Emboss designs on velvet fabric by burning a pattern into the fabric with a patterning tool and a steam iron. Turn your embossed velvet into a pillow, a scarf or a throw. Materials:
Acetate velvet -- cotton won't work for this project
Patterning tools -- rubber stamps, metal cookie cutters, washers or shaped armature wire
Steam iron
- Arrange a piece of velvet, plush side down, on your patterning tool.
- Press the iron on the wrong side of the fabric on the patterning tool, and hold in place for 8 seconds, making sure not to wiggle the iron (figure A).
- Remove the iron, and turn the fabric over to reveal the pattern burned into its surface. Continue embossing patterns into the velvet as desired.
- Cover a pillow with the embossed velvet, or make a scarf or a cozy throw.
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