| How to Use a Lawn Edger Posted: 10 Sep 2019 05:00 PM PDT A lawn edger is a tool that you can use to trim the grass on the very edge of a lawn or flowerbed that the lawnmower may not be able to reach. Having a well-trimmed edge around your lawn or flowerbed will make it look well cared-for and can prevent unruly weeds from invading your lawn. Lawn edgers are fairly diverse tools that can be used to create a neat edge around your flower beds, to expand an existing flower bed, or to mark out the edges of a new flowerbed or vegetable bed. [Edit]Choosing the Best Edger for Your Type of Lawn - Purchase an electric stick edger for a simple, straightforward model. Electrically powered stick edgers are the most popular type for a reason: they are relatively lightweight and well suited for clearing up the edges around average-sized lawns, gardens, and flower beds. Some electrical edgers do need to be physically plugged into an outlet (so plan to invest in extension cords), but others are powered by a small rechargeable battery.[1]
- Electrical edgers are also a budget-friendly option. You can find them at hardware stores or home-improvement stores, and they typically cost as little as $30–40 USD.
- Opt for a gas-powered stick edger to clear heavier brush. As you'd expect, gas-powered stick edgers are much heavier and louder than their electric counterparts. However, they are also quite a bit more powerful. If your lawn is covered in weeds, hedges, and other rough brambles—or if you just have a very large lawn to clean up—you may need the power of a gas edger to get the job done.[2]
- Gas edgers come with either 2- or 4-cylinder motors; the larger 4-cylinder motors run cleaner than the smaller engines but weigh more and are more pricey.
- You can find gas edgers at hardware stores for around $150–180 USD.
- Use a manual blade edger if you have a small lawn to edge. A manual lawn edger comprises a wooden or metal pole with a semi-circular blade at the end. If you have a small lawn or are planning to edge around 1 or 2 small flower beds, a manual edger is the practical choice. Manual edgers come with either a flat blade, which are ideal for cutting along lawn edges, or blades with scoop-cut edges, which are great for edging around delicate flower beds. [3]
- Manual edgers are the cheapest, since they have no motor and require no fuel. You can find manual edgers at home-improvement or hardware stores for around $20 USD.
- You'll get quite a workout using a manual edger, too, which could be a positive or negative thing depending on the region you live in and the season in which you're edging the lawn.
- Choose a walk-behind wheeled edger if you have a large lawn. If you have a huge expanse of grass that you want to trim up, a large walk-behind edger is your best bet. These tools—which you'll use just like a lawnmower—are a good choice for edging around large trees and substantial flower beds. Walk-behind wheeled edgers are also great for trimming the grass along a long stretch of sidewalk.[4]
- Keep in mind that wheeled edgers only work on flat ground. If you have a sloped or rolling backyard, avoid using a walk-behind edger.
- These large edgers can cost as much as $400 USD. If the large price tag deters you, consider renting one from your local hardware or landscape-supply store.
[Edit]Clearing Your Lawn and Marking a Path - Wear protective clothing and ear plugs to keep yourself safe. Before you start working on the lawn, put on a pair of long pants and heavy boots or shoes. These will protect you in case you accidentally hit your leg or foot with the edger. Also put in a pair of protective earplugs or wear sound-blocking earmuffs to block the loud sounds of the edger if you're using a gas-powered model.[5]
- Also wear protective goggles or eyewear, to keep your eyes safe from any flying debris the edger may kick up. If you don't already have a pair of protective goggles or ear plugs, purchase them at a local hardware store.
- Mow the entire lawn before you start trimming the edges. Mowing your lawn before cleaning up the edges will save you time and effort in the long run. If you trim the edges of your lawn first and mow second, you could end up with edges dramatically longer or shorter than the majority of the lawn. This would give your lawn an unfinished, sloppy look.[6]
- Cleaning up the edges after you mow also gives you the opportunity to trim any patchy spots you may have missed while mowing.
- Mark out the path you'll cut along with a rope or hose. Take a long piece of rope or section of hose and lay it out along the path you'll be edging. Leave a space of about between your marker and the edge of the sidewalk or flower bed. When you're trimming the grass, you'll aim the edger's blade for that patch of exposed grass.[7]
- Marking out the path will help keep you on track while you cut trim the edges. Once you've edged the lawn 3 or 4 times and have gotten some experience, you won't need to mark the path.
