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@@erinburgess607 inktense pencils are made with permanent India ink and once you set them, they are permanent and washable.

I use 100% Cotton Sateen…. The Fabrico markers don’t bleed and my fabric medium keeps the pencil from bleeding

Of the two choices, I definitely would stick to aloe Vera…. Be sure not to get too much on your brush and heat once your work is dry. Let me know if you have any other questions.

@@medinadomesticartsstudio thank you very much, I really like your videos, your very talented

Yes! So many people love doxies! I plan to put him in a doxie only wallhanging!

Thank you! 😊

Yes particularly since I colored it on batik I could glue him onto another piece…. Just silly of me not to listen to my own advice!😜

yeah that is a genius o o n a g h 72

I use GAC 900 fabric medium quite a lot myself although I do make my own fabric medium from pro chemical and Dye’s raw materials…

@@medinadomesticartsstudio Oh, that's really cool!

Thanks Laura! I love how to videos (mini quilt rack caught my eye) and just subscribed to your channel! I think CZcams is a bit intimidating to our generation... the younger bunch can just whip out videos and post almost instantaneously ... not something I do easily BUT I just keep at it! I'll keep posting if you'll keep posting! ;-0

@@medinadomesticartsstudio Ok sure 👍🏼 you’ve got a deal!! 😆Thanks for subscribing!!

I’m really good at hiding things on my website!🤣 medinadomarts.com/shop/ols/products/pearlescent-fabric-medium-2-oz

Yes, I do sell it on my website look in the pencil section. However, if you would like to make your own check out the step-by-step video I made on how to make your own fabric medium. It should be in my playlist. If you cannot find it let me know and I’ll send you a link.

Excellent question! Both, actually... I find that wiping will get most of the medium off but ultimately, if I have been dipping alot, I have to sharpen the pencil once the medium is dry on the tip. Thanks for your feedback!

Yes m'am! Here is the link: medinadomarts.com/shop/ols/categories/bling Let me know if you have any questions or are looking for something specific! thanks!

I feel really bad that we weren’t able to complete class! And thank you so much for your kind words Sherry! It’s such a pleasure to have you in my class…. Hope to see you again soon.😍

Now that makes my day! Kept you in mind as a made each chapter!😆

Trying to catch up with all the recent design purchases!😛

Thank you! 😊

It’s there now! I updated the info in the description and it tells you how to order it!😀

This is a class I have been asking for!!! Guess I'll just have to get the directions off your website since I don't belong to a quilt guild or live in a private rv park. 😢

This class as well as two others are being offered at the Best Little Retreat Center In Texas. These classes are open to anyone. I have one lady who drove all the way from Kerrville to come up and take these classes. The Retreat Center has one of the best classrooms I have had the opportunity to teach in as it is big enough to handle up to 25 students… very few quilt shops have classrooms of this size…. I hopefully will continue to offer public classes here at least twice a year…

Tried to order but it won’t let you click on either. Looking for DTF.

@@lisaromans7322 well darn it! I am out of town at the moment but will be home Friday and take a look at the website and fix it. Then I will send you a text to let you know it is up and running again. Sorry for the delay, but will be happy to give you free shipping to make it up to you.😊

Depends on what you are going to use to paint over it. If it’s translucent, the wideout will show through. If you use some thing that has a bit of opacity in it. It will probably cover it up.

Thanks! I’m pretty happy with it…. It’s a class sample and I wanted my students to see something completely finished (I am horrible about leaving something unfinished on ALL my projects!🤣)

That's good, you're students see that you're human. I bring stuff with mistakes sometimes so they see we all make them, lol

I have done a couple of other videos specifically on DTFs but let me give you the quickie version: DTF Transfer (Direct to film) is a type of printer that shoots ink onto a plastic film. While the ink is still wet, it is "bathed" in a special adhesive then dried in an oven. Once dry, you can iron it on to just about anything... and it works fantastic on cotton fabric! Whether quilting cotton, shirting or a tee shirt, DTF will stick to them all! The best part is is that once the ink is on the fabric it is very permanent. Now, if you do a full color DTF, you will definitely be able to feel it on the fabric but it is not stiff... I just washed a quilt today that was made with DTFs, and it came out nice and soft with very little feel. This is going to probably be the way of the future for me as I can only stitch out so many blocks on my embroidery machines. I use Ninja Transfers (there are plenty of companies out there that do DTF transfer printing) as their transfers seem very high quality. I included a link to their website in my description. Do yourself a favor and take a look at what they offer... it's pretty amazing!

