{"id":5707,"date":"2018-04-05T17:32:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T00:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=5707"},"modified":"2018-04-05T17:32:49","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T00:32:49","slug":"diy-fabric-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/05\/diy-fabric-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Fabric Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tJoyce Teng<\/a>, owner of TSC Designs<\/a> and 2018 Road to California Vendor and Teacher, says not to worry. She has spent the last 30 years developing tools and techniques to create your own, specially designed fabric.\"\"<\/a>\nWhen creating your own fabric design, Joyce says you need to first consider 3 important elements:\u00a0<\/strong>\n\n\n

Medium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

What are you going to mix with your ink to get the effect you want\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

What are you going to use to apply your medium\u00a0to the fabric<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Pattern<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

What do you want your end design to look like\"\"<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Medium:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/a>Joyce and TSC Designs sells and uses only one kind of ink:\u00a0Tsukineko<\/a>. A high quality ink that has been around for over 1,000 years, it is archive quality and child safe.\u00a0Tsukineko<\/a>\u00a0inks come in a ton of colors and can be used on any fabric.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

What is the most popular color ink Joyce uses and sells?\u00a0<\/span>Champagne Mist<\/a>. <\/em>Joyce says that it makes “all the colors shimmery.”<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

A bonus when using Tsukineko inks is that the fabrics don’t have to be pre-treated. Just follow the care labels on the fabric and heat set the ink when you are done. Her favorite fabric to use is White Kona Cotton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Joyce touts to “Never use just ink alone.” As she says, “Play with it.” Experiment with mixing different colors together<\/em>. Then, try different mediums to mix along with the ink to create different textures. Some of her favorites are rubbing alcohol and shaving cream<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

With the rubbing alcohol, always use 90% Proof, spraying small amounts directly on the fabric before applying the ink to enhance the colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Shaving cream can be mixed with the ink and a little water to create a collage pattern.\u00a0 Joyce recommends the Barbasol <\/a>brand. It is inexpensive and has “never” failed her.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Tools: <\/strong><\/em>Joyce and\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>TSC Designs has a\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>large line of brushes<\/a> to help you get the look and texture you desire.\u00a0For instance, she carries an\u00a0alcohol brush\u00a0<\/em>that retains both ink and water together to\u00a0create water color designs. A batik brush <\/em>has bristles made from man-made leather to create a realistic batik-like overall background.\u00a0TSC Designs also carries nine different shapes of\u00a0marbeling tools<\/em> to help you achieve the precise look you envisioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Other common tools can be found at your local Dollar Store like soft paint brushes. Sea sponges also add a nice texture. And Joyce reminds, “Don’t forget about your sewing machine’s brush!!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Pattern:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>There are many sources of pattern designs: fabric, nature, textiles and stencils<\/a>.\u00a0 As with the inks, Joyce encourages playing around with stencils: “Don’t use them as is.” To prevent bleeding when using stencils, apply shaving cream directly to fabric by dabbing it lightly before applying ink to the stencil.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Why does Joyce spend so much time developing new techniques? Because she firmly believes that everyone needs to “share their passion with the next generation. We have a responsibility to teach the next generation.” She wishes there were “48 hours in a day” to create all the new patterns she has in her mind to share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

To learn more about how to use ink, tools and patterns, you can use Joyce’s book (with a new edition coming out soon) or go to her website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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