more fabric printing fun - with shaving cream?
I’ve seen some beautiful fabric that’s been printed using inks or paint and shaving cream. The shaving cream stabilizes the inks and allows you to make soft, marbled prints without a lot of mess.
The basic technique is to spray an even coating of unscented shaving cream into a work surface (I’d recommend working on a plastic sheet or cookie tray) and then dripping the paint or into into the surface. You can then use brushes, sticks or even combs to manipulate the colors. Just lay your fabric into the shaving cream and lightly press into the surface. Let it dry throughly (at least 24 hours) and then heat-set like you would normally.
Fiber artist, Trish Stuart has a detailed video of using shaving cream, Tsukineko inks and stencils to create a detailed image:
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