- Remove large roots and other obstacles from the path you'll edge. Before you begin to edge around your lawn or flower bed, take a walk along the path your just marked and pull up any rocks, stones, or other firm obstacles. A rock could easily dent or damage the blade of your edger, so make sure the path is clear before you start trimming the grass.
- If you're edging along a well-manicured yard, there probably won't be stray rocks. However, there could be rocks if you're trimming near a sidewalk or vegetable patch.
- Also make sure you aren't going to be digging where there are power or water lines or where there needs to be manhole access to sewer pipes.
[Edit]Edging Your Lawn - Position the edge of your tool right against the cement. You want the edger to always be within about of the edge of the lawn, flower bed, or vegetable patch you're edging around. If you veer off course while you're edging and come more than away, you'll end up cutting a eyesore of a line through the grass.[8]
- This is where your marking will come in handy. Follow the guide closely and you'll cut right along the edge of the lawn!
- Press the blade down with your foot for a manual edger. If you're using a manual edger, use your leg strength to push the blade down into the soil. Hold the stick firmly and set your foot on the edger tool. Push down with your foot to cut through the soil, and rock the blade gently to cut through the turf. It's also helpful to pry the cut area open slightly by twisting the blade a little to the right and left. This lets you see the line you just cut.[9]
- Then, pick up the blade and move it a few inches, and make your next incision.
- Turn on the engine and walk slowly forward with a motorized edger. If you're using a gas or electric edging tool, turn on the engine to activate the cutting blades. Walk slowly forward as the tool cuts into the ground, and make sure to cut along the exact path that you marked out earlier. Engage your core muscles as you push to maintain control over the edger.[10]
- It's important to walk slowly, especially the first few times you use a lawn edger. The faster you walk, the more likely you are to inadvertently wobble or go off course.
- Cut about deep to maintain an even cut. When you're new to landscape edging, aiming for a deep channel is a good rule of thumb. A line of this depth will be deep enough to control the spread of grass roots, but not deep enough to be easily visible and disrupt the appearance of the lawn.[11]
- Most motorized lawn edging tools will have a knob or switch you can adjust to change the depth to which the blade cuts.
- If you're using a manual edger, of course, you can cut deeper than this. There's not much reason to dig a deeper line, though; you're only trying to clear grass away from the edge of the yard, not dig a trench.
- Clear away cut grass and check that you're edging straight. Every , take a quick break to brush the trimmings off of the line you just cut. Once the line is clearly visible, check to make sure that the line is straight and that you haven't deviated at all from the path you marked out earlier.[12]
- If you're edging through heavy brush or undergrowth, you could use a strong rake to clear a lot of debris off at once.
- Trim back the grass on the edges of the lawn with hand shears. Once you've cut along the entire edge of the lawn or flower bed, all that you need to do is to trim up any long, unkempt grass blades. Go along the route that you just edged, and use a pair of hand shears to cut back the grass so it fades into the lawn. This will give the edge a natural, groomed look.[13]
- If you don't have a pair of hand shears, you could also use an electric weed whacker or lawn trimmer.
- Edgers are commonly used to cut the grass along the edge of a sidewalk. Large lawnmowers typically cannot trim the right next to the sidewalk, but an edger can easily trim this grass.
- It's best to edge around the outskirts of your lawn or flower bed when the ground is fairly moist, as it will be easier to cut through than dry earth. If you live in a cold climate, avoid edging your beds in winter when the ground is likely to be frozen hard and difficult to work.
- Avoid marking your edging path with spray paint. While some people use paint, it can create a problem if you accidentally spray along the wrong patch of grass or if the wind blows the spray away.[14]
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| How to Help a Suicidal Friend Posted: 10 Sep 2019 09:00 AM PDT Having a friend who you believe to be considering suicide is not to be taken lightly. Being suicidal is a temporary state that appears as an answer to severe depression, and the act of taking one's own life is preventable when the correct measures are taken.[1] As a friend, you can potentially save a life by paying attention to warning signs of suicide (in addition to the ones you already know about), making your friend feel supported, and knowing when and how to get outside help. If your friend is in immediate danger call 911, or 1-800-SUICIDE to talk to professionals and access necessary resources. [Edit]Recognizing the Signs - Spot patterns of suicidal thought.[2] The most important part of prevention is recognition of warning signs. Suicidal thoughts usually include two or more of the following patterns:[3]
- Frequent dwelling on a thought obsessively
- Believing that there is no hope, and no way to end the pain other than committing suicide.
