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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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December 28th, 2007

using snow to dye fabric

I love to dye my own fabrics - but it’s not something I like doing in the winter time.  I prefer to have a well-ventilated studio to work in :-)
This process may change my mind though…
Kelly has detailed the process of using snow to create lovely hand-dyed fabrics - very cool!

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October 24th, 2007

printing on fabric - playing with surface design

I’ve been printing on fabric for quite a few years now.  It’s amazing to see how you can transform an everyday piece of fabric into something spectacular - with not a lot of effort!
There are lots of different ways to print on fabric, but I tend to like the low-tech method of stamping or block […]

By Chloe -- 6 comments