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ForteBass

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« on: 01 Jul 2006, 14:33 »
So as many people have been a witness too, my wardrobe consists mainly of raglan/baseball/¾ sleeve t-shirts. I wear them all the time. It's what I do.

My problem is that in some of them the colors were pretty close when I first bought the shirts and after a few washes they're pretty much a solid color shirt. So, what I was wondering is if there is a quick and effective way to restore the color to just certain parts of the shirt. I tried using these markers meant for coloring on clothing but they're completely ineffective. Any ideas on what to do?
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« Reply #1 on: 01 Jul 2006, 17:18 »
Anything that will have any sort of lasting power will not be quick and/or easy.
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« Reply #2 on: 01 Jul 2006, 18:22 »
The only thing i would suggest would be to dye the entire shirt, you can usually just buy fabric dyes and mix it with water and away you go. I havent tried it but it appears relatively simple, and they come in different colours usually.
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« Reply #3 on: 02 Jul 2006, 11:18 »
You could dip dye the sleeves - you'd need to work out some way to get just the sleeve in the dye (one at a time would probably be easiest) and it might be difficult to get it exactly round the sleeve at the top but that's the only way I can think of doing it apart from unpicking the seams, dying the sleeves and then resewing the shirt.

Dip dying is normally used to do gradiated colour, but if you pulled all the sleeve out at the same time instead of slowly raising it out it would all be one colour.
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« Reply #4 on: 02 Jul 2006, 15:12 »
Perhaps applying the dye witha sponge roller would help.
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« Reply #5 on: 02 Jul 2006, 16:01 »
I suppose you could undo the stitching holding the sleeves on, dye and dry them separately, and put them back on? Least risk of futzing with the other color, though it requires sewing skills.
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« Reply #6 on: 02 Jul 2006, 16:28 »
Therein would lie a problem. I can't sew for the life of me.
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« Reply #7 on: 02 Jul 2006, 17:21 »
Sewing machines are a lovely invention;) Also recruiting friends/family members who can sew, if it comes to that.
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