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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> I would like to soften the color and texture a
> bit more as well as shrink it before I start sewing on it.  I know I
> could add bleach or vinegar, but was wondering if any of you had any
> ideas of how I might get this massive chunk of denim to a stonewashed
> color.  Any ideas?

Having zero expertise on the subject, this is probably far off the  
wall, but how about sunlight? Get it out there on a bunch of Georgia  
rocks, hose it down, squirt some bleach on it in a haphazard pattern,  
let the sunlight do what it will.