Here is an easy idea for painting Flour Sack Napkins when you can't the find napkins that you need or that are affordable. Simple tutorial. Unique one of a kind napkins by painting on inexpensive flour sacks.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Active Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: DIY
Keyword: DIY napkins, napkins, painted napkins
Yield: 6
Equipment
Decorative Paint Roller
Brayer Hard surface roller
Materials
Flour Sack Towels
Chalk Paint
Instructions
Wash, dry and press your flour sack towels
Prepare a surface with wax paper or other protective barrier as large as the towel size.
Lay the flour sack towel flat onto the prepared surface.
Add Paint to a flat surface such as a plastic cutting board, etc.
Use Brayer Roller to flatten paint
Add your decorative roller to flattened paint and cover the entire roller with paint.
Begin at one side and roll the paint print onto the flour sack from bottom to top without lifting the roller.
Reload paint onto roller
Make a second row by starting at the top and rolling downward allowing the pattern to touch.
Continue alternating the rolling until the entire towel is covered with the pattern.
Allow to dry by laying flat.
Once dry, heat set the pattern to the fabric with a hot iron. Use a protective layer of fabric between the iron and the paint.
Notes
There are a variety of rollers to create different patterns and colors.