Resin Your Fabric Scraps!
What you'll need to make this:
- Large Silicone Doming Tray
$14.00
- Resin 12 oz. Set (deals on multiples)
$36.00
- Silicone Cabochons Mold
$20.00
- Button Shank - Clear Plastic 10mm, 10-pk
$3.00
- Tiny Pointy Swabs - pack of 100
$4.80
- Spring Drill - the easiest drill for resin jewelry
$15.00
(selections can be changed at checkout)

You'll also need

- Fabric with a distinct design - fabrics react differently in resin, watch the tutorial to help you choose which will work best

- White cardstock, if you decide to back your fabrics as shown in the video 

- Waxed paper or another non-stick surface (back of your doming tray works, if you're not using it for other projects). 

- Sharp scissors, a craft knife, and a cutting surface

- Whatever jewelry findings you want to use to turn your piece into wearable jewelry.  

- Paper towels


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How-To:

I'm loving this technique for turning bits and pieces of fabric into jewelry, buttons, pins, magnets, all sorts of shiny treasures!  It's easy to do and super-versatile.  If you're looking for the best resin supplies for beginners, or if you've already got skills, you'll find everything you need here at little-windows.com.  The video above shows how to select the best fabrics for this technique, and how to treat them before applying resin so you get the best looking results. Some fabrics will need a white backing to help the design pop.

The projects you make with this concept can be simple, or lead into a layered fiber wonderland. We have the best resin jewelry starter kit, and unique resin jewelry supplies to make your ideas come to life. In the video I focus on the Resin Doming Technique that Brilliant Resin does so well, but there are lots of ways to use fabrics in your castings too. This is also a great project for mixed media, so throw in an image, a charm, some pigments, or some beads for extra dimension. In addition to the best resin jewelry supplies, this how-to video will walk you step-by-step through how to turn your fabric scraps into awesome pieces! 


Here are some examples of some different fabrics in resin, you'll notice the printed cottons on the left and right hold up well and still show some texture in resin, but the green felt looks flat and the fluffy blue stuff looks blobby - could be a cool effect, but it doesn't keep its soft appearance once you submerge it in resin.

Click here to see the "Resin Your Fabrics" slide show presentation.




You can also use a photo of fabric, which allows you to duplicate, resize, or manipulate if needed to coordinate with your pieces:


resin fabric photo buttons

 

resin fabric buttons photo

We've also made some lovely buttons with fabric scraps using our Silicone Cabochons Mold:


 


 

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