How to Paint on Fabric: Freehand, Tracing, Stamping, and Stencil Methods for Beginner and Advanced Craftsman
By Marge Wing with N. Mahr, L. Young and G.G. Grimshaw
This book was attrociously old-fashioned. The pictures were really granny-like, and the paintings on the fabric were tacky. However, what I wanted was not how to paint, but how to apply paint to fabric. In this book, instead of using special fabric paints or acrylics (note, this book was written when drying machines were not commonly enough used to be mentioned in the book, and synthetic fabrics were considered new), the book uses oil paint, which is prefect, since that is the medium I work with best. It suggests that one puts a layer of cardboard, to pin the fabric to, and then paper to prevent the paint from seeping through. This is probably the most important information in the entire book. It also says to use enamel, and that without enamel, the oil paint is not permanant, however, a quick wiki search showed that enamel and oil paints together can be substituted with acrylics, which might be easier, since this way it's a one-step process. It also says to use "mineral spirits" as a paint thinner. If using oils, this is the equivalent of turpentine. If using acrylics, one can just use water.
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