I recently blogged about this idea for a roller stamp . But then I thought … one just isn’t going to be enough, but it’s gonna get kind of expensive to purchase rolling pins in bulk; there must be a better way ….
And there is!
Paints & Dyes
During a recent visit to the craft store, I stumbled across this interesting product – Krylon Webbing Spray.
You hold the can about 12-18″ above the item to be sprayed which can be fabric, paper or other types of surfaces. You then sweep across the surface as you spray and it comes out of the can kind of like silly string. It then floats onto the surface and adheres and dries.
Way cool – and a great surface design technique. It’s kind of stiff when it dries, but you can sew over it. Fun!
This month I took some time to continue playing with the hand dyed fabrics I made last month.
You’ll might remember I started with this design in mind and ended up with this beautiful completed art quilt.
Well I decided to continue in series and now have three lovely little art quilts, each 21″ x 14″.
FLOWERS
Hand Dyed Fabric: All Done Playing with Complementary Colors
22 Apr | Posted in Paints & Dyes, Surface Design | By LindaMIf you have been following the process:
It started here with some hand dyed fabrics; then I began the design process;
and now for the final results:
This was the result of the sample at the last installment:
Hand Dyed Fabric: Still Playing with Complementary Colors
16 Apr | Posted in Paints & Dyes, Surface Design | By LindaMIf you remember the beautiful hand dyed fabric that I ended up with last week after my fun dye-day, for a few days they lay on my worktable taunting me until I finally gave in and decided to work with them.
Here is what’s happening so far:
I took one of the fat quarters with mostly purple color, cut it in half and made a quilt sandwich with some cotton batting in between. I added some free motion quilting for background texture, and then cut some lime green/yellow squares and frayed the edges and pinned in place.
Hand Dyed Fabric: Playing with Complementary Colors
08 Apr | Posted in Paints & Dyes, Surface Design | By LindaMAs the weather here in Florida turns nice and warm, I finally got the chance to go play in my dye room the other day. I’m currently working on a new quilt and wanted a very specific colored background fabric, so while I had everything set up in the dye room I also took the opportunity to spend a few extra hours “playing”.
Sidenote
As a sidenote, some years ago I actually took the time to make a sample folder of dye recipes. This really is a time consuming process because you have to label everything and be very precise about mixing your dyes. However the samples have proved invaluable to me over the years particularly when I need a very specific color or combination of colors. With the dye recipe and sample right at your fingertips, it is extremely easy to reproduce the exact same color.
If you are interested in producing your own sample folder, I highly recommend the book Dyeing To Quilt : Quick, Direct Dye Methods for Quilt Makers by Joyce Mori and Cynthia Myerberg. While I have read a number of good dyeing books, I found this one particularly easy to read and understand, and very easy to follow. It also includes record sheets that you can copy and use to create your sample color runs.
