I am using fabric medium, which is a clear fluid meant to be mixed with regular acrylic paints in order to turn them into 'fabric paints'. You could use straight fabric paints if that is what you have. Remember to heat set them as directed.
I chose an old tea towel that had been through the wash quite a few times - for practice, and to see how long this fabric medium will wash. Since I could not find my Xacto knife, I cut a simple botanic border in chunky geometric shapes using a pair of craft scissors.
I painted along the edge of the bottom between the 'leaves' and 'flowers' to create a border stripe and to help to line them up so I could repeat the pattern across the bottom of the towel.
When it dries, I will heat set it and throw it through the wash with something that won't matter if it bleeds through - like garden jeans etc etc. I really like it, and hope it lasts well. Wondering if maybe to mix up a second color and make some splotches and dots in a few of the shapes, or to leave it all one color.
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second time around, with a straight piece of paper laid out to create the
border diagonally across the corner of a worn teatowel. Use a good flat
brush and place something absorbent behind the towel, like cardboard -
or something tough, (as shown) like the top of a Sterilite or Rubbermaid
container. I used the container top because it is easy to wash off and
as it is used for fabric storage, doesn't need to be pretty and perfect
anyway.
Be creative, Enjoy!
Esme helping out after she came home from school.
Thanks to Daddy for sweet pictures :)
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