Name: Paul

I want to dye an old garment. The material is 65% Polyester and 35% cotton. What I would like to do is bleach the old pattern so that it is almost non existant and then dye my own pattern on top of it.

Can this be done? If so, how would you suggest I go about it?

No, you cannot bleach polyester. Bleach will damage the synthetic fiber permanently, and will not remove the color. There is no possible way to accomplish your goal.

Bleach should be used to remove color only from natural cellulose fibers, such as cotton or hemp.

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