- Viewing life as meaningless, or out of control.
- Feeling as though one's brain is in a fog that makes concentration difficult
- Recognize suicidal emotions. Many emotional changes accompany suicidal thought, and the following changes are common warning signs[4]:
- Extreme mood swings
- Feelings of loneliness and isolation, even in the presence of others
- Feelings of worthlessness, shame, guilt, self-hatred, and the sense that no one cares.
- Becoming sad, withdrawn, tired, apathetic, anxious, irritable, or prone to angry outbursts.
- Watch for suggestive comments. Be alert to statements that echo the patterns of thoughts and feelings that accompany suicidality. The following are common to hear from a suicidal person[5]:
- "Life isn't worth living."
- "You (or another friend or family member) would be better off without me."
- "Don't worry, I won't be around to deal with that."
- "You'll be sorry when I'm gone."
- "I won't be in your way much longer."
- "I just can't deal with everything — what's the point?"
- "I won't be a burden much longer."
- "There's nothing I can do to change anything."
- "I'd be better off dead."
- "I feel like there is no way out."
- "I never should have been born".
- Be wary of sudden improvement in mood. Many people who go through with suicide do so when they appear to be feeling significantly better than they have been.[6] You may be seeing the peaceful resoluteness of making the decision to end their life, and should take preventative steps immediately.
- Notice unusual behavior. You can observe many behavioral changes in suicidal individuals. If you see at least a few of the following, you may have cause for concern.[7]:
- Declining performance in school, work, or other activities (or occasionally the opposite, filling up time with extra duties and responsibilities)
- Social isolation
- Little or no interest in sex, friends, or previously enjoyable activities
- Carelessness about personal welfare and deteriorating physical appearance
- Alterations in either direction in sleeping or eating habits. Look for extremes like self-starvation, poor dietary management, or inattention to medical orders (especially in the elderly)
- Drastic changes to established routines.
- Lethargy and withdrawal.
- Recognize signs of suicide planning.[8] Having a plan already in place can mean that a successful attempt could happen soon. Watch for all of the following actions:[9]
- Tying up loose ends (i.e. saying goodbye to loved ones, giving away valuable belongings, arranging finances)
- Making reckless or passive decisions about important things
- Gathering the means to commit suicide, like pill bottles, medications, and weapons
[Edit]Talking to your Suicidal Friend - Set a comfortable scene. Talking about possible suicide can be a very tense subject, especially for your friend who may also have feelings of guilt and shame associated with their suffering. Initiate a conversation without the presence of distractions. Choose a relaxed and familiar environment if possible.
- Broach the issue of suicide. The following are good questions that you can use to start the conversation:[10]
- "How are you coping with what's been happening in your life?"
- "Do you ever feel like just giving up?"
- "Do you think often about dying?"
- "Are you considering hurting yourself?"
- "Are you thinking about suicide?"
- "Have you ever tried to harm yourself before?"
- Speak clearly and openly. Be as specific as possible to avoid sounding accusatory. For example, instead of saying something like "You always talk about how impossible everything is", try detailed observations like "I have noticed in the past few months that things you used to enjoy, like spending time with your kids, does not seem to improve your mood much."
- Openly embrace the topic as another way to show how much you care. If you are direct about your concern, you will give off a sense of a justified sense of urgency.
- It is a common myth that bringing up suicide will put the idea into a person's mind. In fact, speaking openly about suicide can help your friend realize that there are other options available.[11]
- Stay on topic as best you can. Your friend might try to dismiss your concern by looking at you with confusion or making you feel silly for bringing it up. But, don't be afraid to be persistent in your concern--especially in light of recognizing warning signs.
- Avoid stigmatizing suicide.[12] Keep an open mind that does not judge the friend's feelings or decisions. You may think your friend is incorrect in their reasoning or that their situation is not bad enough that they should want to commit suicide. However, understand that you can't fully understand.
- The belief that suicide is selfish, crazy, or morally defective is widely circulated in our culture. Be aware that suicidality is the result of a treatable condition for which your friend is not at fault.[13]
- Stay away from statements that can hurt. It's easy to think that we can help by offering our perspectives or opinion, but this isn't always the case. Be sure to avoid the following responses:
- Statements that dismiss feelings, like "things aren't really that bad."
- Superficial comments that prompt feelings of shame and isolation, like "you have so much to live for," or "think about how much your suicide will hurt your family and friends."
