Diy Printed Tote Handbag Using The Sun

I added a blueprint to a blank tote pocketbook using light-sensitive Inkodye in addition to a stencil cutting from freezer paper.


Inkodye is a water-based dye that industrial plant on natural materials similar stuff in addition to wood, in addition to develops its color inwards the sun. It dyes fabrics permanently, in addition to I similar it ameliorate than stuff pigment since it soaks into the stuff in addition to keeps it soft in addition to flexible, different stuff paints that tin live strong in addition to sit down on the surface of a textile. Plus, it's actually fun watching the color develop!


To brand a similar tote, yous tin practise your ain blueprint or download the Big Fun stencil I made.

Print the blueprint in addition to draw it onto the irksome side of plastic-coated freezer paper, available at grocery stores. Or, relieve yourself a pace in addition to impress straight on freezer newspaper cutting to check through your printer. Tape a slice of freezer paper, shiny side down, to a sheet of re-create newspaper in addition to impress on it. It volition come upwardly out a fleck curly in addition to lightly fused to the carrier sheet if yous role a Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation printer similar I did, but it should pare off easily.


Cut out the letters in addition to shapes. Remember that whatever empty hole volition teach filled amongst color, in addition to no dye volition become where the pieces of newspaper sit.

With an Fe prepare to the appropriate temperature for your stuff (likely the cotton wool setting), Fe the newspaper pieces to the tote, shiny side down. The Fe volition rattling slightly melt the plastic coating, sticking the newspaper to the canvas. Give the pieces an initial quick, lite press to brand certain they're where yous desire them. If not, pare them upwardly in addition to reposition. Then press downwards firmly amongst the Fe in addition to brand certain all the edges are sealed in addition to then no dye volition seep nether them. Once they're stuck down, the pieces are really stuck, in addition to volition in all likelihood tear if yous endeavour to pare them off.

If at that spot are whatever areas you're worried close getting dye— yous know, if yous tend to lose your hear a picayune in addition to starting fourth dimension ikon exterior the lines— mask those off amongst painter's tape. Place a slice of freezer newspaper within the tote to preclude whatever dye from soaking through to the dorsum side.


Then, inwards a dimly lit room, brush on Inkodye amongst a foam brush. Or whatever form of brush or roller volition practise the job! Try for fifty-fifty coverage. The stuff doesn't convey to live completely saturated; yous merely demand a overnice fifty-fifty coat on the surface of the textile.

(You tin mix Inkodye amongst H2O to move inwards become further, if yous like. H5N1 1:1 ratio of dye to H2O volition withal yield maximum vibrance. Add to a greater extent than H2O to brand pastels, or mix colors every bit yous would paint.)


Blot off whatever excess dye amongst a newspaper towel.


Place the tote inwards the sun. The color volition starting fourth dimension to educate instantly! Here's the tote subsequently xxx seconds, a infinitesimal or two, in addition to fully exposed subsequently 10 minutes.


Peel off the paper, my favorite part.


If yous like, yous tin launder the tote amongst laundry detergent to withdraw whatever excess dye. Or merely allow it air dry out in addition to telephone band it a day.