Good question! It ranges from feeling like nothing is there (Tsukineko Inks feel this way after it is heat set) to a slightly stiff feeling such as denim feels after acrylic markers or paint has been applied and heat set. All other coloring tools feel somewhere in between.... It's one of the reasons I test everything before I recommend it for fabric painting. There are some tools out there that simply dry too stiff for my liking so I have eliminated them as a tool I would use in my kits or in class. Hope this answer helps. Please let me know if I can answer any other questions you may have regarding fabric painting!

Do you have a video on how to do this? I think I have tried using every technique I’ve learned to use the ink without fabric medium but have failed every time!

Yes, Laura, you can however the only ones that I know that are permanent and washable are those made by Sakura - their Gelly roll line as well as Arteza’s gel pens. I have tested these as well as other extensively. If you have any further questions about this, please do not hesitate to comment further! Thanks!

Hi Kim… the low crock binder is one of the ingredients that I use in my fabric medium. The question was asked about how to make opaque fabric medium with a variety of ingredients one of which was the low crock binder. If you want to maintain high opacity low crock binder is not as watery as some fabric mediums are. Hope this answers your question. Let me know if not, and I will try to explain further. Thanks for checking in.😊

Hmmm... the problem with latex is that it dries hard. However, it could be that mixing it with the acrylic medium would give it some flexibility. let me run that past a couple of people I know who know the chemical makeup of paint better than I and I will let you know... Are the RV cushions the fake leather or the cloth version?

Thank you I look forward to hearing back from you. Their cloth at least one side is.

Wow! Teri - I don't know! I have never attempted that... I will certainly give it a try and let you know...

Absolutely! In order to heat set the sneakers, throw them into a dryer at the hottest setting for an hour- 1.5 hours to assure that the paint is washable…

@medinadomesticartsstudio won't it overheat the plastics? (Converse chucks for example) thanks for the help

@@marcblue5687 Hmmm... without knowing each brand of tennis shoes/sneakers that could happen... another way to heat set would be to use a hair dryer. You would have to use it for about 5-10 minutes in each spot and as with the dryer, be careful of possibly melting plastic on the shoe.

Yes! Now here is the tricky part - how much opaque extender to use ! I would suggest starting out with a small sample using tablespoons of each mixture to come up with the ratios. It can be very easy to put too much opaque extender in which can make your paint chalky. If this doesn't make sense let me know and I will do a quick video on this!

​@medinadomesticartsstudio Thank you for your answer. Silk&fabric extender looks more liquid than opaque extender. If i only mix opaque extender, lo crock binder and transparent extender, i think it will be thicker than yours, even if I mix less amount of opaque extender. Will it be a problem or should I mix with thinner or silk&fabric extender too? If it will be easier to explain, I would be appreciated to watch your quick video.

@@ChaiShe1 I just made a new video on making opaque fabric medium. I think it will answer your questions for you! Let me know if you need any further information! Enjoy!

I just ordered the ingredients with silk extender. I’m looking to paint velvet. Should I have ordered opaque extender instead? Also what ratio of acrylic paint do you use for this?? And any acrylic paint will do???

@@debizand hi Deb. I have never painted on velvet however I believe you need opaque paint to work on velvet. So if I were to recommend acrylic paints, I would start with Jacquard Neo Opaque Fabric Paints as well as their Lumiere Metallic Paints… both have excellent opacity and work very well on dark or black fabric. If you want a very high-quality high sheen paint then I recommend.Prizmpour by Colourarte. Finally I can recommend nova acrylic paints, but you need to be careful as some of their paints are translucent rather than opaque. You will need to read the detailed description of each to determine which is which. Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions.

Oh, I am so glad! I will be teaching this as a class at the Best Little Retreat Center In Texas May. Let me know if you were interested and I will send you the particulars on the class.

Inktense pencils are a type of water color pencil, but instead of pigment and binder they are made with dried India Ink. Having said that, I have a number of washed items that I colored with watercolor pencils and fabric medium and once heat set, washed just as well as items colored with Inktense pencils. I think the biggest difference is that Inktense is permanent on fabric if you just used water whereas watercolor pencils have to have fabric medium in order to be permanent and washable. Please let me know if you have any further questions! ;-)

It is a liquid polymer that causes the color in pencils to adhere to the fibers of the fabric. When it is heat set with an iron, it “melts” into the fibers and traps the color making it permanent and washable. Please let me know if you have any other questions!

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