- Instead, show compassion by saying, "things must really be awful if you are feeling that way."
- Listen empathically. Let your talk be an opportunity for your friend to feel loved and supported. Try as best you can to non-judgmentally listen to your friend, putting yourself in their shoes. This will help you accept their feelings with warm, personal understanding. Make eye contact and use body language to show that you are really there to listen.[14]
- Let them talk for as long as they need. Even if you can think of many words of encouragement or reasons why they should cheer up, hold off. Create space for your friend to express themselves without cutting in to give your own opinion.
- Validate feelings. It can be hard to come out and express feelings that you don't expect others to understand. Make your friend feel less alone by showing understanding and affirmation of these feelings.[15]
- Relay how much you care. Emotional support is a powerful suicide deterrent. Let your friend know that they are loved, thought about, and is an important part of your life. Project an attitude of respect and love to your friend throughout the conversation.
- This is your opportunity to tell your friend your perspective. Mention that suicide is a permanent solution to a solvable problem and that you and others are more than willing to help realize other possibilities.
[Edit]Preventing a Friend's Suicide - Ask about means for self-harm. See if your friend has access to weapons or other methods for committing suicide. Try to ask without sounding patronizing or judgmental. This is an important question, since having a plan means the situation may be even more pressing than you may have believed.[16]
- Eliminate potential means.[17] All guns should be removed from your friend's home. Using a gun is the most common method of committing suicide, and attempts are more likely to lead to deaths in homes with guns.[18] Also, be sure to throw out all prescription and nonprescription medicines that are not currently being used.
- If your friend is taking prescription medication, you may want to offer to keep it for them and give doses as needed.
- Request to be actively involved. Make an agreement with your friend that they will inform you if they are tempted to move forward with the act. Inform them of the actions you will take to carry out your part of the agreement, like calling for professional help. Absolutely do not make any commitments to your suicidal friend that you cannot keep for certain.
- Before doing this, ask yourself about the reality of how much you can manage to get involved, knowing that involvement can be a drain on emotions and time.
- Help gather resources. Know about support groups in the area, as well as information that will help you get a better sense of what drives people to suicide so that you can be as supportive as possible.
- There are many support groups available online and in-person. Search here for groups that address various problems that can contribute to suicidal feelings and provide information about other resources.[19]
- Be attentive. If your friend is at high, immediate risk for suicide, do not leave them alone until professional help arrives. Make sure that you or someone else stays with them at all times.[20]
- Offer ongoing support. This can include time to talk and check in on how your friend is feeling or devoting more time to shared hobbies and activities. This sort of support will help your friend feel important to someone while they are recovering from the depression that causes suicidal thoughts.
[Edit]Soliciting Outside Help - Call 911. If your concern for your friend is immediate, do not hesitate to call 911. Do not try to handle suicide threats on your own, and absolutely do not assume that a friend talking about harming themselves is not serious.[21]
- Call a suicide hotline.[22]A suicidal person needs immediate assistance from qualified mental health professionals. Again, call 911, 1-800-SUICIDE, or 1-800-273-TALK to avoid the need for you or other untrained individuals to act as the sole counselors to your friend.
- Suggest therapy. Having regular sessions with a therapist about suicidal thoughts, feelings, and what triggers them can help prevent suicide attempts in depressed individuals. And, for those who have already attempted suicide, talk therapy can reduce risks of subsequent attempts by up to 50%.[23]
- Inform others on a need-to-know basis. Enlist the help of other important people in your friend's life. If others are aware of the problem they will be able to be sensitive and stay on the lookout for warning signs. Make sure you only inform others of your friend's risk for suicide if you think they are capable of helping.[24]
- Make sure you're coping, too. Playing a helping role in such a serious matter can be exhausting, stressful, and also frustrating. Make an effort to ensure that your own physical and emotional needs are being met. Talking about your feelings to people you trust will help you process the situation and understand your experience.[25]
- Here are some more suicide hotline resources.
- Consider taking a safeTALK course to learn more about having an open conversation, or an ASSIST course for helping a suicidal individual.
[Edit]Warnings - Be aware that committing your friend involuntarily should only be a last resort used if you see the person using actual violence towards themselves or towards others.
- Be careful when calling law enforcement. They are trained to protect others and themselves with lethal force if necessary. If the individual you are with has a tendency for violence or angry outbursts, a suicide by cop situation could occur.
