Monday Crafts: old linen revamp with fabric printing fun
The aim was to create the geometric patterns inspired by Marimekko, the house of textile design, featured in the Kid Made Modern book. The process however turned out to be quite messy and we had to adjust the original idea to cover up the accidental stains on one side of the fabric.
When painting fabric to create patterns directly without a stencil you need to accept a few imperfections. As we found out to our expense trying to remove unwanted tiny splatters of paint with water is the worst thing to do as the paint smudges over the fabric staining it. To cover up the mess on one of the corners, we had to change the original design by creating a pocket with some of the felt we had left over from all our Christmas crafts. In the end we were pleased with the result, but next time we print fabric we’ll resort to a stencil.
Check back next Monday for the final post in this series.
These look great!!! They did come out very neat and even! Well done you guys! Great way to recycle (as always). Will now have to go and check out your outher posts!!
Thanks as always for linking up
Maggy
PS I have also used cookie cutters to get a nice shape out of a potato….