Crafting thoughts

[ladyjanelly]

 So I was playing around with the idea of painting some coats and jackets, inspired by this museum piece:

http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/80029935?rpp=20&pg=3&ft=*&who=Bill+Blass&pos=48 

And maybe doing some steam-punk type stuff, with gears and antiquing effects with paint.

But then I was thinking--

What about more fannish stuff? 

Like painting a bright blue skirt-suit like a Tardis?

Or a devil's trap on either a denim jacket or like a dress-jacket?  

What other fannish graphics would be cool?

I wanted to do a Captain America shield on a blue jacket, but I think the large areas of paint would be an issue. 

i bought an opaque projector yesterday to work with.

Comments

[grackle]

You could write things in that pretty Dr. Who language Gallifreyan.

[ladyjanelly]

Eeeee. Beautiful, but man, not forgiving. I'd never seen it before though, so thanks. That is really pretty.

[cougars_catnip]

I have made painted banners, belt favors and tabbards for SCA, HFS and Amtgard.

You can use acrylic paints if you add a textile medium which you can buy at crafts stores and this keeps the paint from cracking and keeps the fabric soft and supple.

[ladyjanelly]

Awesome. I thought I was gonna have to buy all fabric paints, when I have a ton of acrylics around already.

[sasha_feather]

Me and my coat fetish highly approve of this endeavor.

[ladyjanelly]

Yay! But what do you like? The trees? I've got a vintage ivory wool Neiman Marcus coat that I was going to do that to, if my samples work out well.