How to fade black fabric
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Darla on Dec 29, 2014Experiment on a scrap with bleach or peroxide.Helpful Reply
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9530106 on Dec 29, 2014Soaking in HOT water with some oxy type cleaner will help to remove some of the dye. The oxy clean will NOT harm any fabric like bleach, and you can control the lightening process by repeating if desired. It will give a faded appearance to the fabric.Helpful Reply
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Funnygirl on Dec 29, 2014Definitely go with bleach.Fill up your washer with hot water and bleach and soap suds.When I pull out the knob on the washer,it stops agitating.I let it sit for as long a you can,several hours if possible.You may want to stir it with a broom handle,several times.Make sure to remember you are dealing with strong bleach.(1-2 cups per washing load).bleach irritates eyes,skin and will bleach anything it comes in contact with-use caution! once you turn the washer back on and the fabric has been rinsed and wrung out,if possible leave it in the sun to dry.Repeat instructions if necessary.Helpful Reply
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Ssu239565 on Dec 30, 2014NO NOT BLEACH it will turn purple....But I don't know what to use......Helpful Reply
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163130 on Dec 30, 2014This is what I do know, just the sun will bleach black as quick as you can think but how quick can one think? how quick do you need it done and how light do you need it done?Helpful Reply
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Sue on Dec 30, 2014Most fabrics will fade with prolonged exposure to the sun. However, if you are looking for a quicker result, try Peroxide purchased from a beauty supply store (follow cautionary warnings on the label). Strong concentrations of chlorine bleach will weaken and in some cases disintegrate fabric, so use with caution. As for using vinegar...I thought white vinegar was used to set dye in fabrics? Good luck.Helpful Reply
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Lela on Dec 30, 2014Ritz ( the dye company) used to have a color removal product, you could check into that.Helpful Reply
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The Garden Frog with C Renee on Dec 30, 2014Actually vinegar seals in the color. As Kat suggested washing it and putting it outside in the sun may do the trick, I had this happen with a black shirt before. the sun is the best way because using bleach or peroxide the wrong way could cause streaking and or spots. good luckHelpful Reply
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Lisa Ray/Life Can Be Simple on Dec 30, 2014Thanks ALL for the help,it has been so cloudy and wet this winter Sun wasn't or isn't really the way mowHelpful Reply
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Lisa Ray/Life Can Be Simple on Jan 03, 2015I'm just afraid to try and bleach it,but guess I'm going to have to get braveHelpful Reply
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