet Stains Pattern Recipe

Today I am going to share my recipe for bleaching your denim and get specifically what I call the Wet Stain Pattern which is the one you can see in the pictures below. I do it on jeans all the times and people love it. It’s very unique. In this specific recipe I will use bleach and not a colour remover because denim is a very tough fabric.

What you’ll need: 

1. Your garment, a pair of black/blue or light blue denim. To see which possible colours they will fade off please see our Blog article “How to Bleach Dye - Part 1”. Here I also explain how to test which colour the garment will fade off before tie-dyeing. 
2. Bleach (200ml for large items like jackets, 150  to 100ml for medium items like jeans)
3. A small squeeze bottle like this https://www.amazon.com.au/Prettyia-Plastic-Squeeze-Solvents-Painting/dp/B07JPZDVFM; It's quite important you get this kind of bottle if you want exactly the result you see: this nozzle will give you exactly this pattern;
4. Plastic tub or tray to collect extra bleach and cooling rack;
5. Elastic bands;

This is probably the easiest recipe to get a pretty impressive result:

• Tie your denim with elastic bands, there is no specific rule here, tie a bit looser or tighter and where you like, cover the whole garment - so it will be easier to handle while bleaching;
• Prepare your station with a cooling rack over the plastic tub or tray;
• Prepare the bleach by pouring it in your squeeze bottle;
• Place your denim and pour, don’t forget to cover the whole garment , so turn it and do the back;
• Wait for the bleach to act. Bleach and colour remover take a while to act so don’t panic if nothing happens straight away. Also the more you will leave the bleach the lighter the stains will get. 
• Keep an eye and when stains get to your favourite shade pop the denim in the washing machine. Do as much rinses as possible. Remove elastics before putting in. I did it with the elastics on in the video because I know they will not end up in the pipes and mess up with the pump destroying your washing machine ☺️. You can also rinse by hand;
• Dry!

How cool are they?

Let me know how you went!! If you need anything let me know! I can also do this for you on your jeans, head to the upcycle your wardrobe Collection Page. 

Much love

Stella