Then I got my paintbrush and a little of the powdered dye.
So I decided to tie dye!
Then I tried another technique I heard of involving bleach...
I did it outside to air out the fumes.
Looking forward to trying out more stencil art soon!
So, I've been messing around with stencils a lot lately, trying out fabric paint and silk screening. I picked up a box of fabric dye and thought I'd see how that might work out... Took my white shirt and my stencil, with scrap paper to stop the dye from going through the shirt. Then I got my paintbrush and a little of the powdered dye. I stenciled a little dinosaur and it looked good! But I forgot that dye runs when wet... On a white shirt, it looked a little smeary after I did the first rinse through. So I decided to tie dye! Sprinkled some powdered dye across the wet shirt, then rinsed with salt water. Here's the final result. Mint green and speckled. Then I tried another technique I heard of involving bleach... Started with a black tank top, an empty spray bottle that I filled with bleach and an elephant stencil. I did it outside to air out the fumes. This is the final result after I rinsed it and let it dry. Looking forward to trying out more stencil art soon!
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Lillian
6/21/2014 06:23:39 pm
Yaay! Stencils! Much better! I love how the elephant came out on that top.
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Nina
7/1/2014 10:15:29 am
Thanks Lillian!
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