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Suzanne Carillo

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I Thought I Spotted A Zebra – DIY Painted Sweater

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I made a Polyvore set a while back that had this lovely sweater in it…

 

Dorothy Perkins sweater

This was the set I'd made…

Just Behave

Anyhoo… I decided to DIY a zebra sweater myself. 
I started off by making a pattern I drew by hand onto some craft paper.
Hand drawn pattern
I inserted some cardboard behind my sweater to make it flatter and also to protect it from paint bleeding through.
Cardboard in sweater

Then I cut out the pattern and trimmed it to fit on the sweater.
Cut out pattern
 I decided to cut around some of the pencil on the pattern so that I would be able to trace the image onto the sweater better.  This can be a bit fussy. I didn't do it everywhere…just enough to trace some of the image details onto the sweater. Then I pinned the cut pattern onto the sweater and traced the image with a paint pen. I just sort of slid my paint pen inbetween the slits I had cut in the pattern.
After I painted in the black with acrylic paint and a brush.
Painted zebra on sweater DIY
I went back in and filled in some areas and added a bit more detail free hand.
The one thing about painting on a sweater is that because it is a knit it was a bit harder to control the edges of the image. I would recommend just going slowly and using a paint pen for the finer details rather than a brush. I found it easier to work with.

et…voilà!

DIY zebra blue pencil skirt

Zebra pencil skirt side view
DIY zebra sweater close
skirt – Anthropologie, sweater – TJ Maxx & then altered, shoes – Nine West, bag – TJ Maxx, necklace – by me : ) 


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  2. Katherine / Of Corgis & Cocktails says

    How cool! I love that you drew the zebra out yourself – it turned out really great!

  3. Laura Wears... says

    Amazing! I can’t believe how great your DIY sweater looks. Like Adrienne, I would have never thought to paint a sweater.
    I also LOVE that pencil skirt 🙂
    Laura

  5. Kristina C says

    Wow! You are amazing! I’m getting really excited about your DIYs. They are so fresh and fun. Thank you so much for sharing them with us!
    daydream delighful

  6. Trina says

    Seriously? This is incredibly awesome! And, not only the DIY sweater but also the way you assembled your entire outfit. It is perfect. Thank you for sharing this.

  9. Suzanne says

    Well in all honesty if I could have just bought the sweater I probably would have. You know what they say…necessity is the Mother of invention. Or as I say…when I need that in my closet I will make it if I have to!

  10. Suzanne says

    Thanks Laura : )
    I have had a bit of practice working on fabric as years and years ago I painted jean jackets and jeans and sold them.

  28. Suzanne says

    Thanks Marla…so nice of you to keep stopping by : ) I hope all is going well you. I think you were planning a move right? Hope it went smoothly.

  29. merciblahblah says

    that. is. AWESOME. Love love love it sooooo much. I used to paint my clothing all the time, and haven’t done it in years. You have inspired me.
    Also, I’m just checking back in after my girls’ weekend – thank you so much for featuring lil old me on your blog last week – I’m so flattered!!
    Have a great day, Suzanne!
    Shannan

  34. Jan Graham-McMillen says

    Wow! Inspiring!!!! What a great idea, you smart, skilled girl! Thank you. Looks super on you, but don’t wear it on a busy day ’cause you won’t get anything done for all the people asking you where you got your sweater!
    Like the necklace as well … gives the zebra a festive look!

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