The Delights of Painting on Fabric for Quilting & Other Art
October 25, 2007 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
My daughter enjoys painting and dyeing fabric, creating original canvas, so to speak, for her quilting and fabric art work. Chloe, at Tangled Thread, has a very interesting post, printing on fabric – playing with surface design.
For this, she’s using taffeta as the fabric and her own hand-carved stamps. She gives you a mini tutorial at her blog so you, too, can create your own exotic designs.
In addition to Chloe’s suggestions, you may want to check out ideas in some of the many books on this topic. Chloe keeps her techniques simple which is great for the beginner.
That book cover is so gorgeous! Fabric like that, those colours, the embroidered embellishment, just makes me want to crawl right inside it… sort of the same effect that a really good cheesecake can have, calling out from the fridge at midnight!
I agree, Jen, the book cover is lovely. I’ve seen so many stunning results when my daughter and others paint and dye fabric. Thanks for stopping by Quilting and Patchwork and sharing with us.