I am really trying to make something of the fabric I create. Just like the journal covers I posted about on Saturday, it’s hard for me to cut into my fabric, but I’m pushing through that. Here is my finished mounted on canvas gelatin plate piece made in this gelatin printing post. When I was…
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Dyeing 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 MoreFolding and Clamping: Itajime
I’ve really enjoyed trying some new (to me) techniques with my dyeing. Itajime, a shibori technique, involves folding fabric and then sandwiching it between two pieces of wood or other material and holding the shapes with clamps. I bought these plexiglass pieces for this technique. You can get your own set from this Rossie’s etsy…
Read MoreGelli Plate Printing: The Ghost Image
I’ve been gelli plate printing for awhile now and have found I really like the second or the ghost image better than the original. I thought it would be fun to put together a short video for those of you who haven’t tried printing with these plates. I’m using textile paints on fabric, but this…
Read MoreHow to: Making Stencil Masks From Stamped Images
I was on a stencil making frenzy the other day. I wanted to make stencils with my Silhouette Portrait out of some of my wood printing block and potato masher images. Since I love those images, making stencils out of them would give me another way to use them. I’ve made stencils from photos and…
Read MoreHow to: Triple Fabric Bracelet
I love playing with fabric and today I’ll show you how to make this bracelet. For this Triple Fabric Bracelet I used some of my sun printed fabric from this post. [stextbox id=”custom”] Triple Fabric Bracelet [print_link] 2″ x 23″ fabric strip 1″ x 23″ fusible stabilizer sewing machine thread and hand stitching thread sewing…
Read MoreHow To: Shelling those Texas Pecans
Don’t you just love surprises? Well, the other day I received in the mail a box from Jeannie of For What It’s Worth and it was full of Texas pecans! Aren’t they beautiful? It’s been years since I’ve shelled pecans. First, I needed to see if we still had a nut cracker. After pulling it…
Read MoreSnow Dyeing: Technique #2
Now for the second technique. For this one I used less dye. I love the intense colors I got but wanted to see what they would look like using less dye which equals less cost. If you prepared your fabric as I did in this post, you are ready to move on to this new…
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