Printing on Fabric: Five Techniques to Get You Started is your answer to boring old fabric from your local craft store.  Learn how to take your fabrics from basic to extraordinary with a few simple techniques.

Learn Textile Techniques to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing

·      Learn 5 techniques that will transform your sewing projects

·      Learn to determine the difference between natural and synthetic fibers

·      Choose the appropriate dye or ink for your project

·      Feel comfortable experimenting with textile design on fabric

·      Set up appropriate workspaces for each technique

Experiment with Five Non-traditional Textile and Surface Design Techniques

This class will give you the courage and know how to create one-of-a-kind fabric for your sewing projects with the help of five very different techniques. 

Whether you're a beginner looking to get your feet wet in the textile industry or if you are an experienced sewer or quilter looking to take your project up a notch this course is for you. You can even use it to build your fashion, textile or fiber arts portfolio, a great way to get ready for art school.

This course is presented in real time so you can follow along and includes detailed instructions about workspace set up and making the most of your home studio.

Contents and Overview

Over 11 lectures and over 1.5 hours of video content you’ll learn how to effectively manipulate dye and chemicals on fabric.

First I’ll show you how to monoprint, a non-repeatable abstract manipulation of dye on a slick surface that's then transferred onto a piece of fabric.  Then I’ll show you how to apply vibrant splashes of dye with little more than dye powder and a spray bottle. 

Once you feel comfortable with dyes and inks I’ll show you a non-traditional way to create beautiful surface texture with only a heat gun.

Then, I’ll introduce you to two chemicals, one used to remove color called, discharge paste and another to remove fibers from fabric, called Fiber Etch. 

Upon completion of this course you’ll be able to think beyond your local fabric store and create unique textiles on any fabric using fabric dye, inks, heat and chemicals.