How To Vintage Fade A T-Shirt (Easy At Home DIY)

Wanting to know how to vintage fade a t-shirt? In this video, I go over the steps to fade your clothes to have that vintage style. This process is a lot faster than trying to sun fade and can be done simply at home. Check out this video to turn a regular shirt into a vintage look.

What's needed:
- Bleach
- Water
- A washing machine
- 1/8th of a cup measuring cup

[michaelphelan]

After trying this method, I can give everyone here a definitive response. The method is absolutely sound and this dude has probably browned a few tees before getting it right. The proportions are absolutely key here. Be sure to measure no more than an 1/8th of a cup per 1000 ml of water. I tested with a 1/4 of a cup per 1000 ml and it was too much, t-shirts were getting the slight brown tinge after washing. When using 1/8 cup of bleach, the t-shirt fades to a more naturally faded black and the key is repetition. Do repeated washes with 1/8 cup of bleach until the tee is faded to your taste. I have ruined 2 t-shirts using slightly too much bleach to discover the correct method. Use 1/8 cup of bleach per 1000 ml, rinse and repeat to taste. 👌😊

[Aaaa-sszb]

Just tried this today and it worked perfectly. I used a brand new black graphic t from Target. Added 1/8 cup of bleach to my top load washer, let it fill up, then added the shirt and made it cycle for an hour. Ran it through the dryer as usual. Thank you!!

[trollqueen]

1 year later and this works like a charm. i thrifted a vintage snoop dog tee and it was almost close to perfect but it didnt have nearly the amnt of fade that i wanted. did this trick and it looks INSANE! bless!

[hashbite]

Straight to the point, no messing around, great video!! :D

[DrunkAncestor]

The brown colour is because some "black" dyes are just really really dark brown (some blacks are actually really dark blue instead). Pigments are different and often based on price. Unless you know for sure what dye was used just do a small test on a concealed part of the fabric with 100% bleach and a small drop or even spray using a toothbrush and flicking it on to see what colour the dye actually is and how it might turn out.

[gepettowins]

thanks for the video, 2 things I would add: 1) how much water the washing machine is using is crucial. if you're on a large load setting where there's twice as much water as the small setting, the ratio of water to bleach is going to obviously be completely different. 2) using hot water instead of cold will definitely make a difference, bleach works faster in hot water. Hope that helps someone. Oh and I would recommend showing the finished product in the intro to the video.

[Mike-In-Florida]

Dude you rock! I've been using too much bleach and it's been turning my shirts brown. This video is so much better than these pinterest women that will show you how to do all this stuff but won't show you the finished product. Well done, my friend! Much love from the US!

[shambollock]

Another easy way to do this is to just wear the shirt all the time for about 20 - 30 years

[ivanizzo]

Have you done this by handwash? Not sure 1 tee in a washer makes sense for me but curious

[retroplexus]

Thank you so much!! I am working on making my own band shirt and want it to look faded and worn

[lelandnewman]

Might be a dumb question but do I put the mixture inside of the washing mashing drum with the clothes or the compartment where I would normally put detergent

[toomey]

I have a front loader. When I pour the mixture (water and bleach) into the drum it disappears. Is that normal?

[bleepblorpp]

How would you use this method on more than 1 shirt at a time? Like what if I wanted to throw in a bunch? Thanks for the cool video.

[catfkho]

It worked on my colored shirt!!! It was a plain gray. Not the athletic gray type. Thank you!

[julierawlins]

wonder if you could do this by hand with a bucket of water for better coverage.

[SOFFtv]

I thought most of the time when browning occurs its due to the way the cotton was originally dyed?

[Psilocy-ben]

Great video, straight and to the point. Thanks for sharing. How do you think this method would look on a charcoal gray t shirt instead of straight black? Have you tried it?

[catherinechandler]

Went to that concert, got the tshirt!

[mvarnzo]

If you throw your shirt in on top of this bleach/water mix before the washer fills your gonna get brown spots where it soaks there before it fills. At least I did. Just fill the washer, add your shirt then the bleach, and resume the wash cycle.

[Babychimichannel]

Hey, im trying to lighten this obnoxious pink bjj gi. Do you think the amount of bleach will work for a full gi? Ty!