Heat Setting Paintsticks

Tonight, I finally got around to heat setting my paintstick project I talked about this week.  The directions said I could do this with an iron or a clothes dryer.

I first tried the iron.  I places a piece of freezer paper underneath; paper side up.  I ironed it face down on the freezer paper.  There was a lot of residue that came off. So if you try this method, definately protect your ironing board.  After doing this for a few minutes the material still had a heavy waxy feel to it.

Next I tried the clothes dryer.  I put it in for 15 minutes to start on a medium-high heat.  After 7 minutes I pulled it out; a lot of the waxy feel was gone, but not all of it.  I kept it in for the rest of the time and another 15 minute cycle after that.  It is definately dry and nothing rubs off on your hands.  But, the fabric has a strange feel to it; it feels think and it feels like there is a residue on it. FYI – no harm to my dryer.

The next time I am at the quilt shop I bought them from, I am going to feel their samples and see if I did something wrong.  I don’t think I put it on too thick, because I stenciled some of it.  I really believe that it is just how the product feels; I can’t expect it to leave my fabric completely unchanged.

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