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Lorraine Novich
I need your expertise for working on fabric for the very first
time. For a wedding shower,I am planning on having a plain, white tablecloth
out for guests to stamp on and write messages for the bride and groom
instead of the traditional guest book. As you can imagine, I don't want to
screw up this potential keepsake.
Here are my questions:
1) Are there any fibers to avoid with the tablecloth? Is cotton
my best bet?
2) With what fabric ink have you had the most success stamping?
3) I imagine I would want to avoid using stamps with a lot of
detail. What do you recommend?
4) Fabric paints such as Tulip and Scribbles seem ideal, but they have
tips that appear too large for writing. The felt-tip markers I've seen
seem harsh(?) I envision this tablecloth in pastel colors and functional
for casual dining. I guess I don't want it to end up looking too much
like a high school yearbook. What works best for writing?
I'd like to thank you all in advance for letting me pick your
brains! Have a wonderful day, and happy stamping!
Lori
LCharvon
>seem harsh(?) I envision this tablecloth in pastel colors and functional<BR>
>for casual dining.
Quilters use Micron pens by Sakura for their non-featherability (is that a
word?) to label quilts on (typically) 100% cotton. Stamping on fabric is
something I'm not familiar with, but a quilt shop can help you with the pens
for labeling, and also for 100% fabric that would be really nice as a
tablecloth....use widths that are designed for 'backs' of quilts so you don't
have to seam it!
Good luck, and much happiness!
LC in Sunny So Cal
David & Anita Pirkle
first time"!!!
Fabric stamping is not my strongest suit, but here are my suggestions:
Get a set of "matching" napkins with the tablecloth you buy and use them
for experimentation.
Try using pastel crayons (keep your crayon sharpener handy) for writing
messages. You have to put a piece of paper over them and heat-set them
with an iron for them to be permanent.
Fabrico fabric paint works well with rubber stamps, but I don't think it
comes in pastels. Check the Fabrico markers -- if you like those colors,
you can "ink" the rubber stamps with the markers.
Consider silver and gold metallic pens for the messages. You should be
able to find a variety of tip sizes on these.
I still strongly encourage the initial experimentation, no matter what
the product packages say or you've been told. Like you've said, you
don't want to mess up this personalized keepsake! And the other
participants are going to be relying on you to help them "do it right."
Anita
a (brand-new) independent D.O.T.S. demonstrator
Lorraine Novich wrote:
>
> Hey Stampers!
> I need your expertise for working on fabric for the very first
> time. For a wedding shower,I am planning on having a plain, white tablecloth
> out for guests to stamp on and write messages for the bride and groom
> instead of the traditional guest book. As you can imagine, I don't want to
> screw up this potential keepsake.<snipped>
>
> Lori
>
Margaret Addley
not sure if it is of any use to you, but when my sister-in-law got
married I asked the guests to sign their names not knowing any better I
used ordinary biro's, but I then stitched each of the names and this was
on Irish cream linen. It depends on how many people are signing the
tablecloth. Hope it helps :) :)
In article <Pine.SOL.3.96.980711...@post.its.mcw.edu>,
Lorraine Novich <lo...@post.its.mcw.edu> writes
>Hey Stampers!
> I need your expertise for working on fabric for the very first
>time. For a wedding shower,I am planning on having a plain, white tablecloth
>out for guests to stamp on and write messages for the bride and groom
>instead of the traditional guest book. As you can imagine, I don't want to
>screw up this potential keepsake.
>
>Here are my questions:
>1) Are there any fibers to avoid with the tablecloth? Is cotton
>my best bet?
>2) With what fabric ink have you had the most success stamping?
>3) I imagine I would want to avoid using stamps with a lot of
>detail. What do you recommend?
>4) Fabric paints such as Tulip and Scribbles seem ideal, but they have
>tips that appear too large for writing. The felt-tip markers I've seen
>seem harsh(?) I envision this tablecloth in pastel colors and functional
>for casual dining. I guess I don't want it to end up looking too much
>like a high school yearbook. What works best for writing?
>
> I'd like to thank you all in advance for letting me pick your
>brains! Have a wonderful day, and happy stamping!
>
>Lori
>
>
--
Margaret Addley
Laurie Gore
Look in the wearables department of your local craft store. Also, Tulip
paints now have interchangable nibs, including one that is extra fine. I
haven't used them yet (I made my own) but it is something to try.
-LaurieG
Lynn Lipchak
Wash fabric. Air dry. Iron. Stamp and allow to sit for 24 hours. Iron with
no steam on reverse side. Use or give as gift. Ink is set so it is
washable. Enjoy.
Lynn
Laurie Gore <rmans...@home.com> wrote in article
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stacia_...@my-dejanews.com
pad. I use them for paper, wood, and shrink plastic as well as fabric, and
they work well with very detailed stamps as long as the surface you are
stamping onto is fine grained (paper and shrink plastic). I have been heating
all of the paper that I print with Fabrico, but I suspect that it is not
necessary, unless you are going to color the images, since no one is going to
wash a card ;-). If anyone knows for sure, please post the answer, so I can
save some time.
FYI, Fabrico black on white shrink plastic looks like scrimshaw when it is
shrunk. I just wish the shrink plastic came in a yellower white...
Stacia
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