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Post by Wooferhound on Dec 30, 2016 17:11:26 GMT -5
I saw a friends t-shirt that had been faded in the Sun and got the idea to intentionally place shirts in the Sun to fade them Tie Dye Style I have done about 5 batches of them and they have been coming out really well. I later started tying objects inside the shirts to influence the way they faded Just like Rock Tumbling, these shirts take about 40 days in the direct Sun to produce these faded results. I rotate them weekly and make sure that the darkest side is always facing up. I try and bring them inside when it is raining to help prevent mold. When they are faded dark Grey like above, then the get untied and washed to soothe them back out. I like the way that it makes changes to the entire side of the shirt and I never know how they are going to turn out. I have been thinking about buying some new shirts and selling these at some of the outdoor events that I do sound & lights at. Maybe I could arrange some rocks on the shirt and expose it to the sun that way. A Solar Rock Shirt.
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Post by wigglinrocks on Dec 30, 2016 17:34:45 GMT -5
Thems some cool looking t shirts
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Post by jamesp on Dec 30, 2016 18:25:09 GMT -5
Now that turned out cool. You might be able to quickly stab your tie wrapped stick into a 5 gallon bucket of bleached water quickly
Did something by accident that resulted in strange patterns. Very fast and easy.
Fill a 5 gallon bucket 3-4 inches water. Pour like a half cup bleach in with out mixing. Immerse crumpled up t-shirt in for several seconds. Pull out and immerse t-shirt in bucket of clean water to neutralize bleach.
Got some bizarre 3 dim effects from the bleach hitting the folds and traveling down. Variations by altering amount of bleach and mixing the bleach in the water.
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 30, 2016 19:00:38 GMT -5
Now that is outstanding!!!!!!! Great idea!!
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Post by Pat on Dec 30, 2016 19:23:58 GMT -5
You made Chrysanthemum Stone shirts!! Neat!!
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Dec 31, 2016 9:39:07 GMT -5
Wiw i think that is way cool, i like the fact its a natural way of doing it,no chemicals needed,look forward to seeing some of your experiments, you can also try tying small stones all over same way as the other stuff you use just get smaller stones if various sizes maybe 1/4"-2", lay your shirt flat and tie the stones random or pattern them to 1 layer of fabric front and back so the shirt looks like it has bumps all around maybe try coins also ,have you considered reflecting more sunlight to the shirts kind of like a solor "toaster"may speed up the process,keep it natural that is the uniqueness i like about it
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Post by Rockoonz on Dec 31, 2016 15:18:19 GMT -5
How about a rotisserie motor with the shirts suspended over a parabolic mirror or just a recess lined with mirror faces mylar? Definitely a very cool concept. What colors have you tried? I imagine red should have rapid results, my experience with the pigments is they don't like heat or light.
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 31, 2016 17:20:55 GMT -5
Very cool and chemical free.
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Post by Wooferhound on Jan 1, 2017 11:59:47 GMT -5
Yes I have tried to think about ways to accelerate the process. In the first picture you will notice that the shirts are on top of shiny Aluminum Foil. I am convinced this makes the Bleaching effect much stronger. I've also considered just putting Bleach into a spray bottle and spraying the shirts. That should create almost the same effect as the Sun, it would be almost instant but it is not very natural. I looked up how the Sun bleaches fabric and they say that the Sunlight produces Hydrogen Peroxide in the material and that is the bleaching mechanism, so I should be able to spray it with the Peroxide to naturally speed up the changes.
One small problem with the process is that it takes up a fair amount of space for a long period of time. I've been using a 5 foot diameter patio table and it gets crowded with only 6 shirts laid out on it with aluminum foil and some bricks to hold it all down in the wind
So far I've done about 15 shirts in 4 different batches. The very first shirts were rolled up in traditional Tye Dye fashion but the effect was just Straight Lines and not very interesting. So I started forming the shirts into a Point or Cone to make the Starburst design. I have tried Red & Blue shirts but the effect on colored shirts is not as strong as with the black shirts which have much more contrast. A friend of mine suggested that I should try putting out a White shirt to see what happens ?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 13:12:12 GMT -5
How about a rotisserie motor with the shirts suspended over a parabolic mirror or just a recess lined with mirror faces mylar? Definitely a very cool concept. What colors have you tried? I imagine red should have rapid results, my experience with the pigments is they don't like heat or light. Typical engineer. Overcomplicating things simply because you can! Happy New Year!!
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Post by Wooferhound on Jan 1, 2017 13:31:57 GMT -5
I would be making a Shirt Tumbler. I want to make my girlfriend a shirt that has a starburst over each breast and belly button . . .
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Post by Rockoonz on Jan 2, 2017 1:15:44 GMT -5
How about a rotisserie motor with the shirts suspended over a parabolic mirror or just a recess lined with mirror faces mylar? Definitely a very cool concept. What colors have you tried? I imagine red should have rapid results, my experience with the pigments is they don't like heat or light. Typical engineer. Overcomplicating things simply because you can! Happy New Year!! Just because I can... I like that, thanks Scott.
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Post by Wooferhound on Jan 27, 2017 16:45:24 GMT -5
I decided to actually make a Solar Bleached shirt using rocks to create the design. I just picked up some random rocks out of my greenhouse and laid them on top of the shirt in a random pattern. So in 40 days, I'll take it up and see what it did. This method where the shirt is spread out takes up the space that I could normally do 5 shirts in. I'll keep y'all posted when it is finished. I hope we don't get any high winds.
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Post by Wooferhound on Feb 27, 2017 22:40:20 GMT -5
So this shirt has been outside in Full Sun for 31 days, stationary with Rock scattered all over the top. It was stretched out on a table, tilted toward the Sun which helped drain everything quickly when it was raining. Here is my assistant showing his enthusiasm over the looks of this shirt. You look at and say "What is up with that shirt" ? I call it my Rock Shirt. The shadowing throughout the day made it look rather odd over the top of each rock, almost like they are falling. There is still a small amount of dirt under some of them.
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Post by beefjello on Mar 5, 2017 16:51:11 GMT -5
I really like the bound solar shirts. The rock ones are cool too.. especially where the brick imprints are. Your assistant reminds me of mine
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Post by Wooferhound on Mar 6, 2017 1:56:03 GMT -5
I can tell from here, that is One fine specimen of a puppy dog . . . Another cool effect is to tie a Saucer up into the shirt. It makes an image that looks a lot like a picture of the Sun. Here is my shirt before it was washed and ironed. If you try and make one of these shirts, when putting objects inside, tie everything loosely, The shirt will try and retain it's shape after being in the Sun for such a long time..
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