I had a hard time finding any good real-world color swatches of the Jacquard Textile Colors (including on the product website) so I'm making a point of posting swatches here.
I bought the Emerald Green, which turned out to be not the right shade-- too grassy for my purposes; however, the texture and coverage were more or less as expected. It's a manageable, easily spreadable, medium-thin paint---not gloppy. The color is pretty intense, and as described, it is semi-opaque, and can be built up to full opacity, but works a lot better on light fabric versus dark. I should point out that I actually semi-primed my blue/teal mix fabric with a little watered down white gesso first since the texture wasn't my #1 priority. As you can see from the photos with swatches on BLACK fabric, the color doesn't stand out unless you paint it over a white base coat.
The other disappointment is that it does make your fabric feel leathery, like a Fruit Roll-Up.
So far, I've tried 3 different types of Jacquard fabric paint: Dye-Na-Flow, Lumiere, and Textile Color. If you're interested in the difference between the 3 lines:
----Dye-Na-Flow. Amazing; almost like a dye or ink, and it soaks into whatever you're painting without changing the fabric texture. Very translucent. (e.g. Azure Blue on olive green fabric will look like a murky dark teal blue.) Dries very quickly, and I didnt even heat set since my item was not something that would need laundering. As long as you're going from light to dark, would be ideal for painting upholstery a single color (but not 2+ colors because it flows/bleeds through seams/borders very easily.)
----Lumiere. Disappointing. Semi-opaque, but buildable. The shade I got (True Gold) was not impressively metallic at all (ugly khaki, not very reflective.) Same texture as Textile Color, much thicker than Dye-Na-Flow. Does change the texture of your fabric slightly, but not as much as acrylic paint with fabric medium.
----Textile Color. Pretty Good. Semi-opaque; can be watered down with plain water to make a sheer wash, or mixed with Dye-Na-Flow or other fabric paints. Does change the texture of the fabric (kinda leathery, but maybe slightly less than acrylic paint plus fabric medium.) Potentially good for painting upholstery if you need to go from dark to light, although I haven't worked up the courage to try it yet.
The 2 photos of the fabric trinket dish below show how the brocade went from dark navy teal (previously changed from ugly olive to navy teal using Dye-Na-Flow) to a bright turquoise blue teal, using a mixture of Dye-Na-Flow Azure Blue and Textile Color Emerald Green. however, I want to underscore the fact that I had the help of a thin layer of watered down white gesso to knock down some of the navy color before repainting. The sheer layer of white helped make the new paint appear more vivid, but I didn't care about how it stiffened the fabric.)
This stuff worked wonders my only complaint is the bottle is SUPER small. I was barely able to cover the chair with one bottle, even diluting it with water (which I highly suggest for even coverage). I probably should have used two bottles for one chair. It was easy to use and dried fast! The fabric is slightly stiffer than originally, but that’s ok by me. Hopefully it’s lasts!
Great! So easy to paint with and it does stay soft on the fabric. You can kind of feel it, but it isn't a thick painted coating. The paint seems really thick in the jar, but it spread smoothly. I used this to paint some cotton napkins and they turned out well. I heat set them with the iron when they were dry. We will see how they hold up to rough use and lots of washing. They have been through ~ 4 washes so far and haven’t faded.
I got these after some YouTube mentions of the product they were using. I needed something other than fabric markers for a project my son figured I can do. I did a test piece using an embroidery pattern to paint.... now I can't stop! He was right and I no longer doubt his thought process on my skill sets! I made a set of pot holders just to make the test pieces more useful because they came out so amazing! A fabric shop owner (helped me pick out material for the back of potholders) asked where I got these squares from because she didn't recognize the manufacture! When I told her I painted them, I thought she would pass out! So comes to show how wonderful this paint is! Just follow Jacquards instructions and your set!
