How to Dye Bleach-Stained Clothing

Combine the scalding-hot water and powdered fabric dye in the stainless basin. You can use your kitchen sink if it's stainless. You'll find fabric dye in a multitude of colors to match your clothing in retail stores and online. To dye lighter-colored clothing, use 2 oz. of powdered fabric dye; if you're dying dark clothes, double the measurement.

Stir in 1 oz. of table salt. As per the instructions and suggestions on most packages of fabric dye, salt helps the colorant bind to and penetrate the fibers of the fabric of your clothing.

Submerge up to 2 lbs. of clothing into the basin of dyed water. Use only porous materials like linen, cotton, silk, hemp or wool. Nonporous or unnatural fabrics don't take dye well.

Agitate the clothing in the dye mixture with the stainless stirring wand. You can use a stainless steel spatula, or a disposable wooden wand. Turn the clothes back and forth repeatedly for up to 10 minutes or until the water is cold.

Dump the dye water and run cold water through the clothes for a continuous five minutes or until the water runs clear from the dyed clothing. Wash the clothes alone in your washing machine. The end result should be clothing that looks like it was never stained with bleach.