How can 2 weeks have gone by so quickly? I guess when I look back at all I've done it's not so surprising but it sure doesn't seem like 2 weeks! Today was definitely a productivity day! I spent most of the day - all day - printing, trying out a couple of techniques I read about. The first was a resist process by Jeannie Palmer Moore, printing with white paint on white fabric. After it dries and is heat set, you apply liquid dye with a brayer. I got so involved, I forgot to take "before" pictures of the white on white fabric! But I do have pictures after the dye is applied. Tomorrow will be the "wash out" to see the final result. Of course, part of the process was using some newly made screens, so that was exciting too. Here are a few pieces.
This is the biggest piece, a half yard. the screen used here is "crackle". I used 3 colors of dye - coral, yellow, and parakeet. The other pieces are all 9 or 10 inch pieces of fabric.
Along with this process, I tried another great idea from Diane Doran. When finished printing with a screen, a lot of paint gets washed away in the clean up. Usually I print on extra fabric to use up the paint but an even better way is to print with a slightly damp sponge which not only uses up the excess paint but helps clean the screen at the same time. I got lots of extra prints from every screen I used. Luckily I had brought along a Cherrywood scrap bag of 6 x 9 inch pieces which were perfect for using up the extra paint, and great colors to boot. If you are not familiar with Cherrywood, take a look at their website - great hand dyed cottons with a suede-like appearance.
Along with this process, I tried another great idea from Diane Doran. When finished printing with a screen, a lot of paint gets washed away in the clean up. Usually I print on extra fabric to use up the paint but an even better way is to print with a slightly damp sponge which not only uses up the excess paint but helps clean the screen at the same time. I got lots of extra prints from every screen I used. Luckily I had brought along a Cherrywood scrap bag of 6 x 9 inch pieces which were perfect for using up the extra paint, and great colors to boot. If you are not familiar with Cherrywood, take a look at their website - great hand dyed cottons with a suede-like appearance.
Above I was using a sponge to print with the excess ink. Below, all 3 prints were made using the sponge and all are white paint, even though they appear different on the 3 colors.
Above are more of the prints on a drying rack.
Another technique I tried was using a brayer and liquid dye over texture plates. This fabric could be cut up and used as is or another layer of surface design could be added.
And one more thing, I made an addition to this piece that I started the first week with a sun print. Can you tell what's different?
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