Okay, fabric itself can’t rust, but you can use rusty metal to print on fabric – and get some really incredible effects.
The basic technique involves wetting the fabric either with water, vinegar (for a faster process) or a combination of both.  The wet fabric is used to wrap around rusting iron pieces, covered and then left to work.  Of course, the sky is the limit for what kind of effects you can get – think about all the different interesting metal shapes are out there!
Rust-Tex wants to encourage the use of rusted fabric in fiber art and has put together …read more