If your room doesn’t have a lot of doors or windows to open, set up a large fan to blow away the fumes.

Bleach can also damage more delicate fabrics like silk or satin. If you don’t want to use a black sweatshirt, you can dye a dark navy or dark gray one instead.

You can find rubber kitchen gloves at most home goods stores.

You may want to wear old clothes that you don’t care about in case you get some bleach on them while you work.

Your scrunching doesn’t have to look perfect, since random folds will create an interesting pattern.

This design has more bleach on the bottom and less on the top for a nice gradient effect.

This will create a bullseye design across the torso of your sweatshirt.

Certain chemicals like ammonia can react with bleach and create dangerous fumes. Always use a clean spray bottle to avoid any safety issues.

The more bleach you spray, the lighter your sweatshirt will be.

Try not to leave your sweatshirt for longer than 1 hour, or the bleach could start to damage the fabric of your sweatshirt.

The cold water stops the bleach process so your sweatshirt won’t get any lighter.