☎  01558 824573
The Little Welsh Dresser
  • Shop Online
  • Chalk Paint™ Tuition
  • Chalk Paint™ Commissions
  • Chalk Paint™ Videos
  • Chalk Paint™ Workshops
  • About us
  • Awards & Media Recognition
  • Newsletter Signup
  • FAQ's
  • Get in touch!
  • Shopping Cart
  • 1 tree planted for every online order

How to dye and print your own fabric for a lampshade!

10/21/2015

0 Comments

 
Here I'll show you how to print your own lampshade with the patterned paint rollers and some Chalk Paint™

Apart from the paper and masking tape, everything you need for this project is available from us right here at 'The Little Welsh Dresser'


You will need
  • Fabric
  • Masking tape
  • One of our patterned paint roller designs
  • Chalk Paint™
  • Paper
  • Lampshade kit - we have these in 20cm, 30cm and 40cm diameters to suit 
Method
  1. If using plain fabric, you can dye this first using Chalk Paint™. Simply soak in a watered down mixture for at least 30 minutes, then rinse, dry and iron to set the dye. I used Aubusson Blue Chalk Paint™ and used a ratio of approximately 1 paint to 20 water.
  2. Use the masking tape to tape the fabric tightly to ideally a wall, or if you're careful this is possible on a table.
  3. Pour a small amount of the Chalk Paint™ in to a paint tray or board and roll the patterned paint roller applicator foam back and forth until it has absorbed the paint. You can dilute the Chalk Paint™ and little to make this absorb more easily.
  4. Insert your chosen patterned roller into the applicator and turn it to cover the pattern.
  5. Have a little practice on some old wrapping paper or wallpaper first, just to get used to giving consistent pressure.
  6. When your confident, start on the left had side of the fabric, working in vertical columns, and run the roller down the fabric. Hold the roller at a 45° to the wall or board throughout and keep an even pressure.
  7. On the next 'column', slightly overlap the pattern and repeat this until all the fabric has been completed.
  8. Leave to dry and then use the instructions in the lampshade kits we sell to complete your lampshade. You can view a video of the lampshade kits being made by clicking HERE.
Picture
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Benedict Vaughan-Morris

    Archives

    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    April 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.