Title: Block Printing Ink for Fabric
5 tb Turpentine
2 tb Vinegar
1 tb Oil of wintergreen
1 tb
Ivory dish washing liquid  An 8-ounce bottle
Oil Paint
Pigments
Palette Knife
Sheet of Glass
Brayer
Carved wood or linoleum -block
A piece of Fabric
A Hot Iron
DIRECTIONS:  1. Pour the first 4 ingredients into bottle
and shake well.  2. Thin oil paint pigments with this solution
to the consistency of thick cream. Work smooth with a palette
knife on a sheet of glass.  3. Roll brayer back and forth until
mixture is tacky and the brayer is evenly coated.  QUANTITY:
Makes enough ink for 1 project.  USES: Design a fabric  TO USE:
When brayer is evenly coated, roll it over the carved block.
Press the block over the fabric and apply weight evenly. Remove
the block from the fabric and place a damp cloth over the
designed fabric. Press the designed fabric with a hot iron. The
designed fabric can be washed in warm water with a mild soap.
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Title: Crayon Cloth Design
Cloth
Crayons
Iron
Drawing Board
Thumbtacks
Newspapers
1/2 c Vinegar
1 c Water
Cloth for pressing
3 tb Salt
1 qt Water
  DIRECTIONS:  1. Wash cloth to remove all sizing (stiffeners)
from the fabric.  2. Stencil, draw or transfer, design directly
onto the cloth.  To make the transfer pattern, draw a design on
lightweight paper, then outline it with a sharp-pointed red or
orange crayon. Lay the paper design face down on the cloth. Run
a medium hot iron over the back of the paper to transfer the
design onto the cloth.  3. Stretch the cloth smoothly and
tightly over the drawing board. Thumbtack securely in place.  4.
Color in your design with crayons, using an even, regular
stroke. The more crayon you add, the deeper the color will be.
5. Remove cloth from drawing board. Turn the color design face
down on several sheets of newspaper.  6. Mix vinegar and 1 cup
water. Dip pressing cloth into vinegar mixture and squeeze out
most of the fluid. Place the pressing cloth over the designed
cloth and press with a hot iron.  7. Mix salt and 1 quart water.
Soak the designed cloth in this solution for 3 to 4 hours.  8.
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