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Episode: 1573
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Title: HPR1573: Make your own t-shirt with bleach
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Source: https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr1573/hpr1573.mp3
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Transcribed: 2025-10-18 05:11:54
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This episode of HBR is brought to you by AnanasThost.com.
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Get 15% discount on all shared hosting with the offer code HBR15.
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That's HBR15.
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HBR is a very diverse audience, but I think I can speak on one thing that we can all or mostly agree on.
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T-shirts. Sure, there are many places to buy tees that titillate our senses,
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but it is rare to find one that truly fits you to a tee.
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That's why I would like to introduce you to a simple process to make your own.
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All you'll need is a roll of freezer paper, an exacto knife, a cotton or 50-50 blend shirt,
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bleach, water, spray bottle, tape, some cardboard or foam board, and a printer or art skills.
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I frequent a subreddit about bleach shirts, and often there is a cry that no one can find
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freezer paper. It took three stores to locate my roll, but have enough now to produce many shirts.
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If your area does not carry it, I have found an online with just a quick search.
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Most art or hobby stores carry blank t-shirts for around $4.
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First off, find or draw a simple design that will be easy to cut out. Think stencil.
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Tape that down to a smooth piece of cardboard or foam board, and then on top of that,
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tape down some freezer paper, shiny side down onto the art.
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At this point, you will need to decide if you want to make a positive or negative.
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You can cut out the pieces so that the bleach area will be the picture,
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or like in the shirt I made for this tutorial, the area around the drawing will be bleached like
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painting over a leaf. Use a sharp exacto knife and start cutting from the center of the art out.
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Set aside pieces removed on a flat surface as to not lose them, and take your time.
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Place a piece of cardboard inside the shirt for bleed through. Place your cut pieces shiny side
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down on the shirt and use an iron to tack down the pieces. Then go over the whole thing with
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the iron using a sheet of print paper in between to avoid ripping all of your hard work.
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Use typing paper and masking tape to block off any sections you do not want bleach on.
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A spray bottle with 5050 bleach water mix is lightly sprayed over the art and then dabbed with
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a soft towel, spray spray, dab, dab, dab, repeat only a few times. Pull the board out of the
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shirt and dunk the shirt in a bucket of water or run under a sink while scraping off the freezer
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paper. Then write into a full washer to stop all action of the bleach. Ta-da custom t-shirt.
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If you found this tutorial useful, please leave a comment. If you thought this episode sucked,
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please leave a comment. Please contribute to Hacker Public Radio. Links to photos for a recent
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shirt. Link to red-up bleach shirts will be in the show notes. When you're there, check out the
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sidebar for more tutorials and tips. Thanks for listening.
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