By Tobi Meuwissen

In this resource, students will gain experience in painting on fabric, creating monoprints and also stitching, to create a mixed media fabric design inspired by natural objects. The activity also provides alternate printing methods to fit classroom limitations.

Materials:

• Calico & other scrap fabrics (plain in design and colour)
• Acrylic paint
• Glue (good quality pritt stick) or PVA
• Pencils / pens
• Paintbrushes
• Optional: tracing paper
• For monoprint: relief print ink, plastic plate or acetate sheet, rollers, newsprint
• For monoprint hack: oil pastels, tinfoil or carbon copy paper
• A selection of found / natural objects to draw inspiration from
• Yarn
• Needles

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