It is said that the unprocessed material is no problem, but synthetic material?
Yes. But the acrylic paint on the clothes, will be a bit hard, textile color pigment better than propylene.
Pigments recommend Australia's Deli Van Matis brand of acrylic pigment + fiber fixative. The disadvantage is that the price is small and temporarily not easy to buy.
Because the water-absorbent material is best to achieve the best hand-painted, after the waterproof or quick-drying materials will be due to poor adsorption may lead to material cracking or even fall off. Of course, really need it, then also a small area of the experiment, after the success of the expansion is not too late.