This is more of an introduction to discharge paste than an instructable. Yes, the name is terrible and the stuff is white and gooey which makes it even more wrong. But it's pretty damn cool, so you just accept it and move on towards greatness.
Where bleach is incredibly thin and can destroy natural fibers if you're not careful, discharge paste is the opposite. It's gooey so it doesn't spill easily and can be used with silkscreens. It's also nice to natural fibers, which is good as well. It removes most fiber reactives, direct dyes and acid dyes and typically leaves a light golden color when it's done.
Everything you need to know about this is printed right on the label. To use it, you just apply it to a fabric, let it dry, and then iron it on the lowest steam setting for a few minutes to activate it. To make sure it works on a new fabric, test it by putting a small spot in a hidden area of the target material (assuming you're using a shirt) and see how well it works before spreading it everywhere.
Available in the U.S. from Dharma Trading Co.
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1574-AA.shtml
Where bleach is incredibly thin and can destroy natural fibers if you're not careful, discharge paste is the opposite. It's gooey so it doesn't spill easily and can be used with silkscreens. It's also nice to natural fibers, which is good as well. It removes most fiber reactives, direct dyes and acid dyes and typically leaves a light golden color when it's done.
Everything you need to know about this is printed right on the label. To use it, you just apply it to a fabric, let it dry, and then iron it on the lowest steam setting for a few minutes to activate it. To make sure it works on a new fabric, test it by putting a small spot in a hidden area of the target material (assuming you're using a shirt) and see how well it works before spreading it everywhere.
Available in the U.S. from Dharma Trading Co.
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1574-AA.shtml
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Put down a stencil or a silkscreen or forgo all premade plans and apply the paste directly to the fabric. If you want to let the goo seep in a little deeper, you can thin it out with some water. You can just go for it or keep on testing on more spots on the fabric.
Used shirts are cheap to play with, but for consistency and thin shirts, go to the underwear aisle and get the dyed t-shirts. They're usually less than $5 each for a decent one and tend to be thinner than the Beefy T's that make me sweat like I still live in SoCal.
Used shirts are cheap to play with, but for consistency and thin shirts, go to the underwear aisle and get the dyed t-shirts. They're usually less than $5 each for a decent one and tend to be thinner than the Beefy T's that make me sweat like I still live in SoCal.
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There doesn't seem to be anything similar on eBay UK, so...
... how about a pack of hair colour, but just use the bleach part without mixing in the dye?
Gotta be worth a try!
Silkscreens would be the best for doing a large number I suppose.
Thanks for the info!
Jerry
http://www.emich.edu/textiles/PDFs/thiox.pdf
It says to use soda ash and ammonia among other things. thanks for this instructable I can't wait to try it out.
Here is my result working from a laser printed stencil
(font is Birckham Script Pro, shirt is American Apparel The Summer Shirt).
My Flickr has the full sizers...
There's Wilflex Oasis which has a burn out base as well as this stuff. I haven't tried it myself.