How to paint fabric with a Scandi print using a stencil
Habitat bright ideas with Fleur Thorpe – DIY projects
Make a scandi animal inspired wallhanger in your favourite Resene colour testpot.
You will need
- Fabric (Fleur used leftover cotton curtain lining)
- Stencil
- Resene testpot in your choice of colour; Fleur used Resene Bittersweet
- Small craft paint brush
- Sellotape
- Short length of dowel or similar
- Scissors
- Sewing machine
Instructions
Step 1: Cut fabric to a rough size and shape. Using loops of Sellotape on the back of the stencil, position the stencil into the desired location.
Step 2: Using a small craft paint brush, fill the openings of the stencil with your chosen Resene testpot colour. Fleur used Resene Bittersweet.
Step 3: Repeat until the desired size of the image is achieved. Take care to remove the stencil each time without smudging the fabric.
Step one
Step two
Step three
Step 4: Using scissors, trim the fabric to the desired size.
Step 5: Sew a hem over the top of the fabric with a sewing machine and thread a piece of dowel through the hem and use string to hang it up with.
Top tip: Choose three favourite Resene testpot colours and use them to paint the gaps in the stencil. These could be three contrasting colours or for a subtler effect three tone-on-tone colours.
Styling and images by Fleur Thorpe, 2020.