Thank you so much for doing these demos!! I've got so many art supplies that I paid a lot for decades ago, but never or hardly ever used. Lately I've been thinking about doing surface designs on fabrics to use in quilts, but was reluctant to spend even more money on fabric paint. I'm so glad I stumbled upon your videos. I'm now inspired to get out all those paints and pastels and give them a try! ❤
I know it’s a year later but it you apply the inktence straight on the fabric when you add water with a paint brush they come up so very vibrant. If you have them please try it. You do have to heat set them. Cheers 🇦🇺
Hi Julia. I’m another fan who is constantly informed and inspired by your videos. I was just watching this one about testing your art supplies. I, too, have many of those mixed media supplies for art journaling on paper, and it’s so nice to know they can be used on fabric as well. You mentioned wondering about a clear fabric medium. I just saw a YT vid where the artist used aloe vera! as her medium. Thought I’d share that info with you. Thanks for all your inspiration!
Thank you for doing this comparison for us!! Just last week, I stood looking at all these different types of colors. I didn’t buy a thing because of my lack of knowledge. Great foundational information!! 😁
I am92 and love watercolor painting and colored pencils. I teach watercolor painting at the Cancer Center. This will be something new for us to try. Can any of these products be used on silk? I would like an easy way to paint silk scarfs for Christmas gifts this year that are washable. Love this tutorial. I haven't painted on fabric for a long time and only used acrylics on T-shirts and sweat shirts.. This is all new to me. Your tutorial has been very helpful. Thank you so much. Will be watching from now on.
Hi, I have never experimented on silk. I picked a piece of lighter colored silk at a thrift store. I'll have to give it a try. The watercolors are more transparent than acrylics so they would not show up on a darker color. Thanks so much for watching. I love that you are still going strong at 92. Bless you!
I am a colorist (adult coloring books) and have started sewing and making little things and have been looking at my coloring supplies and wondering….I am so happy that you are doing this so we will know what we can do with our coloring mediums…..coloring on fabric…..what a dream. I know some people paint on fabric….but coloring….wow! Thank you!
Hi Julia, I so agree with you on the archival inks, they are good on about anything ! Surprised about the oil pastels, I don't have any. Maybe then.... thanks for taking the trouble to do this. Interesting results all round.
I bought the oil pastels when I saw your demo when you did the free motion flowers. They looked so beautiful. Excited to try them! Just got a new machine that does free motion a couple months ago and now I’m ready! Thanks Julia ❤ your channel
Hi, Instead of water, I used the fabric medium to activate them. In this video I did find that activating with water also worked and both seemed quite permanent when washed. I did heat set with an iron before washing. Thanks for watching, Julia
This was great info, Julia. I love it when you combine art supplies with fabric on your projects! I also am encouraged by the results with the oil pastels. I bought some intending to use them for landscape quilting, but they are still sitting in my box of stuff! I'll have to get some archival ink pads too--really liked the result you got. Thanks again for another GREAT video! 😄
I love this Julia. I love watching your videos in which you use watercolor or inks on fabric. I love watercolor and I love textiles so when you use them together it is exciting to me. I love learning from you.
Thank you Julia! I have medium and pastel- chock (the pkg you showed) it was given to me and been sitting in the drawer for 3+ years. I just looked at mine- I did not know that with medium it could be used on fabric! I had always just used it on paper. Well- with this video- it’s a game changer - thanks !
Hi, I too had most of these products sitting in a drawer. I decided to test them on fabrics and had good results. They are not marketed for fabrics but I figured- why not give it a try! Note that I only tested on 100% cottons and always heat set. Also, they work best on lighter colors. Have fun! Julia
Thanks for doing this experiment! I’m surprised the watercolor didn’t wash out. Toward the end of the video where you were using the oil pastels, were you activating with GAC or water?
Hi. Are the watercolours you used special for fabrics or just regular old water colours? Thanks for the oil pastels. Did not realize they would work on fabric! Exciting.
Hi, The watercolors are a regular student grade watercolor. I love the results on fabric because they are more translucent and you can see the fibers and your stitches. Acrylic paints are opaque and will completely cover thread etc. It's fun to experiment.
Thank you!! Such a huge help! Have you tried painting Gac on fabric first then coloring onto it with neocolor 2 or inktense? Wonder if that would make it easier and colors more vibrant? Have you tried soft pastels? I tried using them but the dust was too much for me - maybe I can use it for fabric!
Hi, I tried on a lighter colored background and the GAC stained the fabric. I didn't have the best of luck but I may have used too much. I have never used the soft pastels. it's fun to experiment!
