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Umbrella project
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Learn to paint an umbrella, they make great gifts, shade or rain umbrella. Create a masterpiece that you can hang in a room. Umbrella blanks are made with durable 100% cotton, hardwood handles and sturdy spines. You can use Jacquard Textile Paints, Lumiere metallics or Neopaque super opaque textile paints.
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Start by rinsing umbrella to get sizing out. This leaves the cotton ready to accept paint and pencil for marking design.
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Mark out your design peices on paper and then cut out. Lay on umbrella and trace with pencil lightly so paint can easily cover markings.
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Paint background in first, that makes it easier to finish detailed designs.
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Plan out your colors, carefully painting in each design. Add details after main part is painted
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You can rotate the umbrella as you go. Metallic lumiere is a beautiful paint to use on these umbrellas, adding a shimmery effect.
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Fabric paints take about 24 hours to dry thoroughly. For a waterproof umbrella you can spray, after it is completely dry, with Scotchguard.
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