Occasionally, my inner crafty person comes out. It's not often, and usually ends in failure. Thus the "not often" part.
This past weekend, a friend and I decided to take on a challenge that might have been a little much for the both of us; Re-dying old jeans.
It didn't sound so difficult. Old jeans turned cute. All you needed was some bleach, jeans, and dye. And a whole lot of time.
First, you have to bleach the jeans. Which apparently takes an eternity. Plus a day. Watching and waiting doesn't exactly help either. Or putting too much water in with the bleach. I'm a very impatient person who wants instant gratification ALL the time, so this was definitely the hardest step.
After that eternity finally passed, the jeans were ready! Sort of...there were a few small, faint denim blue patches on a pair or 2 that decided to give us a little trouble later. And did you know the string on jeans doesn't bleach? What the heck..
Okay, so as a pro tie-dyer, I didn't expect to have any problems. Perfection. That's what I expected, but not what I got.
First, we dyed 2 pairs of jeans a bright green. One came out perfect! So exciting! The next...well...they kind of looked like acid wash jeans. Apparently, they didn't get enough time in the bleach. Darn those blue patches!
Next, we decided on pink. BIG mistake...the pink we bought was an awful shade of fushia. You dipped the pants in, and they came out more pink than a flamingo. We hoped they might fade a little if we rinsed them, but it just wasn't meant to be. Back to the bleach they go, and we begin a new search for a less bright pink dye.
See why crafting really isn't my thing? Great ideas, bad ending. Every time. Except my dad's Christmas cat sweater. That came out great. ;)
Failure is not an option this time, though! This idea is just too cute to give up on. We WILL dye these pants, and they WILL be the cutest thing ever. End of story.
This past weekend, a friend and I decided to take on a challenge that might have been a little much for the both of us; Re-dying old jeans.
It didn't sound so difficult. Old jeans turned cute. All you needed was some bleach, jeans, and dye. And a whole lot of time.
First, you have to bleach the jeans. Which apparently takes an eternity. Plus a day. Watching and waiting doesn't exactly help either. Or putting too much water in with the bleach. I'm a very impatient person who wants instant gratification ALL the time, so this was definitely the hardest step.
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| The Bleachy Before |
Okay, so as a pro tie-dyer, I didn't expect to have any problems. Perfection. That's what I expected, but not what I got.
First, we dyed 2 pairs of jeans a bright green. One came out perfect! So exciting! The next...well...they kind of looked like acid wash jeans. Apparently, they didn't get enough time in the bleach. Darn those blue patches!
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| Perfection! |
Next, we decided on pink. BIG mistake...the pink we bought was an awful shade of fushia. You dipped the pants in, and they came out more pink than a flamingo. We hoped they might fade a little if we rinsed them, but it just wasn't meant to be. Back to the bleach they go, and we begin a new search for a less bright pink dye.
See why crafting really isn't my thing? Great ideas, bad ending. Every time. Except my dad's Christmas cat sweater. That came out great. ;)Failure is not an option this time, though! This idea is just too cute to give up on. We WILL dye these pants, and they WILL be the cutest thing ever. End of story.
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