paisley |ˈpāzlē|
noun
• a pattern resembling the design or figure on this fabric or material.
• textile pattern characterized by colourful, curved abstract figures
• a motif resembling an enlarged comma is the one by which most people recognize a paisley pattern

ORIGIN 1825–35; named after a town of southwest Scotland west of Glasgow. It has been a textile centre since the early 18th century and became famous in the 19th century for its colourful patterned shawls. Population: 73,000.

Start with clean and dry shoes; take out any shoe accessories i.e. laces, etc.

Sketch out your design on the shoes. Keep it random and play with different sizes of shapes. I did a paisley design and used some other random patterns to fill in the gaps. Swirls and hearts etc...

Test out the paint on some scrap fabric first. We need to get the right consistency before we put it on your shoes! Depending on the effect you desire, really thick for a puffy design... or paint it on thin and it will have a more drawn on effect.

Once you have drawn out your design, go over the draft in fabric paint. Be careful to not smudge the paint!