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| How to Make a Bleach T Shirt Posted: 10 Sep 2019 01:00 AM PDT Stenciling is a popular way to spruce up a plain T shirt, but it tends to work best on white shirts. If you have a colored T shirt, then you can still make it look interesting using similar techniques. Instead of using paint, however, you'll use bleach instead! Once you know the basics, you can create all sorts of designs, such as reverse tie dye, galaxy, or splatter! [Edit]Preparing the Stencil - Choose a blank T shirt in a bright or dark color. You can choose any color you want, but dark or bright colors, such as red, black, blue, or gray will work the best. You can try a light color as well, such as pink, but the bleach may not show very well. Make sure that the shirt is clean and ironed.[1]
- Choose a design to use as a stencil. Simple designs, such as hearts, stars, and silhouettes work the best. You can also create a more intricate one, such as an owl or tree, but you will need to do more cutting. The image needs to be small enough to fit on your shirt.[2]
- You will be spraying the area around the stencil to create a reverse stencil effect. Something about the size of your hand would be ideal.
- You can try using store-bought stencils, but make sure that they are reverse stencils, where it is just a solid shape, and not a cut-out.
- Trace your design onto the matte side of a sheet of freezer paper. Cut a sheet of freezer paper that's big enough for your design. Draw your design onto the matte (not shiny) side of the freezer paper with a pen. Alternatively, place your freezer paper over an image on the computer, and trace it with a pen; the paper is translucent enough for the image to glow through it.
- You can find freezer paper in a grocery store alongside the wax paper, parchment paper, aluminum foil, etc.
- If you can't find freezer paper, use contact paper instead. Do not use wax paper or parchment paper; they are not the same thing.
- Cut your design out of the paper with a craft blade. Once the design is cut out, discard the rest of the paper. Tape the freezer paper to a cutting mat, then cut the design out. If you have a very intricate design, cut the smaller shapes out first, then do the larger ones. Discard the rest of the paper and keep the cut out design.[3]
- Cut out any inside shapes, if desired. You don't have to do this, but it will make your stencil more interesting. For example, if you cut an owl out of the freezer paper, you could cut some feather, beak, and eye shapes out of it. If you cut a heart, you could cut a lacy design into it.[4]
- Iron the shiny side of your stencil to the front of a T shirt. Place the stencil on your shirt with the shiny side (not the matte, papery side) facing down. Press the stencil with an iron for a few seconds until it sticks to the shirt. Pull the iron away, add any inside shapes, such as pupils in an owl's eyes, and press again.[5]
- Do not iron contact paper, or you will melt it. Instead, peel the backing off, then press the contact paper to the shirt.
[Edit]Bleaching the Shirt - Tuck a sheet of cardboard inside the T shirt. The cardboard needs to be larger than your stencil, but also small enough to fit inside the shirt without stretching it. This will prevent the design from transferring to the back of your T shirt.[6]
- Prepare a solution of bleach and water. Fill a spray bottle halfway with bleach, then fill it the rest of the way with water. Close the spray bottle, then shake it to mix the solution.
- If you want a more drastic effect, use 70% bleach and 30% water instead.
- Work in a well-ventilated area, and protect your work surface against stains and spills.
- Spray the stencil with your solution. If your stencil is a solid shape, like a silhouette, focus on the edges of the stencil. If you cut additional shapes out of the stencil, like feathers and eyes on an owl, then spray the inside of the stencil first. You can extend the bleach spray as far from the stencil as you want.[7]
- Hold the bottle closer to the shirt to make the bleach more saturated, and further away to make it fainter.
- Bleach the areas closest to the outline of your stencil the most. This will create a nice outline in the end.
- Be careful with contact paper. If you spray too much bleach, the solution will melt the glue holding the contact paper to the T shirt.
- Wait for the bleach to lighten the shirt. How long you wait depends on the color of the shirt and how light you want it to get. Some colors lighten much faster than others, so you could wait as little as 5 minutes to as long as 20 or 30 minutes. Keep in mind that some colors will never turn a true white. For example, black and gray tend to turn brown or orange.[8]
- You don't have to wait for the bleach to turn white. Once you are happy with the effect, you are ready for the next step.
[Edit]Rinsing and Drying the Shirt - Peel the stencil off of the shirt. Put your gloves back on, then peel the stencil off. If you are careful not to rip the stencil, then you may be able to reuse it 1 or 2 more times. Keep in mind that each time you iron the stencil, the glue in the back will weaken.
