Anyone done it? Now that the summer fashion season is over, I've got a seersucker blazer that I want to tint.


Suggestions?

Warnings?

Hints?

9/3/2010 8:25:23 AM

i did it a long long time ago with some white linen shirts

that's all i've got

9/3/2010 8:31:10 AM

why would you want to do this?

9/3/2010 8:48:32 AM

^^ how did it go?


^ Generally? Because I want to.


More specificially, because it gives the blazer a bit of an aged look that I think would go well with a t-shirt and jeans if I wanted to wear it out one night at the beach or to a concert etc.

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9/3/2010 9:12:15 AM

i would think the problem would be at getting an even stain

ever notice the patterns in a coffee filter? i would be afraid of something similar unless you are going for a homeless look

9/3/2010 10:00:23 AM

Yeah, I've heard stories of that, which is why I'm seeking out advice instead of diving in ;-)


From what I've gathered so far, if you leave the tea bags in, you'll get exactly that. If you steep them for a while then remove them before putting the clothes in (especially if you stir thoroughly) you'll get a more even stain.

The intent is to give the jacket a slightly aged look, so I'm not going for complete uniformity, but splotchyness isn't good either.

9/3/2010 10:12:32 AM

the rule of thumb on endeavors like this is to always test something you dont care about first

9/3/2010 3:06:59 PM

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9/3/2010 3:18:53 PM

^^ Yep.

^^^ And yeah that's the basic premise. Buy a shitty shirt at Goodwill and try it on that first.

9/3/2010 4:10:24 PM

^^

^ yeah, I've got a few things I can try out first.

9/3/2010 4:41:10 PM

When i was in like 6th grade i had to write a diary from the perspective of a confederate soldier, and i dipped it in tea and coffee and put red food coloring on the last page and didn't finish it because he died

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9/3/2010 7:17:53 PM

I did this back in 2004. I needed khakis for a job, but only had white pants.

It worked well enough. Didn't have a problem with uneven staining.

9/3/2010 9:32:26 PM

i like this idea.


adding to my topics.

9/3/2010 9:38:26 PM

this hippie chick i dated back in college tea stained a bra. i never really followed the logic on that, but whatever she was hot, like smoking out of my league hot.

9/3/2010 10:41:09 PM