Any ideas on how to make a bleach-spotted shirt with an embroidered patch wearable?
(as a quick note, please ignore the light blue-ish purple spot next to the pocket in the first pic, it’s rainbow light from the sun catchers in my room and isn’t part of my problem)
hi all! i’m looking for any tips/suggestions about how to fix this bleached-spotted shirt (my mom and i assume that it’s bleach - we actually don’t know for sure, it came out of the wash looking like this but nothing else in the load had any spots/stains and none of our laundry or clothing products have bleach in them).
dyeing isn’t really an option because of the embroidered character, which is the whole point of this shirt. my original idea was to take the patch off, dye the shirt, then put it back, but my mom - a master seamstress who’s made things like my prom dress (among many other clothing items) and a custom plushy of my favourite character - said she doesn’t think that type of patch can be removed and re-sewn. i also wondered if we could take the pocket off and dye the rest of the shirt then put the pocket back on, but the pocket has some discolouration, too, so it wouldn’t be ideal. i’ve read that cotton and polyester dye differently, and i *think* the embroidery is polyester, but i’d be absolutely devastated if the patch got dyed, so i’m hesitant to try this.
i know the most obvious choice is to cover the patch somehow and add more (diluted) bleach stains to embrace the look, but i’m hesitant for a few reasons:
-i don’t like the orangey colour very much (i could get used to it if need be, but still…)
-there’s a large blob of discolouration in the armpit that reminds me of sweat stains, and i don’t know if more discolouration will ever make it not look like a sweat stain
-i’m worried about weakening the shirt’s fibres/threads
if adding more spots is what it takes to make the shirt wearable, i’ll do it, because i LOVE this shirt (it’s from a uniqlo collab with one of my favourite anime and manga of all time, and i’ve never had clothing merch for it before). however, adding more spots is my last resort, so i’d love to see if anyone here as more options!
thank you in advance for any advice or ideas :)) also, if anyone knows of another sub that might also have people with advice and ideas, please let me know!!