How To Paint On Fabric

Hello Friends!

I told you several days ago that I was going to show you how I painted on fabric for our sewing room/office curtain.

First, you'll have to visualise the above photo unpainted because I forgot to get a before photo.

Sorry.



 

I wanted to do this fabric painting project NOW, so I racked by brain trying to come up with what I might have at home that could work.

I have craft paints on hand, but I didn't want a stiff painted finish for the curtains. 

Then I came up with the idea of using food colouring .

I first cut fabric strips for experimenting with the right balance of the dye and water mixture.

When I discovered that I didn't have any red food colouring I decided to use beet juice.

And it worked beautifully!

I believe can thank Ma Ingalls from "Little House on the Prairie"  for this little tidbit of knowledge:)



Honestly I was surprised that the colours worked out to be exactly what I was wanting to achieve for this project.

The pale red and blue were simply diluted.

The lime green, which looks more yellow here, was a mix of yellow and green together.

I applied it to the fabric with a craft paint brush, being very careful to stay within the lines of the postal pattern on the curtains.

 I also placed a plastic barrier underneath the fabric to protect the surface it was lying on.

This is a must!

Now this is all experimental on my part...

But I figured that you don't know until you try, right?

 Since I was worried that the dye would run after washing I sprayed the painted areas with an acrylic coating to seal them.

I feel pretty confident this won't wash out.

At least I hope not!

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I will be back to share with you how it looks once it is hanging.

I want to paint the window's trim first.

Oh yes, another project!

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