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3632 Amanda
cuprysa Send Email
Apr 5, 2008
5:20 am
Hello, Can someone please suggest a way to put permanent blood stains on fabric? I know how to make fake blood, but I'm concerned its going to come off on the...
3633 Cat Devereaux
catdevereaux Send Email
Apr 5, 2008
6:52 am
Can someone please suggest a way to put permanent blood stains on fabric? ... So perhaps something like acrylic paint would be better...? You've got it. Mix...
3634 Naresha
naresha_ninya Send Email
Apr 5, 2008
7:08 am
I asked a similar thing not so long ago, Amanda! I used red fabric paint (and normal acrylic paint, PS never use the cheap stuff! was scrubbing my nails for a...
3635 Cat Devereaux
catdevereaux Send Email
Apr 5, 2008
7:57 am
... needed and got purple blood Only a drop or two. When I make blood punch... I use a regular red punch and then if it's a full punch bowl I add 1 to 3...
3636 Naresha
naresha_ninya Send Email
Apr 5, 2008
8:00 am
Cat Devereaux <CatDevereaux@...> wrote: >> adding some blue food dye. Managed to add more food dye than I ... Yes... Unfortunately...
3637 Naresha
naresha_ninya Send Email
Apr 5, 2008
8:27 am
Have posted some pix of my massacre of my shirts. They're APPALLING quality but that's cause I capped them off a video I made of the whole process. It took...
3640 Amanda_C
cuprysa Send Email
Apr 5, 2008
4:01 pm
Thank you Resha and Cat! Please explain further though: fabric medium? I think I get the idea, but is it something I can purchase at Jo-Ann's or preferably...
3641 Cat Devereaux
catdevereaux Send Email
Apr 5, 2008
6:36 pm
... purchase at Jo-Ann's or preferably Michaels Crafts? You should be able to get it at Michaels. Go into the paint department.... with the good paints....
3642 Ann Catelli
elvestoorder Send Email
Apr 5, 2008
8:03 pm
... A "medium" is the part of the paint that sticks the color to the material; paint is made of pigment and medium. Paints are often named after their medium,...
3643 Jeannette Peters
tiucalinyenw... Send Email
Apr 5, 2008
8:10 pm
Another thing about fabric medium: it makes the paint dry flexible. I mixed it with acrylic paint to use on my rubber silly Hobbit feet. My first paint job...
3644 Naresha
naresha_ninya Send Email
Apr 6, 2008
12:46 am
Fabric medium is liquid that you add to ordinary acrylic paint to make it into fabric paint. You can get things like crackle medium which makes the paint...
3645 Cat Devereaux
catdevereaux Send Email
Apr 6, 2008
1:17 am
... well.Chances are if the store stocks paint, they will stock the mediums as well. A regular art supply store will have it as well. Though sometimes, you can...
3646 Naresha
naresha_ninya Send Email
Apr 6, 2008
2:46 am
Cat Devereaux <CatDevereaux@...> wrote: > Though sometimes, you can find a bottle of it sitting near the fabric ... I've never had an issue...
3647 Amanda_C
cuprysa Send Email
Apr 6, 2008
4:06 am
I ended up using Acra Red and a tiny bit of Burnt Umber acrylic paint, and one drop of blue food dye (that really made the difference). I didn't use the fabric...
3648 Naresha
naresha_ninya Send Email
Apr 6, 2008
7:31 am
Can't wait to see the end result! I got lucky and found myself a little bottle of medium - I don't use it much (says she who's just used it on the last three...
3649 Sarah
strong_sarah Send Email
Apr 6, 2008
12:13 pm
If you dilute the paint with enough water, and wet the cloth, it will penetrate without the fabric medium. Not sure if it will look like blood stains though. I...
3650 Jeanine Swick
n1qit Send Email
Apr 6, 2008
9:03 pm
I have several interested parties. I'll re post if it doesn't sell to one of them. ... My daughter is not able to go to CC26 this year. So I have a...
3651 jehanni2 Send Email Apr 10, 2008
9:50 pm
I'm looking for additional web pics for Mrs. Quickly (the pink/green outfit) from Nanny McPhee. I've checked Rotten Tomatoes, the official movie site, and...
3652 Judy Mitchell
rookwoods Send Email
Apr 10, 2008
11:24 pm
... have you tried movieweb.com? <http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/53/2853/gal2316/> looks like it has a lot of stills. -Judy...
3653 Cat Devereaux
catdevereaux Send Email
Apr 10, 2008
11:57 pm
... outfit) from Nanny McPhee. I've checked Rotten Tomatoes, the official movie site, and IMDb. Anyone happen to recall any further stashes of pics? There...
3654 Naresha
naresha_ninya Send Email
Apr 16, 2008
5:34 pm
Hey folks, This isn't directly costume related, but I'm sure it's annoyed many a person on here before! I just dyed a pair of brown cotton pants black and, as...
3655 Andrea Schewe
scheweandrea Send Email
Apr 16, 2008
5:39 pm
you could try a permament fine point black marker like a fine point sharpie ... From: Naresha To: F Costume Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:34 PM Subject:...
3656 aquazoo@...
carolkocian Send Email
Apr 16, 2008
5:41 pm
I once bought a handbag that was black leather with yellow stitching. I used black Sharpie on the yellow stitching and it worked well. After a couple years it...
3657 Judy Mitchell
rookwoods Send Email
Apr 16, 2008
10:09 pm
So next time, Resha, are you going to plan ahead and use thread the color you plan to dye it to? that's the problem with poly-cotton thread: it doesn't take...
3658 Naresha
naresha_ninya Send Email
Apr 17, 2008
3:52 am
The pants were actually a "gift" from a family friend who they didn't fit and I don't wear brown normally, but I liked them too much to toss them out! I...
3659 Judy Mitchell
rookwoods Send Email
Apr 17, 2008
4:02 am
... ah well. They sound like nice pants, though. -Judy...
3660 Andrew T Trembley
attrembl Send Email
Apr 22, 2008
10:09 pm
I received reservations for the following folks for the CC26 pre-con Chocolate & Spirits tour, but haven't received a confirmation message from them: Deborah...
3661 darth_eagle Send Email Apr 26, 2008
7:02 pm
I recently washed the Silk Dupioni I'm gonna use for my Lucy Red Dress Bodice (from CoN: Prince Caspian) and had just iron it when I noticed that the fabric is...
3662 Bernadette
bernadettets Send Email
Apr 27, 2008
7:41 pm
Greetings. I am new here. Did a quick archive search and did not see any refernces to this. My daughter wants to go to Marcon as Miroku from the Inuyasha anime...
3663 rookwoods Send Email Apr 28, 2008
12:13 am
... yes, that happens when you wash it. It also loses a little of it's lustre and gets a tad 'grainier&#39;. just adds character! although that's what usually...
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