I’ve been working on a talk for the Indiana SAQA group on resists. I had it all finished, and then I ran across an article about rice flour which I’ve never tried, so I had to stop and play.
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2021, Etsy, and Resists
Another busy week. I’ve decided that there will be a 2021, so I ordered and received my new planner. I sure hope I will be able to use it more than I did my 2020 planner. This weekly/monthly calendar by Blue Sky has been my favorite for several years. I love the month-at-a-glance two-page spread,…
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Working on some new projects
I don’t know about you, but I go full speed, and then I work as slow as a turtle. Luckily, right now I’m in the fast mode while working on some new projects.
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Flour Resist Revisited
It’s been two years since I played with flour resist. With all of the sun and heat, I thought this would be the perfect time to revisit this technique. If you’d like to read the 2018 tutorial, you can find it HERE.
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Soy Wax Batik and Fashion Spray
Today I wanted to show your my results with soy wax and Marabu Fashion Spray. In the past I’ve used Jacquard Dye-Na-Flow and fiber reactive dyes with this technique (and they work great!), but I wanted to see how well these sprays would hold up. If you’d like to see how I used these sprays…
Read MoreHow To: Oatmeal Resist
Two weeks ago I played with dyeing again. I wanted to try some different techniques that have been on that “to try” list. One of those was oatmeal resist. Lisa Kerpoe wrote a whole series of kitchen resists for Quilting Arts. Her tutorial on this technique was in the October/November 2010 issue. Since I was…
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