Tribal print is one of the hottest trends this side of summer (here, here and here) and Made in Pretoria would not be awesome if I did not include a DIY on it.
DIY: Trendy Tribal Print
- Supplies: An old denim, a pair of scissors, bleach, permanent marker
- Cut the denim’s legs off. Make sure you fit and mark where to cut before the damage is done.
- For a distress feel, make small cuts. Put the shorts through a washing machine to get full fray effect.
- lay the shorts’ ends in 1:1 water:bleach mix
- Wait until you get your desired colour. This can take a while, so please be patient
- With a permanent marker, draw the print on the shorts.
xoxo Miss Anna Banana
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where in pretoria can i GET these? love thm!! I live in pretoria….
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Great post, thanks
What if you used some type of paint tape to make the designs, for someone who’s not great at drawing/basic shapes?
That would be fine! Use material paint to ensure durability!
Like what, an outline of shapes or like a sponge? Cause theres no way i could draw nd have it turn out like this. lol
The pants where you took thee ideea, where are them from?
Do you draw the designs on the inside or outside of the fabric? I’m just a little confused how the black permanent marker turned blue.
Where did you get those high waisted jeans to begin with? I’ve been looking for some three buttoned ones!
go to places like salvation army clothing stores. or places like that….they have them everywhere…and the prices could be anything from a dollar to five max
wow I love this idea… thanks for sharing! can’t wait to try this!! x
Did you bleach the permanent marker after drawing the print or use a blue permanent marker?
These are so cool! My sister made these and used tape stencils to make the patterns and they look awesome! But you probably should hand wash them because the bleach weakens the denim and her shorts got a huge rip in them after one wash and will never be able to be worn again
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Would it work better with acrylic paint so that the pattern does not wear off?
By the way,awesome DIY!
Love these!! Where are the inspiration shorts from?? Can those be purchased somewhere?
You can purchase them with this link:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/105852817/distressed-ombre-bleached-tribal-shorts?ref=v1_other_1
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What is the care info?
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I love love love these! They are gorgeous and look so expensive, when I finally get round to making them I will send you a pic!
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Bringing back this trend for Sping’13!
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