Some time ago, it was all the rage in the crafty-making side of the internet to do stencil painting on T-shirts. Well, t-shirts aren’t particularly Steampunk and no-one seemed to be doing any painting on skirts – so I decided to correct that. Thus, above you can see the fruits of my labours. I bought a disarmingly cheap cotton/linen blend skirt from Tesco’s which is grey-blue in colour. I then went to my local craft shop and bought some gun metal acrylic paint and textile solution (which you mix with the paint to create your own fabric paint). After some time in 3ds Max, I created some nice cog shapes, and printed them out. Long story short – after 72hrs drying, some ironing and a wash – I had my second cog skirt!

The final effect is a little too subtle for my liking – and it does look a bit too much as if a highly creative slug has left a cog shaped trail on my clothing, but I’m pleased with it despite that. A learning experience certainly too.

[edit] A link for the stencil as a jpg.