Monday, June 25, 2012

Fabric Coloring with Crayons

Who doesn't love coloring? I always loved coloring as a kid and still do when my girls have a color book and crayons out. I have a friend who colors with crayons on fabric and has published a book recently on the subject. Her work is beautiful and a little more involved than I have time for right now so I decided to do some 'playing' myself and come up with a way to add some color to my fabric without too much time or fretting.
 I started with canvas (duck cloth) and stamped an image on the fabric. 
Then I colored lightly with the crayons. 
Then I placed a thin towel over the image and pressed it with a hot iron to set the color. I really had very little to no wax left on my towel. It turns out soft with no wax residue and it's washable.
Then I used the printed cloth to make a small zippered pouch. 

2 comments:

  1. What a wonderful idea! I have a new crayon box of 64 colours in my cupboard and a series of stamps...I can't wait to try this!

    Hope your friend has success with her book...have you got the name of it?

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    1. Hi Jane,
      My friend's name is Terri Kygar and here is a link to her new book http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Quilts-Your-Crayon-Box/dp/1604680806 (hopefully that will copy into your browser) the book is Creative Quilts from Your Crayon Box.

      Happy Coloring.
      Janae'

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