I'm going to be giving a lecture on Surface Design in Quilting at the Watertown Public Library tonight. The event is free, but reservations are required. Here's the flyer for the event:
If you're interested in learning more about Surface Design on fabric, here are four tutorial videos I've shared over the years, specifically about printing/painting on fabric:
I'm going to tell you the most important things to remember about painting/stamping/drawing/printing/etc. on fabric.
- If you're not going to wash the fabric, then anything goes. Use any art supply in your stash and have fun!
- If you are going to wash it, but you don't care how it feels, use any PERMANENT art medium in your stash and have fun!
- If you are going to wash it AND you care about the fabric being soft, use mediums meant for fabric (they will say on the label) or an additive like GAC 900. And don't forget to have fun!
Here are some of my favorite fabric mediums:
- Deco Arts So Soft Fabric Paint
- Jacquard Textile Colors
- Dye-Na-Flow
- Marabu Fashion Spray
- Shiva Paint Sticks
- Tulip Fabric Paint
- deColourant
- Speedball Fabric & Paper Block Printing Ink
- Blick Screen Printing Ink
- MX Procion Powdered Dyes
Feel free to leave some of your favorite fabric mediums in the comments section! I'm always excited to hear about products people love!
Thanks for stopping by!
Oh how lovely all your videos were, so many stunning ideas. thank you so much for sharing. Have a great time wish I could pop on a plane and come and listen. xx
Oh how lovely all your videos were, so many stunning ideas. thank you so much for sharing. Have a great time wish I could pop on a plane and come and listen. xx
Oh how lovely all your videos were, so many stunning ideas. thank you so much for sharing. Have a great time wish I could pop on a plane and come and listen. xx
Oh how lovely all your videos were, so many stunning ideas. thank you so much for sharing. Have a great time wish I could pop on a plane and come and listen. xx
Oh how lovely all your videos were, so many stunning ideas. thank you so much for sharing. Have a great time wish I could pop on a plane and come and listen. xx
Oh how lovely all your videos were, so many stunning ideas. thank you so much for sharing. Have a great time wish I could pop on a plane and come and listen. xx
Oh how lovely all your videos were, so many stunning ideas. thank you so much for sharing. Have a great time wish I could pop on a plane and come and listen. xx
i did some fabric painting a bout 15 years ago…i still have a large supply of pebeo fabric paint…although it might me dried up by now…i like sun printing
i did some fabric painting a bout 15 years ago…i still have a large supply of pebeo fabric paint…although it might me dried up by now…i like sun printing
i did some fabric painting a bout 15 years ago…i still have a large supply of pebeo fabric paint…although it might me dried up by now…i like sun printing
i did some fabric painting a bout 15 years ago…i still have a large supply of pebeo fabric paint…although it might me dried up by now…i like sun printing
i did some fabric painting a bout 15 years ago…i still have a large supply of pebeo fabric paint…although it might me dried up by now…i like sun printing
i did some fabric painting a bout 15 years ago…i still have a large supply of pebeo fabric paint…although it might me dried up by now…i like sun printing
i did some fabric painting a bout 15 years ago…i still have a large supply of pebeo fabric paint…although it might me dried up by now…i like sun printing
That’s very kind of you, Kathy. Thank you!
That’s very kind of you, Kathy. Thank you!
That’s very kind of you, Kathy. Thank you!
That’s very kind of you, Kathy. Thank you!
That’s very kind of you, Kathy. Thank you!
That’s very kind of you, Kathy. Thank you!
That’s very kind of you, Kathy. Thank you!
Time to take it out for a spin!
Time to take it out for a spin!
Time to take it out for a spin!
Time to take it out for a spin!
Time to take it out for a spin!
Time to take it out for a spin!
Time to take it out for a spin!
Julie, I LOVE THIS!!! I wish you gave free lectures at my local libray, or my home! LOL! I’d be the first in line for the best seat.
For 2022 I want to be brave and design my own fabric to use for home decore and upholstery. So I’ve been playing around with geli printing on fabric (I did sign up for your Geli printing for beginners – LOVED IT). But I’ve found it so difficult to get the paint to stick to the fabric unless I gesso the fabric first. I’ve used Arteza fabric paints, Golden High Flow Arylic Paints and even cheapy hobby paints.
