All paints included in the set are made of high-quality raw materials that outperform the alternatives on the market. The primary characteristic of Crafts 4 paint is its buttery consistency that allows for easy mixing and blending.

Compared to traditional fabric paints, these markers also allow a mess-free application. Fast-drying formula allows you to use the product on all objects, including fabric upholstery, garments, shoes or decorative objects. Like other paints, fabric paints will vary in their finish. A paint's finish refers to how the paint looks when it is dry. This could be matte, glossy, metallic, or pearl. Consider the look you are going for with your garment or furniture piece and choose a finish correspondingly. DIY Mulling Spice Bags make a lovely, thoughtful gift, and can be adapted to suit the taste of the recipient. If you’re painting upholstery, just use a good upholstery cleaner to remove all stains and dirt. Wash all machine washable items like curtains or tea towels. If you’re making wall art or decorations using new fabric, washing could be unnecessary. A. Yes, it can be used to paint clothes and all other items of fabric such as sofas, shoes and soft furnishings.

Brush-On Fabric Paints for Light & Dark Fabrics

FabriCoat Fabric Paint can be applied to all types of fabric by either brushing, sponging or spraying it onto the fabric. We recommend using a Paint Brush, as this is the easiest method and produces great results. We then used a small amount of our DIY textile medium to thin down our acrylic paints to make fabric paint. We thinned our fabric paint mixture so that is was the consistency of an ink. If a product needs to be returned, someone on our DecoArt team will instruct you on the return process. We decided to do both, and added vinegar to the mix hoping it would encourage the colour to ‘fix’ to the fabric. Vinegar is often used as a mordant in traditional dyeing, which we tried in our Turning Stains into Dyes tutorial. Now we had our ‘DIY fabric medium’ recipe. This customer had grey lampshades and wanted blue ones to match their new curtains. They used our Hawaiian Blue Fabric Paint and successfully changed the colour in two coats.

Clothing, upholstery, curtains and any fabric objects can benefit from fresh paint just like the walls of your home. Follow this step-by-step guide to learn how to paint them. Spray painting fabric is easy and can be used on upholstery, soft furnishings, car interiors, clothing, footwear and all other fabric materials. I then threw the T-shirt in the washing machine with a detergent capsule and put it through a 40C wash (with my fingers tightly crossed!). Once applied, the fabric paint remains soft and flexible providing a lovely, long-lasting finish that can be enjoyed for years. It soaks into all absorbent materials and once dry it will not make the material go hard or stiff. To ease your workload and improve the results, it’s necessary to mix the paint with fabric medium and water in a 1:1:1 dilution. The fabric medium will keep the fabric soft and the water will dilute acrylic paint at the right point.

What is fabric medium?

A. Yes, FabriCoat is incredibly versatile and can be used on any fabric item including chairs, sofas, upholstery, clothes, curtains, car interiors, carpets and many more! Yes, fabric paint is permanent and even machine washable on fabrics once dry. When you are painting on fabrics with fabric paint, it’s important to cover your work surface with a protective covering, and keep it away from other fabrics that you don’t want paint on, such as carpeting and clothing. You can even wear an apron to cover what you’re wearing if you are worried about getting fabric paint on your clothing. Remember, fabric paint won’t wash out of fabric once it’s dry, so have some caution for your other fabrics! we stand behind our products. If for some reason our products do not meet your expectations, please refer to If you need a fabric cleaner, we recommend using our Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner. For clothing, just put it in the washing machine as you normally would. Applying Fabric Paint with a sponge or paint brush Also, consider the design you intend to create. If creating something intricate, maybe opt for a fabric pen or option with a fine tip for small details. If covering a large area, opt for brands with large bottles and use a big paintbrush or roller.

While this fabric paint for T-shirts is said to be highly opaque, some people have found this to not be totally accurate. Depending on the color of the T-shirt or other material you’re painting, you may need to use several layers of fabric paint. Just be careful not to over-apply the product, or it may become stiff and crusty. Let each layer dry to assess whether more paint is needed. FabriCoat is specialist fabric paint used to change or restore the colour of any item of fabric. This all-in-one fabric paint is extremely easy to use; just apply to the fabric with a brush or sponge and it will instantly soak in and dye the fabric. If you’re looking to paint the upholstery of your furniture, you can use almost any acrylic paint—but it’s highly recommended that you mix it with a textile medium first. Delta Creative makes a popular and affordable formula that will help your fabric paint for upholstery adhere better and produce a softer finish. A. No, FabriCoat is designed to dry with a soft, flexible finish, allowing you to recolour, or change the colour of your fabric items without changing how they feel. However, if you apply too much fabric paint, or if the material you are applying it to feels very soft/silky/velvety prior to application, then it may slightly stiffen the fabric. This can be reduced by brushing the fabric afterwards with our Cleaning Brush.

Using our DIY Fabric Paint.

Fabric paints can be used on a variety of fabrics so your creativity isn’t limited to just one type of fabric! They work great on cotton, denim, canvas, shoes, rope, straw (ex. straw hats), netting, linen, leather and more. If you’re unsure about fabric paint working on a certain type of fabric, it’s a good idea to test a swatch of paint on a hidden area of the fabric to see how it holds up. Someone from our DecoArt team will respond to your request by the next business day. We may request A. Our Fabric Paint is not an acrylic paint, it is made from polyurethanes and so is a lot more flexible. We wouldn't recommend using an acrylic paint on fabric. Yes, fabric paints can be mixed with one another to create new colors! You can also create fabric paint designs layered with other fabric paint formulations, such as painting a glitter finish over a matte or shiny finish, and adding dimensional details over flat designs with puff paint. Get creative, experiment and have fun with your fabric paints!