Here we are going to show you how to paint on a lace skirt giving it a little texture, helping the weight and the flow of the skirt. It is an excellent look to bring a little dimension to your lace garment. Recently while on a trip to Miami, we saw a gorgeous lace top in a specialty store. It was used on a bustier. We tried to determine where we could obtain this stunning fabric. During this process, we realized that they had simply applied puffy paint to lace and created a very dramatic look to the top.
Supplies:
Lace dance garment
Puffy paint
Paper plates or sheets of paper
Rhinestones or glitter optional
Directions:
Choosing Your Materials
If you already have a lace garment, you do not need to choose any material. The only thing you will need to choose are the paint colors you want to use. You need to decide if you want to use just one color throughout, different shades of the same color or more than one color. It all depends on the look you wish to achieve.
Preparation Before Painting
This method is really super easy. Before you start painting, you need to shake up the paint. As far as actually painting, you just need to determine what emphasis you want to place on the lace’s design. If you are not used to painting with puffy paint, it would be a good idea to practice on a piece of paper before you start painting on the lace. That would help you get the feel of it. It is real easy to press too hard on the bottle and get a very uneven flow and leave globs of paint at various intervals. You could end up making a mess of the garment instead of making it prettier.
Painting the Lace
Before you start painting, make sure to shake the paint bottle up real well. If it is not properly shaken, you will get a clear liquid instead of paint or even a runny look instead of the right consistency. To make sure you have shaken it up enough, try painting a little line on a piece of paper, scrap of material or your paper plate.
When painting on lace, you need to put a couple of sheets of white paper or a paper plate underneath the lace or the paint will bleed through on to your surface or onto other layers of fabric. It is important to understand that you will not be able to move the painted lace for awhile. You will need to let the paint dry before doing anything else..
We will be using both blue lace and white lace for our demonstration. We are going to use white puffy paint on the blue lace so that the paint is obvious and makes it easier for you to see. Normally, we would never use white on blue like this. We would use shades of blue on blue lace or other colors that go well with the blue and will help pull the colors out. As you can see, white on the blue lace looks pretty hokey but, if you choose the same colors as the lace such as blue puffy paint on blue lace or other complementary colors, it has a very dramatic effect.
Start with the center of a flower and just follow the lace pattern. Then, paint the outer edges of the flower. You need to look at the lace pattern as you go along and decide what lines you want to emphasize. If you have any scraps of the lace material, you might want to play around with painting it before you start on the garment itself. Puffy paint works really well if you are also putting rhinestones on the garment. From a distance, you would see the effect but not realize that it is puffy paint. We did not think we would like it, but we were amazed at how well it turned out.
Since too much paint will cause the garment to end up hard and stiff, we would suggest you not paint the entire outfit. So, be careful that you do not overdo.
If you want the fabric to flow and move when dancing, take extra care to not overdo the painting of the skirt. Reserve this for a top or something that is more fitted. You could also add a little glitter to give it a little extra shine.
If you make a mistake and the paint is the same color as the lace, you could carefully wash the paint off. Just make sure to let the fabric dry well before you continue painting.
