I bought some grey brushed twill a while back and when I washed and dried it in preparation for use, the color got all funny. The fabric looked blotchy and I thought it was going to be a total waste. I had planned solid grey pants for the girls and the fabric now looked like someone had spilled juice on it. The fabric sat in my stash for a couple of months until yesterday when an idea popped into my head. Since the fabric looked stained, why not make it look like it was stained on purpose? I thought some careful bleach drops might do the trick. As I thought it over some more I suddenly got an image of acid washed jeans with splatter paint and grafitti all over them (I might have had a pair like that when I was a kid around 1986 or something. . . maybe. . . . ).
I got out a spray bottle and started bleaching. I let the bleach set for a few minutes to fully do its work. Then I washed and dried the fabric.
Next I dug out my fabric markers. I wanted to cover them with grafitti-like designs but when I went to start I realized I have no skills in that area. I used to be able to draw a mean set of bubble letters but even that escapes me now. So, I asked Maya what designs she wanted and she requested stars, hearts, swirls, and rainbows.
I heat set the markers in the dryer. Last night I cut out some pants and today I sewed them up. This is Maya's pair.
I think these are my favorite homemade pants yet. I mey even go back and add some more doodles. All I have to do is pop them in the dryer again to heat set anything added.
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