BLUEBIRD Fabric Paint, White, 3.4 Fl Oz, Permanent Fabric Paints for Clothes, Furniture Upholstery...

If you haven't used really high-quality fabric paint before, you might think that the BLUEBIRD 6-PACK FABRIC PAINT IN PEARLESCENT COLORS is priced a little high considering the entire 6-bottle package comes to just over 5 ounces of paint. For paint that isnt artist-quality, that would be true. This paint is nothing like typical craft store fabric paint. For fabrics that last, you need high-quality paints. This is exactly the type of paint you need to produce professional-looking, wearable, artist-quality clothing items that last for years. This paint justifies the cost in a few ways: *The quality is fantastic. *The colors are vivid and rich. *Once you heat-set the paint, it is permanent. (An iron on the back side of the fabric works well.) *It wont fade, flake, or come off in the washer or dryer. *Your fabric stays soft and supple under the paint. *Light colors show up well on dark clothing and denim. *A little goes a long way. *The price is fair and in the same range as other quality fabric paints. I got the pearlescent set, and it is beautiful, but all metallic colors, which wasnt what I was expecting. They do shine nicely, though, and they show up even on dark blue jeans. I was expecting pearlescent blues and greens, etc. I may have to order a second set to get all the colors I want. If you want permanent, long-lasting, vivid colors that leave your fabric soft, these are excellent, high-quality fabric paints.

I used this to stencil some velvet look curtains for my son's room. I had several small stencils of dragons and I was worried about stencing on fabric, but this turned out pretty good especially considering that I am not an expert stenciller and that this project included stencilling on a velvety soft surface, much different than the cotton duck that I have stenciled on before. Like all stenciling, you have to be very careful with the amount of paint you load onto your brush and with fabric stenciling, this seems to be doubly true because of the potential for bleed over. But i used a dry rag for spouncing and it turned out pretty good. This color of bronze is sorta antiqu and subtle, I think when the sunlight hits the painted fabric, it will show off a metallic sheen. Without the sun, it looks more brown than anything else.

I tried this on several types of stretch fabrics as I am looking for paint for leotard type costuming. For all of them I applied the paint but did not heat set for five minutes as recommended because I would never hold an iron on spandex like that. After a few days I hand washed the fabric samples. Stretch velvet - I could still stretch the fabric with the paint. Anywhere it is too thick the nap of the velvet pulled the paint a little. It stood up to light hand washing but with soap I could scratch the paint from the velvet to a degree. Of course I would never do that in a typical wash. I would use it on this fabric again. Stretch power mesh - went on great, stretched easily. Did not wash off with gentle hand wash. Would use again. Solid color lycra - went on fine. Stretched OK. Stood up to gentle hand wash. Would still use. Metallic lycra - went on fine. Peeled off some when stretched. Would not use again. As for the color, the light gold was a little more coppery than I would have liked. But yes, I would buy this brand of paint again.

I had never used fabric paint before, and I was keen to give this a try. Its a little different than regular acrylic paint in that youre supposed to stir it first, and once dry, iron on the backside of the fabric for five minutes, then leave for a few days before laundering. I sampled this paint, in the copper color, on five different types of fabric to see how it would perform (clockwise from top in the photos): A good quality quilting cotton, cotton duck canvas, taffeta, a french terry knit and a thin polyester satin lining. It was pretty easy to paint with. As might be expected, it was easiest on the satin and taffeta. Those were the only two fabrics it soaked through, but it wasnt a big deal. The copper color is rich and shiny. Note, on a knit fabric the fabric loses its stretch where the paint is, which is not really unexpected. The second photo shows the five fabric swatches after going through the washer and dryer and being ironed (except the taffeta didnt go through the dryer because it got left behind in the washer, and when I found it it was already dry). The cotton, duck and french terry came out pretty much the same way they went in. The polyester satin and taffeta lost some of the details on the designs and lost some luster- the color on the white satin became more of a rose gold- it was a bit more yellow beforehand. I cant say yet if the design will continue to fade with more washings. To do it again, I might try to stir the paint more and put it on a bit thicker. Conclusion: I was pleasantly surprised overall with the fabric painting experience and, for the most part, the results after laundering.

I use fabric paint for stencils or painting designs onto fabrics, generally quilting cottons or cotton spandex. I tried this on Kona cotton fabric & it went very smoothly. It was easy to apply & had a good amount of color with one layer. I ended up doing two layers to get a really opaque application & that worked well. I heat set the paint with my iron & then washed the fabric. It held up really well! I have since washed it again & the paint still looks good. For the value, I think this a great fabric paint option that I would buy again.