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Your favorite book or collection of photos for design ideas; and/or Dover books you like. Or come with designs about 2"x3" or 3"x3". |
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8 to 12 fat quarters of light solid colors or white 100% cotton, pre-washed. You may find you want more, so bring some extra fabric just in case; and/or any other lighter print you want to try. Things like tie-dye looking fabrics would be good backgrounds for printing. |
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Drop cloth weight and large enough to fit under your fat quarter of fabric. |
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Large enough to fit under your plastic, these two together make a simple printing surface. |
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For working out designs and design elements etc. |
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Another means of applying painting, bring different sizes. |
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For clean-up purposes you can also use a rag. |
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To mix colors in and with, clean TV dinner trays work well, avoid the dark ones to best see your colors. |
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Bring a soft No. 2 pencil for writing on your fabric. |
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Both a small and a fat sized one will be good to have. |
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A small Olfa mat or a piece of stiff cardboard to cut on. |
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Cabbage, celery, squash, fruits or any others you want to try. |
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Stamps with simple shapes and deep impressions work best. |
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Objects with interesting designs in relief like baby blocks |
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Look around you for things which may print well. From your sewing studio bring: empty spools, beeswax holder, presser feet from sewing machine, buttons, thimble and/or bobbins etc. |
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No duct tape please. |
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Plastic is preferred for safety purposes. |
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To cover your table, you can plan to wash the table as paint cleans up easily. |
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If you do not want paint on your hands. |
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