Quilting Arts - February-March 2016_

JUST THE BASICS

Th ese materials and tools will be necessary

for most of the processes in this series.

• A printing surface. Cover your work
  surface with plastic sheeting. Th en put
  down some padding—such as acrylic
  craft felt or batting—followed by a
  sturdy fabric layer, such as canvas. Th is
  top layer will eventually be covered by
  extra paint and need replacing, but it’s
  usually quite beautiful and can be used
  for other projects.


• Fabric to print on. I like cotton. When
  printing with paint, the fabric does not
  need any special preparation.


• Paint. Predominantly, we will work with
  textile paint or fabric screen printing inks
  in this series. For the techniques in this
  installment, it is important to use screen
  printing ink. It is formulated to dry slower
  which helps prevent damage to the
  screen. Th ere are many brands to choose
  from but make sure you are using a paint
  formulated for this technique.


• Applicators. Foam brushes,
  paintbrushes, and a squeegee.

method #1

basic Th ermofax

broken Th ermofax

shaded Th ermofax

Th is fabric is, essentially, a mop-up cloth from

two of these techniques; the yellow came from

the fern mask and the red from the embroidery

hoop screen.

method #3

hoop printing

method #2

mask printing