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Have you ever heard of fabric sublimation crayons? I hadn’t either until I was asked to review this set of crayons from Wear Your Art.
And read on to see how you can win a set for yourself!
*Disclaimer – Ad post – we were kindly sent some crayons to review by Wear Your Art, but all opinions are our own. For more details see the Disclosure Policy page.
Fabric Sublimation Crayons From Wear Your Art
Ever fancied easily making your own t-shirt designs, or transferring a drawing over to fabric? Well these crayons are a great way of getting started making your own t-shirt art.
They are a fun way for your child to make their own t-shirt designs. Plus, you could cover over stains on an old t-shirt and keep it going for much longer, brighten up some old fabric, or make a host of decorations.
How To Use Fabric Sublimation Crayons
Elizabeth currently loves the program “Gabby’s Doll House” on Netflix, but there aren’t any t-shirts out there with any of the characters on. She also has a whole load of plain white t-shirts which were handed down to us by one of my friends, and I had an idea that we could upcycle one of these with some t-shirt art.
The crayons can be used directly on fabric, but I printed out a colouring page or her favourite character Mer-Cat. I carefully coloured over the outlines of the drawing, and then let Elizabeth colour the drawing in.
Taking the t-shirt where we were printing the design, I placed a sheet of paper between the front and back layers. I set my iron to a sythnetic setting without steam. Then, I took the coloured in page, and placed it where I wanted it on the t-shirt front. Making sure that the paper did not move, I ironed over the paper for a couple of minutes.
(NB. you do need to remember that writing will be reversed if you use this technique – so remember to mirror print the image before colouring)
Finally the finished design was revealed! And Elizabeth is delighted with her new t-shirt. The t-shirt can be hand washed.
What Did We Think Of The Crayons?
Elizabeth was thrilled with the finished product. I will say that it may take me a little fiddling around to get a result that I am happier with.
The crayon colours do not look the same on the coloured in page to how they come out on the fabric. It may be worth doing a test on a spare piece of fabric before doing the real thing, though this wasn’t able to be done in this instance as it was a t-shirt. Apparently a high polyester fabric works best, and the t-shirt was cotton.
That being said, the technique is very easy and the instructions are very clear. I think that these would be great fun for most children, and I can think of so many ways that we can make things with them in future. What would you make?
Who Are Wear Your Art?
Stephany is the force behind WearYourArt.net. Last year she launched her wonderful fabric crayons, and before lockdown she was showcasing them at the very popular Knit and Stitch roadshows around the country. But obviously lockdown and the pandemic has really challenged how she can promote her product.
She is a textile artist/art facilitator that is crazy about recycling. And if you go over to her site you will find some brilliant examples of her work and some great ideas on how to use the fabric crayons to create some amazing decorative and clothing ideas.
And She Has Kindly Me Do A Giveaway!
Wear Your Art have kindly offered my readers the chance to win a set of the fabric sublimation crayons that I have featured above. To be in with a chance to win them, enter using the form below. And good luck!
The competition is open to entrants over 18yrs from the UK only. The winner will be chosen at random after the competition closes – but see the full t&cs below.
Terms and Conditions of Giveaway
- Giveaway ends at midnight on 20th February 2021 (00:00 on 21/2/21)
- There is one prize only – which consists of one set of fabric sublimation crayons listed above.
- The prize is non-transferable and no cash alternative is offered.
- This giveaway is limited to UK entrants aged 18 or over. If you enter from out of the UK, your entry will be deleted.
- By providing your information, you are providing your information to me and me alone. I do not share or sell information.
- This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
- The Winner will be contacted by email within 72 hours of the giveaway ending.
- If no response is received from the Winner within 72 hours of being contacted, a subsequent Winner may be selected.
- Finally, entry to this prize draw confirms that participants have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you have any additional questions, please contact me.
What do you think of these fabric sublimation crayons? I’d love to hear your thoughts. Comment here, or holler at me over at my social media channels.
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we would draw our animals on our tee shirts!
My grandson would colour in dinosaurs
What a great way to personalise any top, and I especially like the idea of using the crayons to cover a stain nn
My children would want to make paw patrol T-shirts.
We would draw on some tote bags
Funky new t-shirt, Elizabeth!
