Printing on treasured fabrics
Tutor: Rachel Moore, print artist
Don’t let treasured fabric hide away in a cupboard! Turn it into art for your walls or cushions for your sofa. In this session, Rachel from iPrintedThat shows how to screen print text using some surprising equipment. This is also perfect as a fabric-stash-busting craft activity with leftover remnants.
Preparation
Prepare your materials and find a sturdy table or floor to work on.
Video time
30 minutes
- Your design – this could be someone’s name, a short quote or a meaningful word
- Embroidery hoop
- A pair of 40 denier tights
- Plain newsprint paper – the sort of paper your fish and chips comes in!
- Craft knife or scissors – if using a craft knife you’ll also need a cutting board
- Fabric paint in your choice of colour
- An old credit card or similar
- Cotton fabric