Comments on: Painting on Fabric with Acrylic Inks – An Overview

By: lynn

lynn — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:42:55 +0000

To answer the question: Acrylic inks will loose some of their boldness when diluted with a lot of water, just as any other paint or ink will. They shouldn’t loose too much boldness, if they are thinned just a bit.

Think of it this way: Inks (and paints) are made up of pigment mixed with binder (something to hold the pigment together). There is a certain amount of pigment in, say a drop of ink. If you add a lot of water to that drop of ink, that amount of pigment will be spread out much thinner than it would be if the pigment stayed just in the drop. Fortunately, Liquitex Acrylic Inks! are highly pigmented, so there is a lot of pigment in each drop, but there is a limit to how far it can be stretched. How much water is too much? The best answer it try it out on some small samples.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:31:45 +0000

Just wondering…Will acrylic ink color lose a lot of boldness if I dilute it with water? I have read a couple of places that it won’t, but you seem to be the expert! :)

By: Gwen

Gwen — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:51:15 +0000

I ordered some Liquitex inks from Dharma Trading because the description in the catalog said they could be used on fabrics. The inks just arrived today so I went to look up whether any special treatments were necessary. Your blog post was the first result, and darned if it didn’t answer absolutely every one of my questions! Thanks. :-)

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By: Lisa Fulmer

Lisa Fulmer — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:58:59 +0000

Hello readers!
We recommend Liquitex® Acrylic Paints and Inks, which work well on all fabric types, and become permanent without heat-setting. You can find them at your local art supply store (in the US) or online. Soon you will be able to buy them in your local quilt shop, too! We’re so happy you are painting!!

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:39:50 +0000

great informative piece now I am wondering if my inks are acrylic inks ..can you give some names brands etc to look out for thanks

By: Judi H

Judi H — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:05:04 +0000

Where do I find liquid acrylic fabric inks? I’ve seen screen-printing ink, etc, but they’re all heavy-bodied.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:35:51 +0000

great post!!

By: Allison Aller

Allison Aller — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:09:37 +0000

I wonder how the acrylic inks would work on silk ribbon?….

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Overview of using acrylic inks on fabric · Sewing @ CraftGossip — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:03:16 +0000

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