Painting a Jumpsuit

Painting a Jumpsuit - Is this Hand Made?

Painting a jumpsuit.

I purchased this black jumpsuit from a thrift store a few years ago.

The fabric was satin.

It has spaghetti straps, and was dainty.

It appeared to be hand made, not store bought.

There was no inside tag to give the size, fabric, and washing instructions.

The jumpsuit was not lined.

When I tried it on, it had an awkward fit.

The top part fit well, but the bottom was too tight.

Was it my body structure, or the make of the jumpsuit?

I resolved that the jumpsuit was just not my size.

The purchased jumpsuit in its original black.

Before I started painting, I envisioned a design of large white or yellow polka dots against the black fabric.

For this, I was using fabric paint.

Once the white polka dots were painted, the jumpsuit still looked unfinished.

I then added yellow.

Nope. It still did not look complete.

I kept adding colors, and was getting frustrated along the way.

This undertaking was not going the way I had projected.

I began to lose hope that this project would be successful.

It was at that moment that the design started taking form.

It seemed to have something to do with me adding blue.

Blue is my least favorite color, but it seemed to have made the jumpsuit come alive.

First white polka dots...

...then yellow polka dots...

...then, red was added to the polka dots...

...then white was lightly smeared all over...

...then blue paint was added...

...and last, white paint was splattered all over.

I showed the jumpsuit to my mother, and she thought it would be perfect for my niece who is in college.

She insisted on paying me for it, and then she gave it to my niece as a gift.

My niece loved it, and wore it to many different events.

My sister told me that it fit her daughter perfectly.

According to my sister, it looks absolutely stunning on her.

This was very rewarding for me to hear, since I knew what it took to get the jumpsuit to look as it did.

As I think back on it, I would have started the design with splashes of paint, instead of the polka dots.

I also would have used no more than three colors to complete the look.

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