Painting Fabric
Our local group meeting in November was all about painting fabric. We are still working on background fabrics that will be included in our fabric books. We used a variety of “fabric” paints that are heat set.
Louise had cut up a bunch of different types of fabric to paint on and had a wide arrary of paints.
The idea was to spray water on to the fabric, then add paint and then you could if you wanted, add another piece of fabric on top to pick up extra paint. The photos above show a piece of sheer fabric that was painted, then a piece of cotton velveteen was added on top. The final photo on the right shows the velveteen after all the paint colors were added. This is Sally’s fabric.
Paula was working in shades of brown. These fabrics are all still wet, so it will be interesting to see what they look like dry.
I was working in fall colors. When you see the black printing, those are fabrics that we screen printed years ago that Louise still had in her stash.
These are a few of Louise’s painted pieces.
And one more photo of one of Sally’s painted fabrics. We left the fabric at Louise’s house to dry and then everything will need to be ironed. Next month, we have plans to do some fabric weaving for a book page.
10 thoughts on “Painting Fabric”
That looks very inspiring Ruth. I love your autumn colours. As you said it will be interesting to see what the fabrics look like when they are dry.
Would these paints/inks work on felt do you think? I know that some dyes that work with cotton won’t work with wool, but is that the same with what you were using?
Ann
Thanks Ann, these paints will work on felt but they generally just “sit” on top of the felt. Almost any paint will work but it looks nothing like dye. I add paint for details occasionally on a felt piece but the paint really stiffens the surface and makes it more difficult to stitch. Machine stitching works better after painting than hand stitching.
Another fun day! The prints came out well and that last one of Sally’s is jaw droppingly gorgeous – so atmospheric.
Thanks, yes, we have fun every time we get together. Glad you like the results 😁
Neat effects. I love the trilobite. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed the post, thanks for your comment.
Cool. It looks like a lot of fun. I think I remember the trilobite. Or have I invented that memory. LOL
Thanks Ann, the trilobite has shown up several times so your memory is good.
I love the concept of a group getting together to create and have fun experimenting. What gorgeous results Ruth. I hope some feature in future posts.
As a group, how long have you all been together.
Helene
Thanks Helene, we have a good group. I think we have been getting together for at least 15 years but I don’t know exactly. We have had a few changes in members over the years but still going strong.