In the midst of re-decorating my kitchen and literally waiting for paint to dry, I had a book delivered from that well known rain forest company. I was just about to put the packaging in the recycling bin when I thought I would use it to make stamps for printing on to fabrics. I didn't want to have to faff about with cutting boards and scalpel blades so just used the serrated edge and square bits. On one I stretched rubber bands across to create a pattern (I used two layers of cardboard for strength, one layer curled with the tension of the rubber bands), on the other I stuck the edges on to another piece of cardboard. I then just brushed fabric paints over and multiple printed on to the fabric. I wanted to try opaque and shiny fabric paint to see what I got. I might add some dyes once I've heat sealed the paints.
The rubber band one was so easy and I think I'll try it again over a dyed fabric, without multiple printing to get a crisper pattern.
Below are some pictures;-
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| I like the look of the stamp itself! |
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| This is the fabric it produced. |
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| The second piece of fabric. Messy, but I can work on it. |
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| This is the second of the 'stamps'. |
