How it works, is you trace your design on the plain side of the freezer paper and use a Xacto knife to cut it out. Then you iron the freezer paper onto your piece of clothing, shiny side down. After making sure all the edges are ironed down well, you fill in the stencil with paint. Fabric paint gives the best result, but acrylic craft paint works pretty well too. When the paint is dry, you peel off the freezer paper and that's it!
I used a freezer paper stencil to create this shirt for my son's school fundraiser at school, Race for Education. I think it turned out really well, and he'll look totally cool running to help raise money for his school!
Great job....looks fantastic! I've also heard that you can cut freezer paper on a Cricut machine. You just have to tape it down around the edges. Saves tons of xacto cutting time.
ReplyDeleteHey Kimberly, was wondering if wax paper can be used in place of freezer paper? Before I run out and buy freezer paper I thought I would ask. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Cyndi! You definitely need to use freezer paper. Unlike wax paper, the freezer paper is coated on only one side, so it will stick to your fabric but not to your iron. HTH!
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