Then we tested the stencil and spray paint. Attempt one gave lots of blurring and spreading. Not good.
Attempt two we used pins to pin the stencil down, so that they were more secure and 'tighter' to the material. I also sprayed a lot finer. It was much improved.
This was the first word (chosen appropriately) and it took a while to pin. You can see the pins if you look closely.
We had a few mishaps. Spray paint seems to travel a whole lot further than you could ever imagine, and we had to repaint the material white in quite a few places.
I will take some pictures of the almost finished banner next week.
2 comments:
What is your stencil made from? You might try spray baste, should be able to find it at fabric stores. It's a temporary, repositionable adhesive spray that sewers and quilters use instead of pins. It will help make sure the edges of the stencil are flush against the banner and stay in place while painting, which will prevent that leaking and blurring.
That sounds fab, pity we have already done it now! We may be making a 2nd banner, and I will try and buy this if we do!
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