I call these hand painted and not hand dyed because I use Jacquard dye-na-flow and other textile paints to create these fabrics. Even though I'm using them like I would a true dye they're still a paint in that they don't bond with the fabrics like dye does. Anyway…here's the latest few pieces of [...]
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     Photographic Inspirations Blog      | A few months ago I came across a denim jacket while I was out doing a bit of shopping. It was covered with some very ugly plastic beads in turquoise in silver. I hated the beading but loved the shape and fit of the jacket so I bought it thinking I'd just take off the [...] First up some new pieces of Shibori dyed silk: and and and this next one is my favorite:This piece is loaded with color. I dyed this one by laying it in the tray that was filled with the paint that had dripped off the fabrics that were drying on the pole they were [...] I just pulled these painted pieces of silk rayon velvet out of the dryer this morning… and this piece of stenciled ultrasuede too: I got several "what's your plan for these fabrics"emails from my last blog post –well I think that most of these will become [...] I have been doing a lot of Shibori fabric painting lately. I am particular fond of the Shibori technique Arashi (pole-wrapping). It's by far my favorite technique for adding color to fabric. I wrap wet fabric around a length of PVC pipe,and then paint it with Jacquard dye-na-flow paint. Then I leave the [...] I think I mentioned a few posts back that I had bought a few yards of black ultrasuede from the fabric store that was going out of business in my area. Well I've been meaning to do some painting on it and so this morning I broke out the paint and stencils. A while ago [...] |    It's easy to make your own Silk screens using the sun with PhotoEZ Sheets from EZScreenPrint!Use the offer code SUE10 at checkout to get 10% off your order! Get all the details"here"    | ||
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