Following on from my last post, when I had dyed a piece of muslin a lovely soft blue, I then did some small pencil drawings to find a simple design that I could decorate my fabric with.
I tried a few different sizes of brush with my fabric paint to see which design would work best. I decided on the simple grass design using the finest brush and then painted freehand onto the muslin. I think next time it would be better to stretch the fabric tight on a frame as it kept moving. When it was dry I used a very hot iron on the reverse side to set the paint. The piece of fabric is approx 18" wide and 45" long. There's a selvedge on the short ends and just a frayed edge along the long sides.
This is the finished item and the 'randomness' of size and placement doesn't matter because when it's wrapped around as a scarf it's not noticeable. However, I prefered the muslin when it hadn't been ironed so I might just dip it in water again to get that crinkled look.
Now, what else can I paint whilst I'm in the mood?
How beautiful! Emily x
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