Handpainted fabric - cushion cover DIY

Hej!

As you know I print on fabric. I use screenprint or I make templates/ stencils, sometimes I color the fabric before. This time I just painted on the fabric with a stencil brush. I worked with a dry brush, that means you don't dip it in water but only in the colour. This way the bristle strokes are visible and I like the rough appearance of it.

The one on the first picture is my favourite and I made a cushion cover out of this fabric. You can do it too, it's very simple :)

You need:

Black textile paint

stencil brush

fabric

How to:

Wash & iron the fabric and place it on a table. Put newspapers or an old cloth under it. You can tape the fabric at the edges with masking tape, so it doesn't slip. Dip the brush into the color and start drawing. Do 3-4 brushstrikes or even more. The brushstroke gets more interesting with less colour. Do a test on a little piece of fabric before.

Fix the colour according to the manual. Now you can sew whatever you like, here is my finished product:

 Do you like it? If you have any questions about this DIY project, just write me :)

DIY PRINT CUSHION COVER

 Hello there! Here is another simple print project. If you don' t have equipment for screen printing at home you can use this easy method to print a beautiful cushion cover. Everyone can print!

 What you need:

fabric

screen print colour (white opaque)

tape

sponge

Instructions :
1)  Stick the tape on the fabric, you can use any simple geometric form.Press the tape, so you make clear that there will be no colour under it.
2) Take the sponge and apply the colour. The colour should be quite thick; opaque colours can be used on dark fabric (it covers perfectly).
3) Take the tape away and let the colour dry. Now you can fix the colour with an iron.

DIY NEWS

 Hej!

My bubble print diy was featured in the German magazine Eigenwerk! This issue is all about paper and it is filled with a lot of diy projects.

 

Another project of mine was featured here. It' s my 5-min cushion cover print-project.

    I printed a cushion cover for my sister this weekend. Very simpel, just dots in 2 different sizes and colours:

To give it a personal touch I made the most simpel label and sewed it in. It's just a piece of white cotten , folded and printed with an E (for Elena). I used a wooden rubber stamp for it:

This is another cushion cover I printed and sewed last weekend:

That's it for now! Sun is shining, it' s a wonderful day! I saw the first cranes coming back from the south this morning! It made me so happy :)

Have a nice day!

Black and White II

Hej! I finished my new portfolio lately. A lot of black, white and grey. I love colours, but I needed a challenge and I wanted to keep it it simple. The portfolio was a lot digital editing and it made me tired to just sit by the computer. So at home I printed and painted to get a feeling for colour, structure and texture. I want to print a black & white collection for Nordic Design Collective. It took me some time to find organic cotton and I even thought about printing on cotton that is not ecofriendly. Second thought: No way!

Here you can see some of my test prints:

Handpainted/dyed Bag/ Structure/ Sample

 Big bag

 Printing

 Tote bag print

Cushions Black & White

 Table cloth print

 Table cloth & cushion

Little container made of canvas

I will tell you more about my little containers soon. I would love to produce the Big Bag in a larger quantity, but it is not possible yet. It is a great bag, you can put a lot of stuff in it ;)