Tie Dye Designs: Bleach Camouflage Shirt

[@KimberlyInSoCal310]

The shirt turned out really neat Angie! I'm so glad you showed how to neutralize bleach on fabric, so many people I know don't think you need to neutralize bleach, they think just washing will do, then wonder why their fabrics shred or get holey and don't last! Thanks for sharing!

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you - I'm glad you like it. You're right - it is very important to neutralize the bleach.

[@DriveCarToBar]

This scrunch method looks awesome! This would be a great pattern for woodland areas like the Ozarks, Appalachia, Northern States, back east. It's strikingly similar to the Ukrainian "Frog" pattern, just lacking some of the tan and black flecking, which wouldn't be hard to add. I'm thinking this could be a great basis for a desert pattern, starting with a coyote brown color and bleaching that out. Then maybe twist tightly on the long axis and apply darker dye for a brushstroke or vertical streak look. Great video.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you! I agree that this is a great starting point for a camouflage shirt. 😀

[@joshuamoore24_7]

It looks great, nice camo pattern for green tree and grass. If you use a brownish tan shirt it could be a great desert camo pattern. Plus grey for urban camo.

[@lauragoldstein2506]

Love it. I really like that there are different amounts of bleach which makes the shirt have varied shades of lighter color.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you! 😊 I like the varying shades too.

[@cyber-flight]

This is super helpful! You give very good instructions and your voice is soothing but still strong. Great tutorial overall 😁

[@FunEndeavors]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@2_pencil]

Didn’t think this would be my cup of tea, but I like it a lot. I like the different shades of green you achieved and the squiggly shapes.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you - I really like the way it turned out too!

[@coburnlowman]

Awesome. Camo is expensive , and even more expensive in surplus stores now. This looks great

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 😀

[@histeve1110]

I’ve made a few of these, but always learn new things from your vids 👍 thanks for sharing! When I make these, I go through a second bleach. After the first bleach, I neutralize and wash, then scrunch it up fresh and tie it for a second round of bleach. It creates even more splotchiness and splits into more shades. After the second wash, if it ends up too light, I do a normal scrunch dye and add a little color back in. Whew! That’s a lot of work Steve! 🤪

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you! That's a great idea ! It's not too much work to get the look you're going for. 🙂

[@AdirondackRuby]

Reminds me of a garage floor...the sort that has been coated with pebbles and sealed with epoxy.

[@FunEndeavors]

That's a good description of it.

[@theguywitheyebrows]

ok so, i have a queen size sheet i'm planning on doing this bleaching but in the snakeskin style. thanks for all your neat tutorials!!

[@FunEndeavors]

Awesome - that sounds like fun!

[@n1nj4l1nk]

I did something similar: bleached a crumpled green shirt, I did it dry though and I also used white vinegar in random spots too. It made the bleach work even more so there are lots of different bleached tones, it really looks like camo.

[@FunEndeavors]

That sounds really cool!

[@Jaxom35x]

Yeah, the first thing that came to my mind was camo. A nice simple way to get a nice simple look that's unique.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 🙂

[@zalialyon1853]

Looks great i would wear it ..i'm gonna try it on a red shirt..thanks for sharing

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you!

[@luvnotvideos]

I think that looks fantastic! Well done.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you very much! 😀

[@melstar83]

Pretty cool, camo style for sure.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much!

[@SpaceCaptainCreations]

That came out great for camo. Love it.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! 🙂

[@jerryrichards8172]

Never seen this before. Cool Thanks for sharing.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you! 😀

[@Uniquelyyours1]

I love the camo look to this shirt, Angie, you did a great job. Thanks for sharing:)

[@FunEndeavors]

Thanks so much!

[@GOYOSGardenTiedyes]

Definitely have the camouflage look I really like it a little bleach goes a long ways thanks for sharing✌️

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! Yes it does! 🙂

[@WOMPITUS]

That’s definitely camo and I love it. I need to see you do this with a cotton bucket hat.

[@FunEndeavors]

That's a great idea! 🙂

[@WOMPITUS]

@@FunEndeavors I’m trying to find a way to camo an OD green bucket hat that I like to hunt in. Just not crazy about the idea of spray painting it and having that stuff bleeding out onto my head. Not sure if the scrunch method would work well.

[@FunEndeavors]

@@WOMPITUS I think it's worth a try. If it doesn't turn out the way you want it to, you can always add dye on to the hat to hopefully get the look you are going for. I don't know that I would feel comfortable spray painting it either. I recently made a shirt where I used wiffle balls and I had several people comment how much it looked like camo. The hat started white, but you could maybe alter the colors a bit and get a similar effect. Here's a link to that video if you'd like to see the shirt. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKGnf5h4i5V6nqM

[@WOMPITUS]

@@FunEndeavors ok tell me this if the hat is OD green and I add Tan Rit to it what color do you think it would make?

[@FunEndeavors]

@@WOMPITUS I've never used Rit Dye so I'm not sure how well it will cover the OD Green. I use fiber reactive dye and with the type dye I use beige may not cover, but there are darker browns and green that will. I would use my dye as a powder too so that I could put it in specific areas on the hat.

[@stefanbrezar8642]

Great pattern

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you! 🙂

[@elu1631]

Litt! KindA like Elephant Print Camo! 👍🏼🔥

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you! 🙂

[@eleazarhepburn6618]

Very nice 👌

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you! 😊

[@clockwork421]

There is a polish camo pattern called puma that looks similar to what your results were. It's OD and has darker green spots on it.

[@FunEndeavors]

I looked it up and it does look very similar to this shirt. That's cool! 😀

[@clockwork421]

@@FunEndeavors it's a pretty neat pattern they also use a pattern called Pantera. Both are awesome.

[@FunEndeavors]

@@clockwork421 That's the pattern I am more familiar with.

[@dylanbarnes1376]

Good afternoon I just tried this on one of my shirts and the bleach turned the out orange instead of just fading the color. Does this have to do with the dye used color the shirt in the first place or was my bleach solution to strong?

[@FunEndeavors]

Hi! It does depend on the color of the shirt. Some colored shirts lighten like this one did, but others like black shirts usually turn orange. The strength of your bleach solution isn't the problem. A stronger solution will just remove the color faster, but it won't affect the color that the shirt turns. It's always fun to experiment with colored shirts and see what color they end up.

[@dylanbarnes1376]

@@FunEndeavors it was the same color as yours to start. After I washed it I mixed up a custom lighter green and stove dyed it almost all the orange went away and what was left is sort of brown.

[@FunEndeavors]

@@dylanbarnes1376 That's bizarre isn't it?! I bet the brown enhanced the camo effect of the green.

[@4godandcountry663]

Wil this work on nylon??

[@FunEndeavors]

I haven't ever bleached nylon. I Googled it though and it says it can be bleached.

[@Slenderwoman999]

Would this work on a black long sleeve shirt?

[@FunEndeavors]

It would, but you wouldn't get the same colors. Your shirt would end up black and some shade of orange where you put the bleach.

[@Slenderwoman999]

@@FunEndeavors Oh okay well thank you for answering me!

[@FunEndeavors]

@@Slenderwoman999 You're welcome.

[@justagirlsd3000]

Dollar store sells hydrogen peroxide too.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you - that would be a great place to buy it.

[@terrisommella720]

Looks kinda like WW2 German oak leaf pattern.

[@FunEndeavors]

I've had someone else mention that as well. 🙂 I looked it up and I agree with you.