i've wanted to do a tutorial for a while and this was a fun and simple project that i attempted over the weekend. it is definitely an outdoor project (which i learned the hard way...and so did my mother's living room carpet).
it's very simple, all you need are 5 things:
1) light colored cloth
2) plastic covered table (i used a garbage bag cut open. don't use newspaper as the print ink will get on the fabric)
3) spray bottle full of water
4) scissors
5) bleeding tissue paper (found it at a local craft supply shop. 20 sheets of 20 colors for $4.99)
simple instruction: set your fabric out flat on your plastic covered table. cut your tissue paper into whatever shapes you wish. spray your fabric with water so it is wet (not damp, wet) and now place your tissue paper. i tried two different sized pieces of fabric: a small and a large. with the large, i did single layers of just strips and squares and layered pieces over in places to see what colors i would get. on the small, i used the left over strips and folded them over twice to see if i would get deeper colors. then lay flat outside. once the tissue paper becomes very dull and mostly dry, peel it off and hang your fabric on the line to fully dry. there, very simple!
this was all experimental and now that i've played, i think i'll try making shapes with the tissue paper. the only bad thing about this project is that i can't wash the fabric. it would strickly have to be for wall hangings that wouldn't be washed. i tried to heat set the fabric, but excess color still ran from it, fading the colors more. i've also seen that you can fabric paint your fabric, put the tissue on it and drying it in the sun for more unique color arrangements (this also makes the colors more bold).
to see the individual pictures, go here.
and i'm having issues with blogger, so the finished projects are in the post below!
i hope you enjoyed and will maybe try this. my next attempt with this will be to try it on card stock, but i'll save that for another weekend!
have a fun filled day, all!
3 comments:
I'm a fan of outdoor projects... and as we're experiencing the hottest spring day in 150 years, perhaps your posting is telling me to give it a whirl.
see you, grache
looks fun!
oh, it was so much fun, shari!
i definitely recommend it, gracia, just beware if it's windy!
tiff*
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