Recently I purchased something on a lark.... and even though it was cheap and made in Pakistan (which was the reason for my purchase) the photos made me believe the tartan was more “weathered” than it was.

Now, don’t get me wrong, the colours are deep and rich and quite lovely, but I was hoping for something that look more... umm... ancient or weathered.

I just wonder if there’s any good way to artificially “weather” the cloth (which is probably acrylic) without damaging it.... Bleach? I’m a bit scared of doing it... but maybe it would work?

Has anyone tried anything like this as a project, and if so, how did it go?

Added pix of the tartan just to give some idea of what I got.

Thanks everyone! :-)