Tangled Thread - Tips, Trick and Tutorials in Sewing & Stitching

August 7th, 2008

how-to of the day - sun printing on fabric

We’re going through a heat wave in my neck of the woods - what does that make me want to do?
Why sun print on fabric of course!
To sun print using acrylic paints, you’ll need cotton fabric (I like a densely woven quilting cotton) Pebeo Setacolor transparent textile paint (only the transparent colors will work for […]

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May 27th, 2008

how-to of the day - flower transfers

You’ve got lovely flowers growing in your garden - like these pansies perhaps?

And you want to make something that captures their beauty.  How about using the flowers themselves?
Flower transfer or flower pounding, allow you to use the natural pigments in the flower to transfer directly onto paper or fabric.
I’ve taken a flower and laid it […]

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March 13th, 2008

how to of the day: using bleach pens to print on fabric, part two

I showed you the process of using bleach pens to print fabric yesterday, but how did those samples turn out? Here’s how the green print looks after being soaked in the bleach neutralizer, washed, dried & ironed:

I love how this swatch turned out… but the bleach didn’t do a darn thing on the other two!  […]

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March 12th, 2008

how-to of the day: using bleach to print fabric

As, promised - here’s the slightly-overdue tutorial :-)
Did you know that you can use those bleach gel pens to print on fabric?  That’s right, I’m abusing fabric again!  Depending on the fabric you can get anything from dramatic white lines to soft, hazy marks on the fabric.

You’ll need fabric (cotton is the safest to start […]

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