November 20, 2012

Fabric Printing on Shopping Bags

Apply some white textil fabric paint onto a sheet of acetate. Scratch your design into the wet paint with a rubber brush and transfer onto the shopping bag.

1. Lay the shopping bag flat onto a hard surface. Place a piece of plastic inside the bag.

2. Apply a generous layer of  textil paint onto the hard plastic foil with a brush.

3. Scratch a pattern or design into the wet paint using a rubber brush.

4. Now transfer the sheet of hard plastic foil with the paint design onto the fabric. Rub thoroughly and pull offthe plastic foil. Let the transferred design dry and fix with an iron.

Cut the straps for handles in the middle and tie them with the cushion inside.