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Giveaway: Fabric Printing at Home book and How to freezer paper stencil a scissor boarder

January 6, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

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Clothing is my favorite “canvas” and the new book Fabric Printing at Home is packed full of techniques and inspiration on how to create all sorts of amazing prints on any textile. Enter to win a copy of Fabric Printing at Home by leaving a comment in today’s post by Jan 16, 2015. (open to U.S. and Canada residents only please) Then pop on over to Craftside to see a tutorial on how to freezer paper stencil a scissor boarder to upcycle a dress.

More about the book from Quarry Books:

Fabric printing at Home book

You don’t have to be a fashion designer to create your own amazing fabrics! Fabric Printing at Home will show you how to print your own custom fabrics using everyday items from the kitchen and around the house! With tons of color photos, step-by-step instructions, and helpful hints, you will be crafting your very own fabric designs in no time! Learn to make print blocks, rubbing plates, stencils, and fabric resists from a wide range kitchen materials. See how your favorite fruits and veggies create perfect shapes and texture patterns for your fabrics and how to upcycle simple materials for surface design. This family-friendly guide shows how to make fantastic, colorful fabric designs with accessible, non-toxic materials.

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Comments

  1. RaChil Luke says

    January 6, 2015 at 1:12 pm

    That dress is too cute! I love the canvas you had to work with but those scissors take it to that next level of awesome! 😀

  2. Janel says

    January 6, 2015 at 1:24 pm

    I always wanted to learn how to do this. This amazing book will help me considerably! Hope to win because I can’t wait to start using this book, and then tell everyone how I did it with the help of this publication!

  3. Becca Blessing says

    January 6, 2015 at 1:38 pm

    I would love to win this! It looks like fun, I’ve always wanted to do fabric printing

  4. reva martin says

    January 6, 2015 at 2:08 pm

    Really great!

  5. Ashley Bible says

    January 6, 2015 at 4:25 pm

    Oh man, I’ve really been wanting to try fabric printing! This book looks awesome!

  6. Kaycee says

    January 6, 2015 at 4:30 pm

    Looks great! I’ve been wanting to try fabric painting for a while now.

  7. Vallie says

    January 6, 2015 at 4:57 pm

    Super cute! Would love to add cute details like this to some of my garments! 🙂

  8. Margaret Blanchard-Cuss says

    January 6, 2015 at 5:43 pm

    The dress is SEW cute !!! Wow…would love to win the book and start learning !!!

  9. Robin says

    January 6, 2015 at 6:25 pm

    I would love to win this book. my retired husband and I have recently started learning how to stencil fabric, and this would be a nice how to book for us.

  10. Donna Wishon says

    January 6, 2015 at 7:35 pm

    I would really enjoy this book. I am just trying to learn fabric painting!

  11. Robin says

    January 6, 2015 at 9:04 pm

    Wow! this is too awesome! I would love to have this book

  12. ameunier says

    January 6, 2015 at 9:30 pm

    I’ve been meaning to try freezer paper stenciling to give older clothes new life! This book seems to have very cute ideas to help me start. 🙂

  13. mamatha says

    January 6, 2015 at 11:18 pm

    I would love to win this book. Thank you for the chance!

  14. Dawn Jones says

    January 7, 2015 at 12:42 am

    This looks so cool. Thank you for the chance to win. Have a great day!

  15. shari harniss says

    January 7, 2015 at 7:59 am

    How interesting! Would love to read this book! Thank you.

  16. Darcy Chisholm says

    January 7, 2015 at 8:26 am

    The print on that dress is adorable. I would enjoy learning more about printing on fabric.

  17. lissa3218 says

    January 7, 2015 at 8:33 am

    I would love to learn to do this to update some of the things in my closet that have just been hanging around! A great way to shop in your own closet!

  18. Cathy Plomos says

    January 7, 2015 at 10:21 am

    Would love to learn this “art”

  19. Mary Helene says

    January 7, 2015 at 11:23 am

    I have not tried this yet and would love to have this book to read and try.

