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Want to learn all about fabric paints
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drj2athome
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Want to learn all about fabric paints
Does anyone have any experience painting on fabric and the pros and cons of the different kinds of paint? n Thanks, Jan
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CaroleJ
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Re: Want to learn all about fabric paints
Jan, if you mean painting for craft projects and not anything highbrow, well, I don't have a lot of experience, but...
In 2005, I made 4th of July t-shirts for my girls. I fused a flag in the center of the shirt with Heat N Bond Lite. I put a line of glitter paint around the edge of the flag to seal it down. Then I painted the year under the flag, and did a bunch of different colored things that look like fireworks exploding all 'round the flag.
My youngest really loves hers, wears it sometimes once a week...it has been machine washed and dried endlessly, smooshed at the bottom of a washbasket or tote bag...and the paint still looks great.
The label says it's Scribbles brand. Comes in a little squeeze bottle. I used the 3D glitter kind, so it came out a bit puffy. It was easy to use and, again, has held up well through several years of wear.
Hope this helps! Happy crafting!
In 2005, I made 4th of July t-shirts for my girls. I fused a flag in the center of the shirt with Heat N Bond Lite. I put a line of glitter paint around the edge of the flag to seal it down. Then I painted the year under the flag, and did a bunch of different colored things that look like fireworks exploding all 'round the flag.
My youngest really loves hers, wears it sometimes once a week...it has been machine washed and dried endlessly, smooshed at the bottom of a washbasket or tote bag...and the paint still looks great.
The label says it's Scribbles brand. Comes in a little squeeze bottle. I used the 3D glitter kind, so it came out a bit puffy. It was easy to use and, again, has held up well through several years of wear.
Hope this helps! Happy crafting!
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northbound
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Re: Want to learn all about fabric paints
Dharma Trading has supplies and list types of fabric painting under the techniques tab:
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1 ... iques.html
Mickey Lawler is a well known fabric artist--I have one of her books. See if your library has it or others that you can use.
http://www.skydyes.com/'>http://www.skydyes.com/
Quilt University has a list of fabric painting classes:
http://www.quiltuniversity.com/catalog. ... atalog.htm
Hope this helps!
Sharon C.
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1 ... iques.html
Mickey Lawler is a well known fabric artist--I have one of her books. See if your library has it or others that you can use.
http://www.skydyes.com/'>http://www.skydyes.com/
Quilt University has a list of fabric painting classes:
http://www.quiltuniversity.com/catalog. ... atalog.htm
Hope this helps!
Sharon C.