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Effects of bleaching
and overdyeing
A B C

ORIGINAL FABRICS
ORIGINAL FABRIC

(right, left to right) are

from Moda Fabrics
(modafabrics.com): Reel
Time collection by Zen
Chic (A, D), Farmhouse
collection by Fig
Tree & Co. (B, C), and
Gardenvale collection
from Jen Kingwell (E).

BLEACHING FABRIC
BLEACHED FABRIC

• Removes colors.
• Is an inexact
process so
experiment to get
your desired results.

OVERDYEING
FABRIC
OVERDYED FABRIC

• Dulls colors.
• Darkens lights.
• Reduces contrast
unless colors are
printed on top.

BLEACHING AND
OVERDYEING
OVERDYED FABRIC
BLEACHED AND

FABRIC
• Muddies colors.
• Lowers contrast.

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Choosing to bleach, overdye, or combine bleaching and overdyeing

fabrics in your stash will magically add a beautiful assortment of
hues and values to your collection without buying more yardage. This
chart shows examples of what happens when you use one or both of
these fabric-transforming techniques.

D E

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