[MR] painting fabric?

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At one one Collegium I attended, our instuctor showed us the joys of "Fabric
Medium". It is an additive you can mix in with reguar acryllic paint on a
1:1 ratio.  This makes the acryllic paint less likely to crack and flake off
the fabric, and it greatly reduces the price of fabric paint.  I used this
method to create slippers for an Italian Ren dress, using "ballet" type
slippers with a mild sheen to them, and the painted shoes looked like
leather when they dried! (unexpected bonus!!)

Lady Meadh inghen Thaidg ua Domnaill
----- Original Message -----
From: Maureen Sampson <msampson at nih.gov>
To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 4:18 PM
Subject: [MR] painting fabric?


> Greetings to the tavern
> I would like to paint 10 yards of 7.5 oz cotton duck (like
> canvas, but less stiff).  Because of the length of the piece I can't
> see buying many small bottles of fabric paint at Michaels.  Do you
> think I could spray paint it, or use house paint?  I am planning on
> making a castle wall design and would like to be able to use it
> outside and roll or fold it up for transport and storage.  I did buy
> 16 oz of white and black fabric paint to mix for the detailing, but I
> want the basic color to be solid grey to start with.
> Any (cheaper) ideas will be welcomed.
> Thanks in advance
> --
>
> regards,  Failenn (Maureen)
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