Wondering if each color is the same for all the different brands. Often Red/ Blue/ purple colors work better than yeows and greens for instance. Don't think you can accurately generalize by brands as colors vary.
Hi, Yes I have. They are similar to an acrylic paint. but I believe they have the fabric medium already mixed in. The are opaque and will cover the fibers and your thread color.
Five years ago Julia did another great video on this topic th-cam.com/video/YafBAqQzKIc/w-d-xo.html Thank you Julia for taking the time to test all the different mediums for us. Swantje 🇩🇪
Hi, Thanks so much for finding and linking this old video. You went back in the archives:) I was really happy with the results, especially the oil pastels and watercolor. Happy stitching, Julia
I'm not sure how I would position my camera differently. It's above me and out of the way. When I set up at my sewing machine, the tripod is between me and my machine. It is very hard for me to see and I only show a small part of actual sewing because of it. Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated.
Thank you so much for doing these demos!! I've got so many art supplies that I paid a lot for decades ago, but never or hardly ever used. Lately I've been thinking about doing surface designs on fabrics to use in quilts, but was reluctant to spend even more money on fabric paint. I'm so glad I stumbled upon your videos. I'm now inspired to get out all those paints and pastels and give them a try! ❤
🎉❤agree! I’ve been collecting and wondering, too! Thank you Julia! I’ve been bag making and I want to do more freestyle like you!
I know it’s a year later but it you apply the inktence straight on the fabric when you add water with a paint brush they come up so very vibrant. If you have them please try it. You do have to heat set them. Cheers 🇦🇺
Hi Julia. I’m another fan who is constantly informed and inspired by your videos. I was just watching this one about testing your art supplies. I, too, have many of those mixed media supplies for art journaling on paper, and it’s so nice to know they can be used on fabric as well. You mentioned wondering about a clear fabric medium. I just saw a YT vid where the artist used aloe vera! as her medium. Thought I’d share that info with you. Thanks for all your inspiration!
Hi, I have aloe Vera in my bathroom cupboard. I’m going to give it a try! Thanks for the tip and for watching!
Thank you! I would never have thought to try my oil pastels.😮
I forgot I had my oil pastels! I'm so glad I tried them. The results were great- very vibrant. Thanks for watching, Julia
Thank you for doing this comparison for us!! Just last week, I stood looking at all these different types of colors. I didn’t buy a thing because of my lack of knowledge. Great foundational information!! 😁
I am92 and love watercolor painting and colored pencils. I teach watercolor painting at the Cancer Center. This will be something new for us to try. Can any of these products be used on silk? I would like an easy way to paint silk scarfs for Christmas gifts this year that are washable. Love this tutorial. I haven't painted on fabric for a long time and only used acrylics on T-shirts and sweat shirts.. This is all new to me. Your tutorial has been very helpful. Thank you so much. Will be watching from now on.
Hi, I have never experimented on silk. I picked a piece of lighter colored silk at a thrift store. I'll have to give it a try. The watercolors are more transparent than acrylics so they would not show up on a darker color. Thanks so much for watching. I love that you are still going strong at 92. Bless you!
Thank you so much, Julia ~ 🌹
I am a colorist (adult coloring books) and have started sewing and making little things and have been looking at my coloring supplies and wondering….I am so happy that you are doing this so we will know what we can do with our coloring mediums…..coloring on fabric…..what a dream. I know some people paint on fabric….but coloring….wow! Thank you!
You must have read my mind. That was so helpful. Thank you.
Love your channel ❤
Great idea, thanks for sharing 🎨😊
Hi Julia, I so agree with you on the archival inks, they are good on about anything ! Surprised about the oil pastels, I don't have any. Maybe then.... thanks for taking the trouble to do this. Interesting results all round.
Thank you for demonstrating this for us It answered a lot of questions and helped with thinking about what to buy.
Thank you Julia! Very helpful and informative! The pens seemed to hold up well too, good to know.
Thanks for sharing! I added some items to my wish list!
That was so fun! Thanks for the instruction!!
I bought the oil pastels when I saw your demo when you did the free motion flowers. They looked so beautiful. Excited to try them! Just got a new machine that does free motion a couple months ago and now I’m ready! Thanks Julia ❤ your channel
Thank you for the demo! This is fantastic! When using the oil pastels how did you use the Golden Fabric Medium with them?
Hi, Instead of water, I used the fabric medium to activate them. In this video I did find that activating with water also worked and both seemed quite permanent when washed. I did heat set with an iron before washing. Thanks for watching, Julia
This was great info, Julia. I love it when you combine art supplies with fabric on your projects! I also am encouraged by the results with the oil pastels. I bought some intending to use them for landscape quilting, but they are still sitting in my box of stuff! I'll have to get some archival ink pads too--really liked the result you got. Thanks again for another GREAT video! 😄
Thanks so much for your kind words! I too love using art supplies on fabric. So many possibilities.
