Fabric Stenciling Ideas

Painting fabric is a fast, easy, and economical way to embellish clothing and accessories.



This dress was on a 50% clearance rack for $1. (I actually bought a couple of them!)



Adding a stenciled flower using the freezer paper method with a hand painted center was an easy way to embellish the otherwise forgettable plain seersucker dress. I also added a grosgrain ribbon sash. The supplies we used in our fabric painting projects are: temporary spray adhesive (with doilies), freezer paper, iron and ironing board, acrylic paint with textile medium added (you could just buy fabric paint), cutting tools (exacto knife or cutting machine), shapes to trace.




I made fabric spray paint using an old squirt bottle, acrylic paint, textile medium, and water. It needs to be a very thin consistency so it sprays evenly (like a mist ). I have purchased fabric spray paint at the craft store and I like my version better.

Here we've used a waxed paper doily as a stencil. It works well to use temporary spray adhesive on the back of the doily to keep it in place. I used an old worn out small chisel paintbrush so I could get the paint in the tiny holes.
It turned out a little less crisp on knit fabric, but I still like the effect.

This was made using a freezer paper stencil we cut out with a cutting machine (you could use an exacto knife) and a sponge brush.



We made the pink circle area using our fabric spray paint and circle stencil cut out of freezer paper. After that dried, we added the flower using a freezer paper
stencil done with watered down paint and a sponge brush. A silver sharpie was used to add dimension.


This star is also a freezer paper stencil that I completely coated in paint, let dry, then added dots using a silver sharpie.


We're working on a few more ideas and doing a blog swap with The Girl Creative on Wednesday so check back for details!

Erin & Heather