How to give your primitive stitching color

   "How to: Give Your Stitcheries Colour."

                        by Niki Jackson, "The Vintage Artist"

Method 1: Fabric Paints

You will need:

·         Fabric Paints

·         Paint brushes

·         Water

·         Kitchen towels
·         Newspaper

·         Paint palette

·         Your stitchery

Please note you can use acrylic paints but you will need to buy a fabric medium so
the colours don't run.

Instructions:

Lay out your newspaper to cover your surfaces. Have all your materials ready to use.

Start colouring in your stitched piece taking care not to paint over your stitching.

Colour all desired areas and then leave to dry!

It is as easy as that. You can then wash your piece once it is fully dry I would allow at
least 24 hours to be safe.

Method 2: Crayons

You will need:

·         Pack of coloured crayons

·         1 sheet of plain printer paper

·         Iron

·         Ironing board

Instructions:

Take your stitchery and your crayons, colour in all the desired areas with your
chosen colours.

Once complete lay out your piece on your ironing board and heat your iron to a
medium setting (I use number 2).

Place your paper over the top of your stitchery, making sure your stitchery is right
side up.

Iron over the top gently making sure you cover the whole stitchery. Take a peek and
see if the colour is transferring to your paper on the underside, if so you are doing it
right.

You only need to do this for about 30secs as long as you have gone over the whole
piece then it is done!

Once cooled your stitchery is ready to frame or complete into a pillow.

© 2006 Niki Jackson

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Artist and Show Host, Niki Jackson, "The Vintage Artist", hosts the only primitive
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