Craig Joubert from Marbling 4 Fun allows Valerie to design her own piece of fabric, but not on the scraps she bought to the studio, and we find out why, and how you can test whether or not fabric is suitable with a very simple test.
Valerie selects a few of her favourite colours, to create her ve...

Transfer painting using templates and bubblewrap
In this workshop Mary shows you how to cut your snowflake template. She uses it both as a positive and a negative template. Also she uses bubble-wrap to great effect and shows just what a wonderful and varied effect can be created with these transf...

The butterfly cushions designs are a combination of simple quilting and painting with Marabu paints. In this delightful workshop Vendulka guides us through the stages of making the front design. Vendulka has two designs on offer. The first is a simple one that can be quilted with a straight stitc...

Angela uses these inktense pencils to create wonderful landscapes for her kantha stitching. In addition, she suggests to colour in your pre-quilted designs - even a feather wreath.

Anyway, back to the pencils - with the addition of water or aloe vera gel, the inks in these become really vibran...

Jamie contnues her short series with us on how to create wonderful and unique fabric which you can then use as the basis for your project. Here she uses stencils and recycled pieces of fabric (old sheeting).
So how easy it is?
Step 1: add paint to your gelli plate.
Tip: don’t waste the paint that...

This strange piece of  wobbly stuff is proving to be amazingly versatile for those who enjoy textile art and best of all it is reuseable.
Jamie shows you just how easy it is to create a marbled background piece of fabric which can then be overprinted with block printing. You can use up your old s...

Jamie Malden of Colouricious loves to play with block prints and has discovered that Gelli plates can add a new dimension. Do you want to know how? Well she feels that Hilary Beattie really shows you how in her book they met when Hilary was busy rummaging in the hedgerows for leaves.
And who knew...

Jamie loves this sort of project which allows her to combine her love of block printing with stencils and then use some simple embroidery stitches, such as seeding, french knots, chain stitch. What an great and individual project you end up with!
Here she takes a very plain and ordinary towel and...

Jamie loves to block print and by using this Decolourant paste she adds yet another dimension, as if by magic, to her work. Decolourant acts like a bleach in that it takes the colour out of the fabric, leaving the block print behind, and the magic begins when you have let the paste dry, and then ...

Fabric Dyeing with no mess
Join Helen in this starter workshop for dyeing. Here she shares a completely mess free method using just a simple plastic bag.
You can adapt this simple method to give a tie-dye effect too.
Helen has 2 dyeing books with great dyeing ideas and all ‘no mess and no fuss’, ...

Angela selects four different products to use to create the colour in her fabrics, which are both cotton and silk;  she uses onion skins for a soft beige colour;  walnut husks for brown;  wood chippings for purple and madder root for red/pink.
Sometimes you need to pre-treat the fabric with a mod...

In this workshop Craig reminds you how quickly and easily you can make things with the Marbling 4 fun paint and as it’s completely non-toxic it is very safe for all the family to use.
You can create patterns on paper mache; polystyrene shapes; MDF pre-cut shapes work well and while you can paint ...

Craig shows us how to create this lovely Christmas tree shape with his marbling paints. Why not utilise some of the paper that might otherwise be popped in to the bin!

This technique can also be used with more commercial stencils.  Craig demonstrates using one with a word on it. Resulting in a...

In this very comprehensive workshop Craig shows you how easy it is to marble. This can be applied to most surfaces – from fabric, to tiles, leather, wood, cork, paper and cotton canvas.
He starts off by explaining what comes in the starter kit; the paint is non-messy, fast and permanent and is no...

Paula shares with us this neat idea where she uses Sharpie pens.  Other fabric pens would work too. She creates this lovely colourful piece of fabric.  There is also no need to pay too much attention to the lines either!
A great idea to share with the children – but as there is IPA involved – adu...

Angela shows us a range of ways to create dyed fabric with that tied look. She does this with the help of some simple spices from your kitchen cupboard. In this particular workshop Angela has used Turmeric and Paprika, plus some pegs and rubber bands; there is advice on how to wrap the fabric and...

Dee shows us three different ways of using the colorant products to produce the tie-dyed effect: first, you can use rows of simple stitching. You can wrap the fabric around marbles or pebbles, and you can also use a tube, recycled maybe from your local carpet shop!
The deColourant products are no...

Dee Paramour shows us how to use deColourant®and deColourant® Plus to have a significant effect with thermofax screens, but you could think about using stencils from your painting days, or quilting stencils would work well too.
The product is heat-activated but entirely safe and easy to wash out....

Dee Paramour shows us how to use deColourant®and deColourant® Plus to effect using simple stencils – from your cardmaking stash significantly, or quilting stencils would work exceptionally well.
The items shown behind Dee have all been made with fabrics created using the two products.
The product...

Dee Paramour shows us how to use deColourant®and deColourant® Plus to significant effect together with rubber stamps. The product is heat-activated but entirely safe and easy to wash out.   Using the iron activates the product, and it can be used very effectively on cards and fabric.
The items sh...

In her dyeing workshop, Angela uses Brazilwood to give the fabric a ‘pink’ color. She uses string to give this lovely shibori effect. If you are old enough to be a ‘flower child’ , we would call it tie-dyeing! As a bonus, don’t forget that the string will also pick up some dye color so you can us...

Dee Paramour shows us how to use deColourant®and deColourant® Plus to great effect using just household items such as bubblewrap and kitchen foil.  You could use other items that are readily available and give texture such as buttons;  the textured sole of footwear – indeed anything that has a pa...

Simple dyeing in jars
Angela loves to use items from the garden, the hedgerows and her kitchen to create her lovely hand-dyed fabrics. Madder root, which is used to create a turkey red colour, is her particular favourite.
You will see how easy it is to get the fabric to mellow in simple kilner ja...

Make your fabric truly individual
Angela takes us through how easy it is to create a wonderful, individual piece of fabric, in your own kitchen from something as simple as a pile of dried tulip leaves.
About Angela Daymond
You can find out more about Angela by watching the interview with her on o...