You will need:
* Sharpies (Bet you didn't see that coming.)
* Alcohol (The rubbing kind, not the drinking kind)
* Dabbers (Such as ear swabs)
* Spray bottle
* Your choice of fabric (I started out with tea towels.)
The first technique was drawing designs, such as flowers on the fabric with the Sharpies. Then, you dab the alcohol on the drawn lines. Note, that if you lift the fabric the lines will run in the down direction, it makes a cool effect in it's own way. Unless, you want the ink to run in a specific direction, keep it flat until the alcohol is somewhat dry.
The next technique employs a bunch of bunching. I started in the center and grabbed up the fabric Then twist the fabric tightly. While holding your fabric in place, color the edges of the twist with your chosen marker. Let the twist go, Then gather and twist a few times. On the next gather and twist, i found it nice to change color. Repeat a few times with your new color. Now find a few different places in the fabric to spread the design. I did this expansion by doing smaller gathers and alternating single colors, here and there. I then hung the towel on the clothesline and used the spray bottle willy nilly. Remember the ink will run in the down direction. I turned the towel and sprayed again to get the ink flowing in two directions.
The final technique, for now, is a combo of the first two. I folded the fabric into triangles and colored the edge. The starting point of the triangle is in different places. Then, I drew organic shapes in the center of each triangle fold. I hung this one on the line and prayed, as well. I turned this one in four directions.
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