What a wonderful opportunity for free creative expression. A friend asked me to help her create a number of Twist Dyed tablecloths for a function. It was a great opportunity to put Annie Sloan Chalk Paint to the test as a fabric dye. Neither of us had tried it before, but we were delighted with the results.
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We had white poly cotton fabric tablecloths.
We made sure the tablecloths were damp through before starting.
We laid each cloth on a flat surface, and using our fingers, we twisted them round and round. We used DIY Supreme’s helpful You-Tube Video for inspiration. Eventually were had a flat spiral wheel of fabric, which we tied loosely together to keep it in shape.
We then mixed Annie Sloan chalk paint with water – 1 part paint to 3 parts water. We used tomato sauce squeeze bottles to spout the paint onto the fabric rounds. We worked gently, easing the paint deep into the folds in ‘pizza slice’ segments.
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Then we opened them out and hung them up to dry. We were so delighted with the spiral outcome!
Note: We did not wash them before the function. They would probably be a few shades lighter once washed.
The bright Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Colours we used were:
Emperor”s Silk (Red)
Barcelona Orange
English Yellow
Antibes Green
Napoleonic Blue
Emperor”s Silk (Red)
Barcelona Orange
English Yellow
Antibes Green
Napoleonic Blue
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T-Shirts Too
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I couldn’t resist using the leftover paints to dye a t-shirt for my husband and myself too!
We were attending the hippie function ourselves.
I used the same twist technique, but just used blue and green for him and orange, yellow, red and a touch of green for me.
So much fun!
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