| Painted Leaf Tablecloth |
From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-246 |
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Jean Gorman shares a decorative fabric technique that utilizes "nature's stamps" -- leaves of all shapes and sizes! Materials: Canvas to fit table
Scissors
Ruler
Tape
String
Pencil
Small plastic dish
Fabric paint
Foam brushes
Flat leaves in various and sizes -- some with stems
Waxed paper
Brayer
Sewing machine
Thread
Iron and ironing board
- Wash fabric to remove any sizing (which will prevent fabric paint from adhering properly) and allow to dry.
- Lay the fabric out flat on a large work surface. Cut to form two 45" squares. (Note: The fabric may shrink a bit after washing and drying.)
- Measure and mark a point in the exact center of the fabric. Cut a 2' piece of string, tape one end over the center point, and tie the other end around a pencil so that the pencil tip meets the outer edge of the fabric along one selvage edge. Pulling the string taut, and holding the pencil straight up and down, move the pencil around the fabric until you've drawn a perfect circle all around (figure A). Cut out the circle. Repeat on the other piece of fabric.
- Lay one circle of fabric face up on a work surface. Use craft stick to mix paint in dish until desired colors are reached.
- Brush a thin coat of paint over the veined side of a leaf (figure B). Place the leaf, paint side down, on the fabric. Cover the leaf with waxed paper and use brayer to roll over it several times. Gently pull the leaf up from the tip. Repeat with a fresh coat of paint until you're ready to change colors. Arrange the leaf prints artfully across the tablecloth.
- Rinse the brush and mix a new color of paint. Begin making leaf prints using leaves of smaller sizes or different shapes, placing randomly over the fabric (some can overlap). Use branch to create prints to join some of the leaves.
- Allow the paint to dry.
- Clip 3/8" V-shaped notches every 6" to 8" around the perimeter of cloth (figure C), then fold and press a 1/2" double hem on each, and pin in place. Topstitch the hem, beginning at the first fold, then around the perimeter of each cloth (figure D).
- Press with an iron or place in a clothes dryer (following manufacturer's directions) to set the painted design.
RESOURCES :
Hancock Fabrics Information
Store Locator: click here.
Hancock Fabrics, Inc.
Tupelo, MS 38803
Phone: 601-842-2834
Fax: 601-842-2834
Email: consumerdiv@hancockfabrics.com
Website: www.hancockfabrics.com
Do-It-Yourself Fabric Decor: Pillows, Window Treatments, and Slipcovers for Your Home
Model: 0865733457
Author: Editors of Creative Publishing International
(August, 2000)
To order this title from Amazon, click here.
Creative Publishing International, Inc.
Website: www.creativepub.com
Cheap Joe's Art Stuff
Cheap Joe's Art Stuff
Email: cheapjoes.com
Jo-Ann etc.
Jo-Ann etc.
El Segundo, CA 90245
Website: www.joann.com
Color and Design on Fabric: Paint, Dye, Stitch, and Print
Model: 086573870X
Author: Creative Publishing International
GUESTS :
Jean Gorman
Woman's Day Specials
143 W. 29th st. Suite 101
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-947-9240
Email: jgorman204@aol.com
Editor
Jean is a contributing editor for Child Magazineand Woman's Day Specials. Click here for Child Magazine's Web site.
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