DIY BLEACH FADE ON KEEPR TANKS

Cutting, dying, sewing and just an overall repurposing of clothing is something I’ve always been interested in. I had a few extra Keepr tanks so I decided to play around with bleach. The original idea for this came from Brooke over at The Junk Parlor. Her video covers the bleaching of flannels (and is much more in-depth) so feel free to head over there if you’re looking for more details. I bleached and dyed and few my own flannels as well and they turned out great.

The video below is super quick and simple but I’ll also post the instructions here.

First thing: get yourself some gloves and throw on some clothes you don’t mind messing up. Besides that,
all you’ll need is: Two plastic tubs, bleach, water, and your cotton garments.

I’d recommend doing this outside if you can. You might pass out from those bleach fumes if you try this in your bathroom.

Mix the bleach and water together in equal parts in one of your tubs. (I used equal parts bleach and water - slightly more water.)

Fill your other tub with clean water. If you have access to a hose that you can turn on to rinse the garments, even better.

Dunk the garment into the bleach mixture where you want the color transition to start. Let it sit for a minute or so. Remember to be careful not to get bleach on your hands! Any residual bleach on your hands will transfer to the garment.

Remove from bleach and wring out. Dunk hands first, followed by garment, into your fresh tub of water. Wring it out again and line dry. Experiment with dunking the top or bottom of the garment and also play around with the time left in the bleach.

You won’t really have a clear idea of the results until after the garments are dry.

Overall, I was really happy with how they turned out. And even if they didn’t turn out great, it was a fun experiment. Give it a shot!