I’ve been printing on white polyster washable fabric. Adding the gesso helps to get the paint to stick to the upholstery grade fabric I’m using but it makes it very stiff. Is there anything you’d suggest. My other option is to create the design on canvas and then upload for print on demand through online printers like Spoonflower.com (they use pigment ink which will rub off with time) or ArtFabrics.com (they use reactive and sublimation printing which is suppose to be permanent, won’t fade away). Do you have a favoirte from these two? Which would be more environmentally friendly? I love doing custom upholstery but I don’t enjoy having to pattern match fabrics that were created as non mirror image. Or the repeats are so off that you need so much more fabric, creating so much waste and costing more money for my clients. My goal is to create upholstery fabrics that would meet the concerns I just listed. Julie! HELP! You are so knowledge, I’m sure you can shed some light on this.
Blessings, Sandra @ ALCHEMY
http://www.alchemydee.com
Julie, I LOVE THIS!!! I wish you gave free lectures at my local libray, or my home! LOL! I’d be the first in line for the best seat.
For 2022 I want to be brave and design my own fabric to use for home decore and upholstery. So I’ve been playing around with geli printing on fabric (I did sign up for your Geli printing for beginners – LOVED IT). But I’ve found it so difficult to get the paint to stick to the fabric unless I gesso the fabric first. I’ve used Arteza fabric paints, Golden High Flow Arylic Paints and even cheapy hobby paints.
I’ve been printing on white polyster washable fabric. Adding the gesso helps to get the paint to stick to the upholstery grade fabric I’m using but it makes it very stiff. Is there anything you’d suggest. My other option is to create the design on canvas and then upload for print on demand through online printers like Spoonflower.com (they use pigment ink which will rub off with time) or ArtFabrics.com (they use reactive and sublimation printing which is suppose to be permanent, won’t fade away). Do you have a favoirte from these two? Which would be more environmentally friendly? I love doing custom upholstery but I don’t enjoy having to pattern match fabrics that were created as non mirror image. Or the repeats are so off that you need so much more fabric, creating so much waste and costing more money for my clients. My goal is to create upholstery fabrics that would meet the concerns I just listed. Julie! HELP! You are so knowledge, I’m sure you can shed some light on this.
Blessings, Sandra @ ALCHEMY
http://www.alchemydee.com
Julie, I LOVE THIS!!! I wish you gave free lectures at my local libray, or my home! LOL! I’d be the first in line for the best seat.
For 2022 I want to be brave and design my own fabric to use for home decore and upholstery. So I’ve been playing around with geli printing on fabric (I did sign up for your Geli printing for beginners – LOVED IT). But I’ve found it so difficult to get the paint to stick to the fabric unless I gesso the fabric first. I’ve used Arteza fabric paints, Golden High Flow Arylic Paints and even cheapy hobby paints.
I’ve been printing on white polyster washable fabric. Adding the gesso helps to get the paint to stick to the upholstery grade fabric I’m using but it makes it very stiff. Is there anything you’d suggest. My other option is to create the design on canvas and then upload for print on demand through online printers like Spoonflower.com (they use pigment ink which will rub off with time) or ArtFabrics.com (they use reactive and sublimation printing which is suppose to be permanent, won’t fade away). Do you have a favoirte from these two? Which would be more environmentally friendly? I love doing custom upholstery but I don’t enjoy having to pattern match fabrics that were created as non mirror image. Or the repeats are so off that you need so much more fabric, creating so much waste and costing more money for my clients. My goal is to create upholstery fabrics that would meet the concerns I just listed. Julie! HELP! You are so knowledge, I’m sure you can shed some light on this.
Blessings, Sandra @ ALCHEMY
http://www.alchemydee.com
Julie, I LOVE THIS!!! I wish you gave free lectures at my local libray, or my home! LOL! I’d be the first in line for the best seat.
For 2022 I want to be brave and design my own fabric to use for home decore and upholstery. So I’ve been playing around with geli printing on fabric (I did sign up for your Geli printing for beginners – LOVED IT). But I’ve found it so difficult to get the paint to stick to the fabric unless I gesso the fabric first. I’ve used Arteza fabric paints, Golden High Flow Arylic Paints and even cheapy hobby paints.
I’ve been printing on white polyster washable fabric. Adding the gesso helps to get the paint to stick to the upholstery grade fabric I’m using but it makes it very stiff. Is there anything you’d suggest. My other option is to create the design on canvas and then upload for print on demand through online printers like Spoonflower.com (they use pigment ink which will rub off with time) or ArtFabrics.com (they use reactive and sublimation printing which is suppose to be permanent, won’t fade away). Do you have a favoirte from these two? Which would be more environmentally friendly? I love doing custom upholstery but I don’t enjoy having to pattern match fabrics that were created as non mirror image. Or the repeats are so off that you need so much more fabric, creating so much waste and costing more money for my clients. My goal is to create upholstery fabrics that would meet the concerns I just listed. Julie! HELP! You are so knowledge, I’m sure you can shed some light on this.
