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Friday, September 16, 2011
My Pink Morning
I am trying a few new techniques for fabric surface design today, and I loved the colors so much that I kept going and dyed some fibers to spin into a matching yarn. It was really fun and the colors turned out so bright and yummy; however, in the end I discovered that I literally turned my hands pink. Turns out my messy creating style with paint does not work so well with a dying process, as the paint does scrub off and well dye... not so much. Oh well, pink is a happy color, and at least I didnt turn them black or brown or some other color that translates as dirt. Here are some pics from my morning:
I used a regular washable glue to create the flowers and typical fabric dyes for the colors. I am planning on turning the fabric into journal covers and the fibers will be handspun yarn to tie onto the binding. I am loving the way it looks outside my window right now, blowing in the wind on the clothesline. I just might have to make some more in this colorway to turn into flags or something, just so I can enjoy it all year round. Happy Friday!
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WOW! This is looking awesome...popping with pink! Love it so far and great process pix! you ROCK! POP ART MINIS
ReplyDeleteThese look fantastic, have fun creating! :]
ReplyDeleteGlue? I have been around a long time... why have I never heard of using glue as a resist before? Or maybe I have been around so long I have forgotten.... either way, I am going to play with this method. Thanks
ReplyDeleteLove the colours. I can't wait to see how you make them into journal covers! Sounds like a great and colourful idea ! :)
ReplyDeleteI love this. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteMy 11 year old daughter wants to be a fashion designer
and this is a great opportunity for her to make her own fabric.
I’d love to know what kind of glue you used.
Thanks so much!
Thanks everyone! Eydie, i would HIGHLY recommend that your daughter sign up for Alisa Burke's Surface Design E-course. Its all about designing and creating your own fabric designs. It's where I learned how to do this, and I dont want to divulge Alisa's secrets... plus the class is really great! just go to www.alisaburke.com and look at her online class list.
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