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6 methods to Transfer Photos/Pictures/Images to Fabric at home

Do you want to own your fabric? Like, really totally own it! With your own images which you have seen and loved in a magazine or maybe photographed it yourself or created it in your computer with beautiful images interspersed with lettering and graphics like on this Next t-shirt. Transferring photographs or picture or any … Read more

Blue Printing or Cyanotype printing on fabric : Tips to get this done properly

Blue printing is one of the permanent fabric printing techniques that gives you bright blue prints on fabrics. You either need cyanotype fabric or Cyanotype chemicals (sensitizer kit) which will transform your material to one suited to this photographic printing process. What is a blue print /Cyanotype fabric? Blueprint fabric, also known as Cyanotype fabric, is a … Read more

How to make your own Textile stamps

Local craft and stationery stores carry different types of stamps – in all shapes and sizes. You just need some liquid fabric paint and an ink pad to stamp and create beautifully patterned fabric. Then why make your own stamps? Because like everything in life you crave for more variety in your designs. When you … Read more

How to paint fabric (Easy cloth painting tips for beginners)

At one point in time, I was obsessed with Fabric painting. Whatever I sewed, I had to paint some design or motif on it.  I have made some horrible fabric paintings on napkins, aprons, and bed sheets which may have turned out a lot better if I had read this post earlier.  No use crying … Read more