Crayon Technique

Supplies

100% Kona "SNOW" Cotton
Crayola brand crayons--any count you wish.  It is NOT necessary to purchase crayons with "fabric" on the wrapper.  Regular crayons work wonderfully well.
Note here---"off brand" crayons have more wax and tend to have less intense colors.  But,  they are great to use for shading when it is desired.
Crayon sharpener
.08 or sz.1 Black micron pen (I think this has "graphic" printed on the pen).
Freezer paper
Optional supplies:  Using these textured items and coloring your fabric over them will produce amazing results.  Feel free to use anything else to give texture/dimension to your work, if desired.
Sandpaper (grit # your preference)
Plastic canvas (any count mesh you desire) 
Screen wire 
Wood--plywood scraps or any scraps of lumber large enough to use with your block(s).

Wash your fabric, dry, and press being careful not to stretch the fabric. Do not use fabric softener or a dryer sheet.

  Cut a 13.5 inch square. Cutting the square larger to begin with will allow you to square it up to the perfect 12.5 inch size later.

 Cut a piece of freezer paper 13.5 inches square also and iron the shinny side to the wrong side of your fabric square. This will give the fabric stability for drawing.

 Place the original drawing or pattern on a light box, window, glass topped coffee table with a light under it, etc, and place your fabric on top of this. Trace the pattern onto your fabric using a mechanical pencil with a fine point. Keep your lines as narrow and light as possible.

 Color your picture, pressing down firmly on the crayon; the darker the better.  You can outline your pattern if you like with a pigma pen.

 To set the crayon, lay several layers of newspaper on your ironing board. Cover this with white paper towels. Put the colored fabric face up and cover it with a paper towel.
   Press with iron set on wool or medium. As you press, you will see the paper towel start to absorb the excess wax.  It may or may not have color.

Change the paper towel and press until there is no longer any wax. If you don’t think the color is dark enough after pressing it, you can go over it again with crayons and then Press again. When you have finished, let it cool and peel of the freezer paper. You might want to turn the fabric over and repeat the process with the back side just to be sure all the wax has been removed.

Article paraphrased and modified from

http://www.kerryskollectables.com/InstructionsCrayon.html