Have you tried a wax resist technique on fabric? In week 20 of Material Mondays I share one of the techniques that I use to create the designs on my fabric.
Dyeing your own fabric is a great way to create your own designs, and the fabric can either be used as a whole or cut up and used in smaller projects.
I start out with an image loosely sketched on the fabric, I usually do a combination of faces and patterns
The next step is to add the wax either on the lines you have drawn or in-between the lines which will create varying patterns.
I combine a selection of dyes together to get the color that I want, you can do swatches so that you are able to recreate the colors when needed.
Once dried the wax is removed. I use an iron and place paper over the fabric. It is a great way to apply color and pattern to some of the fabrics that you may have, and you can experiment and see what effects that you are able to create.