I’ve seen some beautiful fabric that’s been printed using inks or paint and shaving cream. The shaving cream stabilizes the inks and allows you to make soft, marbled prints without a lot of mess.
The basic technique is to spray an even coating of unscented shaving cream into a work surface (I’d recommend working on a plastic sheet or cookie tray) and then dripping the paint or into into the surface. You can then use brushes, sticks or even combs to manipulate the colors. Just lay your fabric into the shaving cream and lightly press into the surface. …read more

Okay, so it’s not really Jell-o, but gelatin makes a really cool surface to create mono-prints on fabric.
I love painting & printing my own fabric for creating fiber art – it’s so much fun to play around with different techniques and come up with something unique.
I’ve done mono-printing with glass sheets before, but gelatin makes an interesting surface too. All you need to do is mix up some extra-strength gelatin (I think the recommended amount is 4 packages of gelatin to 2 cups of water). Pour it into a large tray and let it set for several days …read more