- Save the stencil if you wish to reuse it. Discard it if you don't want to reuse it.
- You won't be able to reuse contact paper stencils; there will be too much fuzzy stuff on the back for it to stick again.
- Take the cardboard out, then rinse the shirt in plain water. Take the cardboard out first. Next, fill a tub or sink with cool tap water. Dip the shirt into the water and swirl it around. This will neutralize the bleach.[9]
- Wash the shirt to remove any traces of bleach. You can do this in the sink with detergent meant for hand washing garments, or you can do this in the washer. If you are using a washer, do not put any other garments into it, or you will risk staining them.[10]
- Do not wash the shirt with other white garments from this step. Many colored T shirts contain dyes that may come off in the wash and stain white garments.
- Allow the shirt to dry. You can dry the shirt in a dryer or you can hang it up to dry. Once the shirt is dry, you can wear it as you like.
[Edit]Creating Other Bleached Designs - Do a reverse tie dye effect with a colored T shirt and bleach. Choose a blank T shirt in a bright color, and tie it with rubber bands. Soak the shirt in a solution of bleach and water for 5 to 10 minutes, then lift it out. Rinse the shirt in fresh water, then remove the rubber bands. Wash the shirt, then hang it up to dry.
- Use a ratio of 1 part bleach and 1 part water.
- Flick bleach on a shirt for a splatter effect. Spread a blank, brightly-colored T shirt on a flat surface. Prepare a solution of 1 part bleach and 1 part water. Flick the solution onto the shirt using a stiff bristle brush until you get the look you want. Wait 5 to 10 minutes, then rinse the shirt with plain water. Wash the shirt, then let it dry.
- Tuck a piece of cardboard into the shirt if you don't want the design to transfer to the back. Remove the cardboard before rinsing the shirt.
- Create a galaxy effect by spraying a T shirt with diluted bleach. Spread a blank, brightly-colored T shirt on a flat surface. Fill a spray bottle with 1 part bleach and 1 part water, then mist the T shirt in it until you get your desired effect. Wait 5 to 10 minutes, then rinse the shirt in fresh water and hang it up to dry.[11]
- Tuck a sheet of cardboard into the shirt first if you don't want the design to transfer to the back. Remove the cardboard before you rinse, wash, and dry the shirt.
- Create "stars" by flicking bleach onto the shirt with a stiff bristle paintbrush.
- The closer you hold the spray bottle to the shirt, the more saturated the bleach effect will be. The further you hold the bottle, the lighter the bleach effect will be.
- Draw designs onto a shirt with a bleach pen. Choose a plain T shirt in a bright color. Tuck a piece of cardboard into the shirt, then write or draw on the shirt using a bleach pen. Wait 5 to 10 minutes, then remove the cardboard. Rinse the shirt in plain water, then wash and dry it.
- You can find bleach pens in the laundry or cleaning department of a grocery store. They are typically used to clean between tiles.
- Use painter's tape and bleach to create a striped design. Tuck a sheet of cardboard into a blank, brightly-colored T shirt. Place strips of painter's tape across the front and back of the T shirt to create stripes. Spray the T shirt with a solution of bleach and water. Wait 5 to 10 minutes, then remove the tape and cardboard. Rinse the shirt in plain water, then wash and dry it.[12]
- Use a solution of 1 part bleach and 1 part water. Make sure that you coat both sides of the shirt evenly, or the stripes won't come out right.
- Place 2 to 3 strips of painter's tape together to create thicker stripes.
- Practice on old shirts you don't care about before starting on your final project.
- Use a funnel to help pour the bleach and water into the spray bottle.
- Wear old clothes that you don't mind ruining, otherwise you risk bleaching them too.
- Do not get bleach on your skin. Wear plastic gloves, if you have to.
- You can use regular stencils too--just tack them down with repositionable spray adhesive.
[Edit]Things You'll Need - Plain, colored T shirt
- Bleach
- Water
- Spray bottle
- Freezer paper (not wax paper or parchment paper)
- Craft blade
- Cutting mat
- Iron
- Cardboard
[Edit]Creating Other Bleached Designs - Plain, colored T shirt
- Bleach
- Water
- Spray bottle
- Cardboard
- Painter's tape (optional)
- Bleach pen (optional)
- Bristle paintbrush (optional)
- Rubber bands (optional)
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