I used this to paint a big red R on a black shirt. This does take more than one coat to come out to the color on the bottle, and you'll get the best results if you wait until it is dry between coats. I needed it the next day, so I was only able to do two coats before letting it dry over night, but it was still an acceptable shade of red. It also did bleed through the shirt, so I would suggest putting a piece of cardboard in the shirt, or under the fabric you're painting. Be VERY careful with it, any fabric it touches WILL be stained red. I have an extra drop that hit the sleeve of my shirt and I haven't been able to get it out.
Feature Product
- This color leaves your fabric as soft as possible! they can be applied straight from the bottle with a brush applicator bottle or stamp
- The color is intense and semi-opaque
- It can be used on natural and synthetic fibers leather wood and paper
- This package contains one 2.25 oz. jar of paint
Description
JACQUARD PRODUCTS-Textiles Color Fabric Paint. This color leaves your fabric as soft as possible! They can be applied straight from the bottle with a brush applicator bottle or stamp. The color is intense and semi-opaque. It can be used on natural and synthetic fibers leather wood and paper. This package contains one 2.25 oz. jar of paint. Available in a variety of colors each sold separately. Conforms to ASTM D 4236. Made in USA.
Well fine!
Now I will have to get more of this brand of paint!!
I have used fabric paint for decades, but most of them have a very stiff finish.
I was looking for something to embellish a quilt, so wanted something that would not be
crunchy hard or extra shiny. This is it!
I absolutely love the way it looks on the quilt. For example, I have branches that are
made to look like birch trees. I wanted them lighter, but could only find gray and black fabric that
had the branches replicated. I used this paint, slightly watered down, and it did a fabulous job!
It made the lighter branches I was looking for, without covering up the trunk markings.
I also used it full strength for various highlights. I tried applying it with a paint brush - great;
a q-tip - great, but watch for fiber drag and finally with fingertip - great!
Note that this is NOT a completely opaque paint. You WILL be able to see the surface you started with
underneath it. If you want to do several paint/dry, paint/dry layers, you might get a more solid appearance, but
this paint is made to be semi-translucent (see-through).
I also love that this is made to mix with other colors and lighten them.
Thank you, Jacquard, for making a fabulous product!
This works exactly as it says it does. I had ordered a flower girl basket and the ribbon looked black in the photos but on arrival it was deep purple. I didn't know what to do since I needed it black. I purchased this and carefully painted the ribbons on the basket and it worked perfectly. You cannot tell it was a different color and amazingly the repainted ribbon remained soft!!
I needed to paint a small cat onto a tshirt for a halloween costume and this stuff worked great. I used white on a dark purple shirt and I had to add quite a bit of layers for it to be opaque but it turned out great for my purposes. It dried pretty thick and textured since I used so much but that was fine with me. I wear the shirt to bed now and put it in the washer and dryer frequently and it is holding up great. I haven't noticed any wear or fading at all. The only thing is that it bled through when I painted it on. Luckily it didn't bleed all the way to the back of the shirt but it did bleed to the inside of the shirt. Which doesn't matter really and is probably only because I put it on so thick but next time I would put cardboard under the fabric so it doesn't bleed through. The only other negative is that it's a little expensive for the amount you get. If I were doing a bigger project I could see that being an issue.
This paint is thicker than the squeeze bottles you find everywhere, somewhere in-between the consistency of mayonnaise and pancake batter. I pour a blob out onto the palette, and then add water to the brush and swish it in the blob when I need to thin it. Blends well with the other Jacquard paints that I have, and is VERY easy to work with. Painted full strength, bleeding has never been an issue. I'm careful when thinning, and so I've never had an issue with bleeding. Iron your fabric after you're finished painting and it's ready to wash. I'm sold -- I won't ever be buying squeeze bottled paint for my fabric work again.
I am a Textile Painter and have used all types of paint. Jacquard Textile is NUMBER ONE when it comes to softness, endurance, colors and ease of use in blending. It is expensive yet, a great value when it comes down to quality.
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