Hand printed babygros

These were so easy to make but so cute: A second baby gift for my friends and their recent newborns and my own December baby, a 3-pack of hand printed babygro's with little polkadot ties, bowties, necklaces and other shapes. 

How to make hand printed babygros

Tools

• 3 pack of vests/babygros in the size and colour of your choice. You could also do this on tshirts for older children or even yourself.
• 1 thick piece of card
• Stencils cut out in the shapes you want
• Acrylic paint AND Golden Silk Screen Fabric Gel medium OR Fabric Paint
• Cotton wool buds
• Selotape

Method

1) Prepare and affix your stencil to the fabric wherever you want it with selotape. I made my own stencils. Place the thick card inside the babygro, directly under the area you'll be printing, so the paint doesnt bleed through to the back side.

2) Choose your acrylic colours and mix them up with the Silk Screen Fabric Gel. This medium allows acrylics, after heat setting with an iron, to survive frequent goes in the washing machine AND makes the paint dry soft like fabric paint. OR choose your fabric paint colours. I went for tones of blue and purple for boys and yellows and pinks for girls.

3) Dab your cotton wool bud in the colour and dab a splodge onto the fabric. It should print a little circle of colour. Practice beforehand if youre cautious so you know how much paint to use etc. Repeat until the stencil is full and looking pretty. Repeat on as many items as you like. Remove the stencil carefully.

4) Dry for 24hrs then remove the thick card. The babygro can then be heat set and washed following the fabric mediums instructions. It is then ready to wear. (Iron on the reverse in future for continued longevity)