I'm looking to make a painting smock like the one someone gave my son. I made a copy of the smock that we have and it would be a snap to put together, as it is just vinyl with binding around the entire thing, with the neckline binding extended on 13" on either side so that it can be tied at the back of the neck. My son's daycare has requested that each parent bring an old tee-shirt so that the children can wear these while painting, and I was going to send the little vinyl painter's smock we have for Noah to use instead of a tee-shirt. However, I thought that if I could find some cute vinyl fabric, like rain slickers are made out of, I'd make a pile of smocks to give to the daycare class. I looked at oilcloth, but it just seems too flimsy. The smock that he has is navy blue with green frogs printed on it and it's bound in bright green binding. It reminds me of rain slicker fabric. I looked around online but I haven't had any luck locating this type of fabric. I thought of the iron-on vinyl you can buy to "vinylize" woven fabrics, but I have no experience with this stuff and don't know if it's a pain to use or if it even works. Any ideas where I might locate this type of fabric or if the iron on vinyl coating works?
thanks!
lisa