My Fabrico Pen dress

As promised - here is my dress.  I only have the hem to go.





Simplicity 3833 - Retro 1960s style dress  (the decade I started school).
Parisian by Chelsea Andersons - Riley Blake Designs, supplied in New Zealand by Nutex Wholesalers (Auckland).

My obsession with colouring in fabric

In my earlier post (28 October 2015) I showed you my dress I randomly coloured in using fabric pens.  I have had a lot of fun with this dress.  Each time I have washed it I coloured in more flowers and added additional colours.

So to continue my obsession I have started another using a fabric from the same Riley Blake Parisian range (supplied by Nutex Wholesalers NZ) as my previous dress.

My dress will have two panels (one front & one back) coloured. 

I initially bought two packs of fabrico pens and over time a couple of colours have run out (as expected).  Some shops sell these pens as singles which is great.  However if you buy them, ask to test them  first in the shop before purchasing.

I replaced my pink pen only to find that the fine tip end drew a deep red colour.  I also replaced the tangerine only to find the pen is basically dry and the fine tip end was useless.  This can be really annoying if you have to travel a distance to purchase them or if you order by post.

Pink fabrico pen - Fat end is pink but the fine tip (on the right) is more crimson.

I really enjoy using these pens but I think its also important to note that the outside colour of the pen does not necessarily reflect the colour it will draw.

Notice the pen colours versus their actual colours.

I will update this post with my dress finished for Christmas day.  

Back to colouring in.

Playing around with Fabrico pens

I have taken a couple of days off work to spend time catching up with UFOs (unfinished objects), WIPs (works in progress) or PHDs (projects half done) in my sewing room.  Total bliss.  BUT I have got distracted and started making two new dresses for this summer and an evening bag using my stacking bowtie technique.

I have had this idea (inspired by all the adult colouring books) for a while to colour in fabric for a dress.  The fabric I have chosen is Parisian by Riley Blake Designs.  The fabric pens I am using are Fabrico (the only available product I could find in New Zealand).   Here's my progress so far.



First step sample pens on my fabric

 

Second step - Iron to set colours.

Third step was to wash the fabric.
Note - cold wash only.



This is the front of my dress. I have added the darts
and now will place markers onto the flowers I intend to colour.

So I now will turn up the music and spend the rest of the day colouring in.  Just a bit early for a glass of wine.

The start to my doodling. :)
 

Will update this post with dress completed.