by Faodail Creation Sewing and Quilting – Sewing and Quilting Tutorials
The material that I like to use is Muslin, its also called factory cotton it’s a type of cotton fabric with a plain weave. Muslin fabric is lightweight, breathable, and versatile. The reason I like is is because I don’t have to use a fabric medium. When using a regular cotton with derwent inktense pencils if you use water it will bleed but not with muslin fabric and muslin fabric is cheaper on the bolt.
In the fabric store it may be with the stabilizers because muslin is generally used to mock up a garment in sewing that’s why its cheaper than regular fabric. Muslin is also unbleached which you also need for fabric painting the other type of fabric that fiber artists will use is ready for dye fabric. Ask in your fabric store if they have it sometimes you will have to go online and order this.
Once you have your base fabric chosen I will be doing this tutorial on muslin. Because the muslin is so thin you should be able to transfer your design without the use of a light box but if you are struggling I do recommend a lightbox. I also use a frixon pen for this task as it’s easy to remove with an iron. I also go over my work with thread painting / thread sketching.
Once you have your design transferred over to your muslin fabric you are ready to start using your Derwent Inktense Pencils. I use a silicone mat to protect my surface as these are paints so will come through the fabric. When selecting a paint brush for this method choose a stiff bristle brush. It helps to get into the fibers of the muslin. The pencils are different when first applied it’s when you add a medium like water that the “inktense” happens.
If I want a more full colored picture i will color the whole part in if I want less i will only color part and allow the water to drag the color through like an ombre affect. When I’m ready I will apply the water to the derwent intense pencil that’s colored on the fabric. You can apply directly to the pencil itself but may work best on paper. Its not as affective on fabric.
You can blend colors together, apply more color once a color is laid down so your work isn’t too one dimensional.
Once you have finished painting you will need to heat activate with an iron, place a piece of cloth over the top of your work before you do so.
I like to now do thread sketching / thread painting over the painting to give it even more dimention
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