by Rebecca Angela | 7 Oct, 2020 | Sewing, Surface Design, Tutorial
Next in my Making Marks on Fabric tutorial series is this Inkodye shadow-printed pencil case. This is a really fun project . Inkodye is a light-sensitive dye which I am using today to make a shadow print. The sewing side of the project is a simple zippered pencil case...
by Rebecca Angela | 3 Oct, 2020 | Painting, Sewing, Tutorial
This week in the Making Marks on Fabric series, I will show you how to make a painted envelope cushion cover which features your handpainted artwork! The sewing part of this project is very, very easy and just uses straight seams! I have kept my painted design pretty...
by Rebecca Angela | 30 Sep, 2020 | Sewing, Surface Design, Tutorial
This tutorial shows you how to make a fabric marker softie. As promised in Ten Fun Ways to Make Marks on Fabric, I am bringing you a series of tutorial posts using the techniques listed in that post. This is a simple sewing project and an ideal activity to do with...
by Rebecca Angela | 28 Sep, 2020 | Creativity, Surface Design
Spoonflower brought out a lovely book called The Spoonflower Handbook a while back. Do you know Spoonflower? They are a digital fabric printing company based in North Carolina, USA. They print customers’ own designs on fabrics by demand – so you can order...
by Rebecca Angela | 27 Sep, 2020 | Creativity, Printing, Surface Design
In this blog post, I want to issue a warning about printing fabric with an inkjet printer. In Ten Fun Ways to Make Marks on Fabric I mentioned printing fabric with a general-purpose inkjet printer. I tried this and I damaged my printer. Let me tell the story…...