I love this Julia. I love watching your videos in which you use watercolor or inks on fabric. I love watercolor and I love textiles so when you use them together it is exciting to me. I love learning from you.
Wow, I wasn’t expecting the oil pastels to work with the water.
I love watercolor on fabric. It spreads more but I like the transparency. Some of the fabric paints are more opaque and covers up the fibers etc.
I am going to try chalk pastels and gel sticks too. This is sooooo coool!
Thank you Julia! I have medium and pastel- chock (the pkg you showed) it was given to me and been sitting in the drawer for 3+ years. I just looked at mine- I did not know that with medium it could be used on fabric! I had always just used it on paper. Well- with this video- it’s a game changer - thanks !
Hi, I too had most of these products sitting in a drawer. I decided to test them on fabrics and had good results. They are not marketed for fabrics but I figured- why not give it a try! Note that I only tested on 100% cottons and always heat set. Also, they work best on lighter colors. Have fun! Julia
Thank you so much for doing this!!!!!
Thank you for your research.
I will have to invest in those last colored pencils! 😊❤️
That's a great idea to test all of those products before a project 😊
Helpful....thank you !!
Very helpful! Thanks so much!
You're welcome! I'm so glad you found it helpful!
I learned a lot. Thanks
Great review 🐞❤️🕉️
Thanks for doing this experiment! I’m surprised the watercolor didn’t wash out. Toward the end of the video where you were using the oil pastels, were you activating with GAC or water?
Hi, When using the oil pastels at the end, I was using water to activate. I will be using these more on fabric. So vibrant!
Hi. Are the watercolours you used special for fabrics or just regular old water colours? Thanks for the oil pastels. Did not realize they would work on fabric! Exciting.
Hi, The watercolors are a regular student grade watercolor. I love the results on fabric because they are more translucent and you can see the fibers and your stitches. Acrylic paints are opaque and will completely cover thread etc. It's fun to experiment.
Fascinating. New to the channel. Thank you for sharing
Welcome! Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you!! Such a huge help!
Have you tried painting Gac on fabric first then coloring onto it with neocolor 2 or inktense? Wonder if that would make it easier and colors more vibrant?
Have you tried soft pastels? I tried using them but the dust was too much for me - maybe I can use it for fabric!
Hi, I tried on a lighter colored background and the GAC stained the fabric. I didn't have the best of luck but I may have used too much. I have never used the soft pastels. it's fun to experiment!
Thanks
Wonderful tutorial! Thanks. Can 100% bleached and/or unbleached muslin be used?
Yes- muslins would work great.
@@stitchesbyjulia Thank you sooo much. This is what I have on hand.
Wondering if each color is the same for all the different brands. Often Red/ Blue/ purple colors work better than yeows and greens for instance. Don't think you can accurately generalize by brands as colors vary.
True- colors would vary. I mentioned this during the watercolor test. Blue is very staining and will hold up well during washing.
neocolor leave a lot of color when directly applied. The rubbing method is not for all mediums the best way to apply color. Does the GAC smell?
Hi, thanks for the tip on the neocolors. The GAC does not have an odor. Julia
@@stitchesbyjulia great on the odor, thanks for lots of good videos
Hi Julia, have you ever tried Arteza fabric paint?
Hi, Yes I have. They are similar to an acrylic paint. but I believe they have the fabric medium already mixed in. The are opaque and will cover the fibers and your thread color.
@@stitchesbyjulia Thank you!! :)
At the end with oil pastels she activated with water
I'm really bummed I threw out my dried out oil pastels. Never occurred to me to activated them with fabric medium!
I was thinking about bags too, I make bags with jeans……oh……my brain is working overtime!
Five years ago Julia did another great video on this topic th-cam.com/video/YafBAqQzKIc/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Julia for taking the time to test all the different mediums for us. Swantje 🇩🇪
Hi, Thanks so much for finding and linking this old video. You went back in the archives:) I was really happy with the results, especially the oil pastels and watercolor. Happy stitching, Julia
THATS ME I HAVE A TON OF STUFF I WAS GOING TO TRY. LOL
Fabric mediums dry clear.
Can you readjust your camera? I always feel as if I am hanging upside down looking backwards. Love your videos otherwise.
I'm not sure how I would position my camera differently. It's above me and out of the way. When I set up at my sewing machine, the tripod is between me and my machine. It is very hard for me to see and I only show a small part of actual sewing because of it. Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated.