FroggyinTexas

I have taught several classes on tinting using Crayola crayons, which I believe are the best for the purpose. This is the simplest way to do it: (1) Get the pattern for the art you want on the fabric. You can use hot iron transfers or you can trace the pattern on your fabric. (2) Color the fabric just the way you would if it were paper. If you want texture of some kind, you can put sandpaper or screen wire or something else textured under the fabric and color over it. (3) When you get through with your coloring, put the fabric face down on a white paper towel or on a sheet of copy paper and iron the back of the picture. When you see the color come through--about 2 seconds, you have set the Crayola. (4) If the design is not dark enough, color it again and iron again, always face down on clean paper towel or copy paper. You can always make it darker--you can't make it lighter, so you may want to experiment. (5) There are at least two books devoted to this craft. One is Ladies of Leisure: Vintage Quilts, Linens and More by Suzanne McNeill and the other is Vintage Tinted Linens and Quilts by Brenna Hopkins and Nori Koenig. I bought them from Design Originals:Can Do Crafts. www.d-originals.com or write the company at 2325 Cullen Street, Ft. Worth, Texas 76107. I hope this helps. froggyintexas