And this is a great write-up, Jo. I hadn’t heard of the term ‘sublimation crayons’ before but I’ve come across pens for doing similar with clothing. I imagine crayons are a bit harder to use given their thickness so you may not get the same precision, but it’s a great idea for the little ones. Like you say, you can give an old piece of clothing a new lease of live and cover over stains and marks too! Good luck to everyone entering the giveaway. xx
Fairies on tees our girls will love
Tshirts with unicorns!
Make T-shirts 😉
We would make a table cloth and colour it
I think I would make a flower on a T-shirt
These look like fun I would definitely make t-shirts!
I’d let my son make his own T-shirt.
I’d paint with my one-year-old grandson. It’ll be messy but fun.
Butterflies on a T-shirt would be pretty x
These crayons would be great for creating drawings on Amelia’s t shirts & canvas bag she is making
I wouldn’t but my Granddaughter who is very artistic would absolutely love these.
We would love a homemade dinosaur t shirt!
We would make some t-shirts for the summer
I’d make T-shirt with my little niece for my mam thanks X
I would make t shirts
definatly tshirts
these look utterly fab for the kids
I’d love to make some big lounging cushions for our camping adventures when they come back again.
I’d let kids go crazy / wild, more fun!
we would decorate our plain white convs 🙂
my grandsons would love to decorate their tee shirts
My daughter would draw her Nanas Persian cat. She loves her so much 🙂
Would decorate a pillowslip with stars and moon
Looks like a fun way to decorate clothes and perfect for little ones clothes. #MMBC
I would use them to decorate some plain pillow cases I have
My daughter would enjoy decorating a plain t-shirt!
Grandson would be happy with dino’s on pillow cases
I’d let my daughter have a go at making something… so probably unicorn designs!
I would give them to my sister who likes crafting during lockdown
Oh, these look like fun! I love Elizabeth’s design, she did a fab job. x #MMBC
The kids would love these!
i would give them to my son to decorate all his t-shirts
Love to make some tshirts with the nieces!
My daughter would love to design her own tshirt!
Maybe a T-shirt
These looks lots of fun
I have just got in to sewing, so I would create a top for my daughter and she could decorate it.
We would love this in my classroom. We could decorate t-shirts at the end of term!
My daughters would design their own t-shirts, probably in minecraft designs
We would draw pictures on t shirts of flowers
Would love to decorate my daughter’s clothes with these! She’d have so much fun!
My daughter would love these and I know would draw designs on T-shirt’s .
I would let my daughter decorated a t-shirt for herself and her sister 🙂
This would be lovely for my granddaughter to decorate some of her clothes!
I would like to help my grandchildren make their own T-Shirts!
We would probably make some flags
I think that my grandson would want to make a teeshirt with a dinosaur on it and my granddaughter would want one with a unicorn on it!
I would let the children use them as they are the artistic members of the family. They like drawing pokemon figures so they would probably feature.
Some mother’s day tote bags
A plain pillowcase would be good to decorate.
great giveaway
My daughter would love to draw mermaids on a t-shirt!
My daughter would love to decorate some t shirts with these.
These are fantastic! I would get the children in my after school club to decorate their own t-shirts! Their imaginations would be running wild!
My granddaughter would love these crayons. She is mad abot outer space and wants to be an astronaut so she would probably draw some planets, space ships and aliens.
This would be great for my sister and nephew who love crafting.
Perfect for the little artist in our family. Probably start with something small like fabric swimming kit bag.
These would really appeal to two of my granddaughters. They are talented artists (OK, I’m biased!) Ava would draw and colour a sloth, and Lexie would draw some sort of dinosaur.
we love designing unique art for friends and family. I’ve not seen this brand before but they look easy to use.
I’d decorate some tshirts with my nephews x
I’d get my children some plain t-shirts to decorate. I think this would be a really fun rainy day activity!
Id decorate a tote bag
I’d draw Bing on my toddlers tshirt. He’d be thrilled
I would do some art on all my plain t-shirts to make them unique and give them a new lease of life x
I would draw dinosaurs and volcanoes on my son’s plain tshirts.
What a great project to do with children!
What a fab idea! Much easier to use than fabric paint I’m sure! My older two would love to try this I’m sure! #MakeItLinky