  20. Karen Norris says

    January 7, 2015 at 11:37 am

    fabric printing, yet another fun medium to persue1

  21. Karla says

    January 7, 2015 at 11:38 am

    Thanks for tha chnce to win a fab book! Can’t wait to see what great projects I can work on next!

  22. superstitches says

    January 7, 2015 at 11:43 am

    My daughter and I have been very interested in learning some printing on fabric techniques. This book looks like it has some great ideas.

  23. Christi says

    January 7, 2015 at 12:01 pm

    Wow…the border on this dress is so creative!

  24. Hallie says

    January 7, 2015 at 1:01 pm

    Love that dress!

  25. Chris Cesnik says

    January 7, 2015 at 1:23 pm

    Pick Me! Pick Me! I’d love to win

  26. Nikki says

    January 7, 2015 at 2:07 pm

    would love to win this, too cute!

  27. Cindy S says

    January 7, 2015 at 3:05 pm

    I created fabric in the sun before and used it for an apron. It was a lot of fun and unique!

  28. Karey says

    January 7, 2015 at 3:14 pm

    That’s a cool book! I’ve never tried fabric printing before but it looks fun!!!

  29. Pat schwab says

    January 7, 2015 at 6:21 pm

    Thanks for a chance to win. Would love to win this book.

  30. dana12559 says

    January 7, 2015 at 6:45 pm

    I love the dress! Thank you for the chance to win.

  31. annie! says

    January 7, 2015 at 6:49 pm

    Thanks for your generosity! If the scissors are an indication, this book will be tons of fun!

  32. Cynthia says

    January 7, 2015 at 6:56 pm

    Awesome book!

  33. arthurndi says

    January 7, 2015 at 7:27 pm

    I love dyeing fabric at home and would enjoy learning more techniques 🙂

  34. Julie says

    January 7, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    Looks like a ton of fun:) Thanks for the chance

  35. Anna says

    January 7, 2015 at 8:35 pm

    I’d love to win. Thanks for the giveaways!

  36. Theresa says

    January 7, 2015 at 8:39 pm

    Sounds like an interesting book. Thanks for the chance to win.

  37. Cintra Harbach says

    January 7, 2015 at 9:47 pm

    Love to have this book for use with my students!!!

  38. Diane Illikainen says

    January 7, 2015 at 10:17 pm

    Looks like a great book

  39. kitblue says

    January 7, 2015 at 10:31 pm

    Fabric printing? Never heard of it. I like the idea, though. I can imagine uses for many prints – peace sign, red circle with strike denoting a negative,paw prints, hearts, etc.

  40. Deanna says

    January 7, 2015 at 11:55 pm

    This would be a great technique to learn and add to my sewing projects.

  41. Barb Eggink says

    January 8, 2015 at 9:13 am

    This is darling.Would really like to learn to print this way.

  42. Robyn Madison says

    January 8, 2015 at 11:37 am

    SO want to try printing my own fabric!

  43. Karen @ Crafty Commons says

    January 8, 2015 at 10:44 pm

    Love this! It would be so much fun to print on my own fabric!

  44. thephotolady says

    January 8, 2015 at 11:49 pm

    What a great way to take a cute dress and make it FABULOUS! Would looove to win this book and try out some ideas!

  45. Trish F says

    January 9, 2015 at 1:18 am

    I would love to do some fabric painting at home. How cute is the dress with the scissors? Just adorable. Thanks for the chance to win this inspirational book!

  46. Debbie says

    January 9, 2015 at 8:14 am

    I have never heard of this…would love to learn how to do it! Looks like a lot of fun.

  47. Jan Peterson says

    January 9, 2015 at 11:09 am

    I recycle used sheets into crafts. Printing on them would add a whole new, wonderful dimension!

  48. Meari says

    January 9, 2015 at 11:19 am

    I’ve always wanted to try this. It looks so fun!

  49. Jeanine says

    January 10, 2015 at 7:50 am

    Sounds like a great book.

  50. Melissa L. says

    January 10, 2015 at 4:30 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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