I spent the day with Textile Paints...
What Fun!
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Painted Fabric Tote Bags
I broke out the stencils...
Here is a quick tutorial:
Stencils with big, open areas work best for textile painting.
Secure the stencil to your fabric with blue painters tape or spray adhesive on the back side of the stencil.
These are Cedar Canyon Stencils
JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop carries them.
Plastic margarine lids make a great palette for your paints.
Lumiere Metallic Textile Paints are my choice on Black Fabrics.
Just a light coating of paint on your stencil brush is all you need.
Notice how I pounce the paint onto the palette, this eliminates too much paint on the brush.
Use a separate brush for each paint color....very important!
Start with the lightest of the 3 paints...mine is Gold
Using a stencil brush, pounce the paint along the veins of the leaf.
(use an up and down pouncing motion to work the paints into the fabric)
Do not move your brush in a circular motion.
If you look at a leaf, the veins are brighter than the leaf. By choosing your lightest color of paint, you will highlight the vein areas.
Next, use your medium color....mine is Bronze.
Fill in half of the available unpainted areas.
Leave room for your last color.
Last, apply your darkest color.....mine is Russet.
Fill in the last of the unpainted area.
Then, lightly pounce over the entire leaf...
This will blend all 3 colors together.
The BIG Reveal...
Carefully peel back your stencil...
Maple Leaf
The edges are crisp because I use a dry brush.
If you have paint leakage, you are using too much paint, or your stencil is moving.
This leaf is lonely.....needs more.
Maple Leaf..... Tote Bag
I like the extra leaves to run off the edges...
Oak Leaf.....Tote Bag
Painted Fabric Tote Bags
These are last minute holiday gifts!
A Special Thanks to my fellow instructor,
Nancy Bryant, for introducing me to the world of Textile Painting.
You are a Peach Nancy!
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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn