You know I love fabric and surface design, but I’ve always gravitated toward cotton. Really, to tell you the truth, I have been scared to death of silk. It’s such a lovely fiber, but I’ve been so afraid I’d mess it up. Then last year I took an awesome silk painting class from Evi Slaby.…
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How to: Scrunched Sun Printing
Well, We’ve come to the end of sun printing time in my neck of the woods. Due to this mild summer there have been a lot of days that I couldn’t get good prints. My sun printed class was rescheduled twice but even the last date, last Thursday, was too cool and no sun. I…
Read MoreGelatin Printing: Using preserved botanicals
Well, I finally got around to using those preserved botanicals – the ferns – the other day with my Gelli Arts Gel printing plate. And the jury is in – the ferns worked perfect, and I was able to put them back in the box for another session later. However, I did find that the…
Read MoreDyeing fabric with ink
I was looking through my pictures getting ready to write a post today, when I ran across photos I had taken several months ago for a tutorial on dyeing fabric with ink. I dyed the fabric for The Printed Fabric Bee challenge. On this post I talked about the stencil I made from a plastic…
Read MoreSunday July Roundup
Good Morning all! It’s another lovely day here and I thought I’d post a little Sunday roundup. One of the big things I did this past week was clean out the front part of the garage which I use as my dye studio. I’m excited that it’s organized finally! I’ve been working on make some…
Read MoreDyeing to be surprised
I absolutely love surprises – that is, “good” or “happy” surprises. It’s like change. I always have loved change as long as I was making the change. But that’s another story. Let’s talk about my latest dyeing session. This past Saturday I was looking for a specific pink for a project I’m working on. And…
Read MorePrinted Fabric Bee Giveaway #7
It’s time for the Printed Fabric Bee Giveaway! Lisa Chin was the queen bee this past month and she chose text as her topic. I really loved this challenge. I showed you my piece and how I made it in this post. Here is the 6 x 6 inch piece I made for the giveaway.…
Read MorePrinted Fabric Bee Text Piece
This month’s challenge for the Printed Fabric Bee was a 12 x 12 piece with text. Lisa Chin, the queen this month, also requested turquoise as her color of choice. I love text on fabric so I was really looking forward to playing. This was a fun and fast project once I decided what I…
Read MoreA Parfait of Color
A couple years ago I blogged about iced dyed parfait and the results. It was such a fun experiment and you can see the results here. It’s a great way to use up old dyes and get surprise fabric designs. So this time I tried it without the ice and I really love the results.…
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