how can I cover up this bleach stain?

happy chick

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 5:44 pm

dd wore this dress a handful of times and then smarty me almost threw it into a white bleach load, but apparently it touched the bleach anyways Sad

its in a hard spot to add an applique. and other ideas how to cover it up?

oops... dont know how to upload the picture

Happy18

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 5:51 pm

Where is it that it is hard to appliqué? Could you add a few appliques in different places to disguise the weird placement?

happy chick

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 6:04 pm

its 2 small spots near the arm, one about 2 inches lower than the arm right near the seam. its a purple dress

mummiedearest

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 6:34 pm

near the shoulder seam or the cuff? if it's closer to the cuff, try gathering it up a bit. if that doesn't work and it's the right kind of dress, you might want to make more bleach splatters Smile

greenfire

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 6:51 pm

sew a contrasting ribbon over it & then symmetrical on the other side

FranticFrummie

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 6:54 pm

Feeling extra crafty? http://www.stencilrevolution.c.....uide/

I've done this with stained t-shirts, and it looks awesome. It's actually way easier than it looks, especially if you use lace doilies instead of cutting your own stencils. You can sew some sparkly beads into the design when you're done, and it will look like a designer original!

zaq

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 6:54 pm

My fave solution to bleach spotting is to make the whole thing a "splatter" pattern. Put bleach in a spray bottle and spritz all over, leave a few seconds and immediately rinse fiercely. But this is definitely a sporty look, not for a Shabbos dress.

zaq

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 7:31 pm

Sure does!
I'm lazy, so I'd do the splatter thing, but you could buy wide grosgrain ribbon in one or both of the other two colors and sew a chevron of ribbon from the center front neckline outward to the side seams, covering the spots in the process.

happy chick

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 7:34 pm

zaq wrote:

the ribbon actually sounds like it would look really good, but I dont have the time to start sewing all that stuff on and im def not paying to have it done. maybe ill try the bleach thing. do you think clorox spray, as in the cleaning stuff would work?

Butterfly

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 7:54 pm

You may risk ruining the entire dress with the bleach splattering. Just saying...

greenfire

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 7:55 pm

after looking at the dress, and since it looks t-shirty I would go for a tie-dye type of colour splash

not quite sure the ribbons would work out

but I would first try to find a marker that is the same colour to fill it in ... your best bet ... besides - she's not getting married in it ... or as they say in yiddish 'tzi vett nitt shatten tzu dem shidduch'

happy chick

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 8:12 pm

greenfire wrote:

thats exactly what im worried about Cheers

ra_mom

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 8:39 pm

go with the appliques. the first stain is not in such an awkward place. and if you add some appliques in other places too, you can get away with an applique over the second stain as well.

zaq

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 9:31 pm

If OP won't sew on a ribbon, she won't sew on appliques either. Go with the Clorox spray. It's not good for the fabric, but get real: this is a T-shirt dress for a little girl, not an heirloom silk-and-pearl bridal gown. and it's already ruined. The original bleach spots will eventually disintegrate, anyway, so adding some more bleach spots to match won't significantly shorten the garment's lifespan. Just rinse off the bleach the moment you get the splatter look you like.

ra_mom

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 9:32 pm

zaq wrote:

I buy iron on appliques only.

happy chick

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 9:35 pm

would such an applique work? as you can tell, I have a very difficult time making decisions. I sometimes wonder how I got married Confused

http://www.amazon.com/Butterfl.....hg_13

http://www.amazon.com/Wrights-.....s_a_4

http://www.amazon.com/Expo-Emb....._hg_2

ra_mom

Sun, Dec 08 2013, 9:41 pm

happy chick wrote:

would such an applique work? as you can tell, I have a very difficult time making decisions. I sometimes wonder how I got married Confused

http://www.amazon.com/Butterfl.....hg_13

http://www.amazon.com/Wrights-.....s_a_4

http://www.amazon.com/Expo-Emb....._hg_2

Go with the first one. Color looks like a match.