DecoArt So-Soft Glitters Fabric Paint

SoSoft Glitters Paints are soft, acrylic fabric paints with very brilliant glitter specifically designed to be used on fabrics. They are ideal for adding sparkle and glamour to fabric accessories from shoes to purses or for home decor accents and accessories like lampshades and bed linens.SoSoft Glitters are easy to apply with no heat setting, fabric medium, or special brushes needed.

Painting Surfaces:

• Clothing & accessories
• Lampshades
• Pillows
• Placemats
• Tablecloths
• Curtains
• Quilts
• Sneakers/canvas shoes
• Fabric purses and totes

Features and Advantages:

• Excellent coverage
• Need no heat setting or medium
• Need no special brushes
• Non-toxic
• Colors dry soft and permanent
• Bond to most fabrics, even silks
• Soap and water clean-up

Additional Decorating Ideas/Applications:

• Thin SoSoft Fabric Acrylics with water or transparent medium for translucent paint.
• For silk painting: Wash and dry fabric. Lay a paper towel under the layer of silk to be painted. Apply SoSoft Fabric Acrylic as desired. Moisten the brush with water for detail and line work. No resist medium is necessary so this is fun and easy for kids. Remove paper towel and allow 24 hours for paint to cure.
• For watercolor technique: Use a spritzer bottle filled with cool water to dampen an area slightly larger than your painting area. Apply SoSoft Fabric Acrylic using a soft bristle brush. Apply additional water at edge of color using the same brush, brushing across the fabric where the color meets the clear water area. Paint will continue to "bleed" until dry. Allow fabric to lie flat until dry. If you want the paint to stop bleeding earlier, use a hair dryer around the edges.

Helpful Hints:

• Prewash and dry fabric without using softeners.
• Do not use bleach or detergent with special additives such as whitener or lemon scents.
• Use a wet-on-wet technique for best results.
• It is not necessary to scrub SoSoft Fabric Acrylics into fabric fibers.
• Paint lies on top of the fabric for a few minutes to allow adequate blending time.
• Lightly mist SoSoft Fabric Acrylic on the palette to keep it wet, using a spritzer bottle filled with cool water.
• Do not use SoSoft Fabric Acrylics with regular acrylic paint on fabric. Regular acrylics require fabric medium and heat setting.
• Wrap cardboard with plastic, plastic wrap, freezer paper, or foil to prevent painted fabric from sticking to cardboard. Remove fabric before completely dry in order to avoid sticking to cardboard. Especially for kids, adhering the fabric to freezer paper makes an easy surface to paint. Place paper shiny side up. Press fabric onto it with an iron until freezer paper adheres. Once design is complete, simple peel off the paper.

• Do not dry clean.