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Standard blue jeans are comfortable and practical everyday wear, but over time, anything can become boring. The easiest and most affordable way to update your wardrobe is to bleach your jeans with whiteness at home. The quality of such processing will depend on the performance of clarification in accordance with all the rules, while it is important to observe precautions when working with an aggressive agent.
Features of whitening jeans with white
Lightening jeans with whiteness will help to give the thing individuality and diversify its appearance. This is an easy and budget option for how to change and decorate your usual clothes.
You can make ordinary blue jeans white in different ways, including "Whiteness" - one of the most inexpensive and effective household chemicals. Therefore, it would be wise to update the denim color with it.
You can learn more about whether to bleach your favorite jeans or not from the video:
Preparing to whiten jeans with whiteness
First of all, you should think about in which container to lighten denim. For a volume of 10 liters of water, you will need a large basin, a bucket or saucepan that is not used for cooking, in extreme cases, you can soak your jeans in the tub.
Next, you need to decide on the design: the pants should be whitened in full or in part, whether to make additional decor on the fabric (patterns or the effect of scuffing, etc.).
In order to dye jeans white at home, you will need:
- Bleach "Whiteness". You can use other brightening agents. If you need to get the lightest possible shade, it is permissible to add preparations of cleaning household chemicals.
- Measuring cup for pouring the bleach into the water.
- Latex gloves. Their presence is mandatory, since direct contact of hands with aggressive household chemicals can cause irritation, allergies, dryness and flaking.
- Gripper for boiling linen - in the process of bleaching jeans will need to be constantly turned over and "mixed". You can find special tongs at home supply stores.
How to whiten jeans with whiteness at home
After all the preparatory steps have been passed, you can start the process of bleaching your favorite trousers. In order to even lighten the jeans with whiteness at home, it is recommended to strictly follow the instructions.
There are several methods to whiten denim. Some of them involve boiling. Each option has its own characteristics.
You can boil jeans white as follows:
- Pour a large amount of water (5 to 10 liters) into a previously prepared container.
- Pour 100-200 ml of whiteness into the water using a measuring cup, mix thoroughly.
- Bring the composition to a boil.
- Immerse jeans completely in boiling water;
- Leave to react for a few minutes, then stir with boiling tongs.
- After 10 - 15 minutes (as a rule, this time is enough to bleach the denim, but if necessary, you can stand it longer), remove the item from the container with whiteness, rinse thoroughly in cold water and wash in the usual way, using powder and softening fabric softener ...
The following method will help to whiten jeans with whiteness without boiling (this method will only lighten the fabric a little or will allow you to achieve a slight wear effect):
- Pour 5-10 liters of warm or cold water into a basin.
- Add one glass of whiteness, stir.
- Put jeans in water and leave for 15 - 20 minutes.
At the end of the procedure, the product must also be rinsed and washed to get rid of the remaining whiteness.
How to evenly whiten denim is presented in the video:
How to make a drawing on jeans with white
If simply changing the color of denim trousers is not enough, you can try to bleach the fabric in patterned spots to get an extraordinary and unusual design.
The easiest way to make an original small pattern on denim is to leave clothespins on the fabric before immersing the item in boiling water.
To bleach the fabric in stripes, the jeans must first be twisted, and for fixing, they must be tied with a string.
To achieve a clearer pattern, jeans are processed by hand. White is applied to the sponge and a pattern is drawn on the fabric. To get an even pattern, it is worth using stencil cuttings of various figures.
You can spray whiteness in a spray bottle and spray it on jeans - then you get uniform, drop-like spots.
The gradient is made in the same way - using a sponge, whiteness is applied to the area of the fabric. And after the material has been bleached, the product is washed off.
Precautions
- Constantly observe the jeans so as not to spoil the product.
- It is advisable to bleach jeans in a ventilated area so as not to inhale harmful whiteness vapors.
- Do not use cooking containers when cooking clothes.
- To safely bleach white denim, be sure to use rubber gloves to protect your hands. In case of skin irritation and contact with chlorine mucous membranes (including the eyes), immediately rinse the affected area with cold running water and seek medical attention.
- The product must be stored at room temperature, out of the reach of children.
Conclusion
Whitening your jeans with whiteness is a good idea to extend the life of an item that is old or worn. Sometimes, in order to update your wardrobe, you do not have to run to the store for new fashion items. You just need to reconsider your things: then you can try to give a new life to the boring pants.