Blessings, Sandra @ ALCHEMY
http://www.alchemydee.com
Julie, I LOVE THIS!!! I wish you gave free lectures at my local libray, or my home! LOL! I’d be the first in line for the best seat.
For 2022 I want to be brave and design my own fabric to use for home decore and upholstery. So I’ve been playing around with geli printing on fabric (I did sign up for your Geli printing for beginners – LOVED IT). But I’ve found it so difficult to get the paint to stick to the fabric unless I gesso the fabric first. I’ve used Arteza fabric paints, Golden High Flow Arylic Paints and even cheapy hobby paints.
I’ve been printing on white polyster washable fabric. Adding the gesso helps to get the paint to stick to the upholstery grade fabric I’m using but it makes it very stiff. Is there anything you’d suggest. My other option is to create the design on canvas and then upload for print on demand through online printers like Spoonflower.com (they use pigment ink which will rub off with time) or ArtFabrics.com (they use reactive and sublimation printing which is suppose to be permanent, won’t fade away). Do you have a favoirte from these two? Which would be more environmentally friendly? I love doing custom upholstery but I don’t enjoy having to pattern match fabrics that were created as non mirror image. Or the repeats are so off that you need so much more fabric, creating so much waste and costing more money for my clients. My goal is to create upholstery fabrics that would meet the concerns I just listed. Julie! HELP! You are so knowledge, I’m sure you can shed some light on this.
Blessings, Sandra @ ALCHEMY
http://www.alchemydee.com
Julie, I LOVE THIS!!! I wish you gave free lectures at my local libray, or my home! LOL! I’d be the first in line for the best seat.
For 2022 I want to be brave and design my own fabric to use for home decore and upholstery. So I’ve been playing around with geli printing on fabric (I did sign up for your Geli printing for beginners – LOVED IT). But I’ve found it so difficult to get the paint to stick to the fabric unless I gesso the fabric first. I’ve used Arteza fabric paints, Golden High Flow Arylic Paints and even cheapy hobby paints.
I’ve been printing on white polyster washable fabric. Adding the gesso helps to get the paint to stick to the upholstery grade fabric I’m using but it makes it very stiff. Is there anything you’d suggest. My other option is to create the design on canvas and then upload for print on demand through online printers like Spoonflower.com (they use pigment ink which will rub off with time) or ArtFabrics.com (they use reactive and sublimation printing which is suppose to be permanent, won’t fade away). Do you have a favoirte from these two? Which would be more environmentally friendly? I love doing custom upholstery but I don’t enjoy having to pattern match fabrics that were created as non mirror image. Or the repeats are so off that you need so much more fabric, creating so much waste and costing more money for my clients. My goal is to create upholstery fabrics that would meet the concerns I just listed. Julie! HELP! You are so knowledge, I’m sure you can shed some light on this.
Blessings, Sandra @ ALCHEMY
http://www.alchemydee.com
Julie, I LOVE THIS!!! I wish you gave free lectures at my local libray, or my home! LOL! I’d be the first in line for the best seat.
For 2022 I want to be brave and design my own fabric to use for home decore and upholstery. So I’ve been playing around with geli printing on fabric (I did sign up for your Geli printing for beginners – LOVED IT). But I’ve found it so difficult to get the paint to stick to the fabric unless I gesso the fabric first. I’ve used Arteza fabric paints, Golden High Flow Arylic Paints and even cheapy hobby paints.
I’ve been printing on white polyster washable fabric. Adding the gesso helps to get the paint to stick to the upholstery grade fabric I’m using but it makes it very stiff. Is there anything you’d suggest. My other option is to create the design on canvas and then upload for print on demand through online printers like Spoonflower.com (they use pigment ink which will rub off with time) or ArtFabrics.com (they use reactive and sublimation printing which is suppose to be permanent, won’t fade away). Do you have a favoirte from these two? Which would be more environmentally friendly? I love doing custom upholstery but I don’t enjoy having to pattern match fabrics that were created as non mirror image. Or the repeats are so off that you need so much more fabric, creating so much waste and costing more money for my clients. My goal is to create upholstery fabrics that would meet the concerns I just listed. Julie! HELP! You are so knowledge, I’m sure you can shed some light on this.
Blessings, Sandra @ ALCHEMY
http://www.alchemydee.com