Comments on: Paint Your Clothes

By: Christina

Christina — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:35:59 +0000

I have been using the acrylic paint paint alone on fabric for years — t-shirts and pillowcases, etc. — and it is definitely colorfast, even with bleach! My experience decorating t-shirts with permanent markers was much less successful, though — the designs washed out with just detergent. I’d definitely recommend sticking with just the acrylic paint; you can dilute it with a little water to prevent the fabric from getting too stiff. Happy painting!

By: heather

heather — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:56:15 +0000

In reply to Kalalu. @Kalalu As soon as it dries, it is pretty much set. You can iron over it to further "set" it.

By: Kalalu

Kalalu — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:45:56 +0000

How long must it set before you wash?
I’m tempted to just buy some plainwhite onesies for my 7 month old and use my acrylics on them to create some mommy-made, unique outfits :)

By: Katrina

Katrina — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:23:31 +0000

I saw this on pinterest and now i totally want to make a dress for myself so i can feel like a princess and bring some colour to this drab winter.

By: heather

heather — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:23:51 +0000

In reply to september. @september, I don't know how well it would work. You could test it out on an inside hem and wash it to see how it works. I don't think heat setting is necessary.

By: september

september — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:04:38 +0000

Hi, I saw this and I am curious, I have a polyester dress and I want to paint the whole thing black. Will it work? And do I need to heat set it?

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:02:03 +0000

My kids and a neighbor are painting some flour sack towels right now!

By: Donna

Donna — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:03:55 +0000

I have rescued several shirts I stained by dip dying in watered down ayc paint or watered down fabris paint…..sort of like tie dye but i put the paint in a tub and just dipped my stained shirt into the paint/water mixture and hung it on the clothes line to dry……loved your idea and project!! I must try something for my grandaughter! thanks Donna

By: Ann Lihl

Ann Lihl — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:00:54 +0000

Hi Heather!! I love this idea! The skirt and the dress that you show on this post is absolutely gorgeous!! I paint ornaments and glass decor, but I’ve never done something like this on fabric, although I did do some t-shirts once using fabric paints. I’m glad that just plain acrylic can do the trick because I often thought that acrylic was ok, but when the fabric paints came out, I wondered if it was indeed necessary to use THOSE instead of acrylic and what the differences are….I guess it’s just another way to make money, etc. Thanks for sharing this….love it!

By: Mod Podge Amy

Mod Podge Amy — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:18:02 +0000

So awesome Heather, these are so pretty.