This is something I have wanted to do with all the paints I use….this is a start. I painted Lumiere paint Full Strength and 2 for 1 ratio ( 2 parts paint to 1 part water) on samples of supplies I have or will use in the construction of my art pieces.
This first sample is Felt….
Top is white acrylic felt you can buy in bundles at stores. Bottom is cream Kunin felt (which is made from recycled plastic bottles & is washable). This stuff is hard to find around here, this is leftover over from my stash from when I had the shop. I think I might have to email them for retail sources.
For both of these samples, the watered down Lumiere spread better & has a nicer hand for hand or machine sewing. The full strength is OK but stiff.
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Second sample is No Name brand of paper towels (I use this alot in my altered art & journalling) and PFD (Prepared For Dyeing) Fabric. The full strength on both doesn’t go all the way through to the back whereas the 2 for 1 does. The hand on the fabric for both strengths is good on the fabric but the BEST with the 2 for 1.
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Third sample is the Battings I use.
Top one is Warm & Natural.
Bottom one is Hobbs 80/20.
Paint is stiff with the full strength but a nice hand for the 2 for 1 ratio. Neither went through to the back.
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4th sample is Tyvek (from a USPS Priority envelope I saved) and Wonder Under fusible web.
Should have ironed the Tyvek a little so the wrinkle wasn’t there…..The watered down version almost came through to the back. The metallic in the paint seems to show up more on the watered version.
The Wonder Under was ironed onto a piece of PFD fabric to show up the difference better. I LOVE both, but the watered down version shows more texture….
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5th samples are 12 oz. Canvas
and Cotton Muslin.
Good coverage for both versions of the paint. Hand on the muslin is GOOD for both. The canvas doesn’t feel any different but the coverage is better with the watered down paint.
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The 6th samples are all different weight of Canvas (I asked for samples from a company as I want to order a bolt of one of them).
10 ounce at the bottom would be good for fabric books. The 12 ounce on the previous sample and the 15 ounce seem pretty thick for what I want them for…..The 5 ounce seems almost like muslin, lots of possibilities.
The paint on all the samples didn’t go through to the back, the best coverage with the watered down version.
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7th samples is Lutradur.
The top sample is the 100 gram weight. The watered down paint is better coverage & both do go through to the back.
The bottom sample is the 70 gram weight. The watered down version is the better coverage and even covered the plastic I had underneath to paint. You can see how the watered down paint wandered alittle.
(will have to paint the ultra light weight I just got in the mail also).
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8th samples are Chiffon scarf (recycled from the thrift store) and a sample of Leather (also from a box of them I found at the thrift store).
On the chiffon, the full strength paint shows darker than the watered down version & you can feel the texture of the paint with the full strength whereas the watered down version is barely noticeable.
On the leather, I like the way the texture of the leather shows up more on the watered down version of the paint.
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9th samples is a Diaper Liners and a Mystery Fabric (unknown content on the bolt at Walmart) alittle similar to Lutradur.
I had originally bought the diaper liner for machine embroidery & melting it, but this type does NOT melt. So, couldn’t waste it & I have been painting it then using in my journalling, & altered art. I tried it on a fabric postcard awhile ago & liked it.
The Mystery fabric I used in my Breaking Down Barriers piece. Again, the coverage with the watered down paint is better, but I can see possibilities for both.
The 10th samples are a used Fabric Softener sheet and a Baby Wipe that I forgot to put into a ziploc to keep using, instead it dried. I should have ironed it so the wrinkles wouldn’t be there.
The full strength of paint on the fabric softener sheet makes it stiff. The watered down version shows more of the holes in the sheet.
On the baby wipe, both paints are stiff. The watered down version soaked through to the back and shows the texture of the wipe.
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Next week, I will do both Jacquard Dye-Na-Flow and then the following week I’ll do Jacquard Textile Colors on samples. Further down the road, I’ll do Jacquard Neopaque , fabric dyes, then acrylic paints. Once all the samples are done & in binders, they will be a GREAT resource.
Here is the coloured Lutradur. On the 100 g. white Lutradur, I used BG45, V17 & RV06 Copic Markers, then in some places I used the Colorless Blender. I then pulled a turquoise, purple and gold metallic thread spools from my tin of “almost done” spools. I free motion stitches around and in the coloured areas and then satin stitched the edges…..made it into a fabric postcard.
