“Daffodils”
12" x 17" (Copyright 2019)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile
paint, ink, cotton threads, wool batting. Based on an original drawing.
Wholecloth painted, free-motion quilted
For these two new pieces, I worked in a slightly different way. First, I traced two of my drawings onto white PFD (prepared for dyeing) fabric, and layered it with batting and backing fabric. I stitched over the pencil lines with black thread. Then I painted, using PRO Chemical & Dye's transparent textile paints, base extender and water. My goal was to get a water color look and to avoid letting the colors bleed. I also used a black Micron Pima pen for cross hatching in the background, and some dots for shading. I liked this technique and will be trying it again.
“Blue Crab, Green Water” 19" x 19" (Copyright 2019) White cotton fabric; acrylic textile
paint, commercial cotton fabric backing, cotton thread, wool batting.
Wholecloth painted, free-motion quilted.
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I love the watercolor look and the contrast with the colors. I have played around with acrylics, but of course those are too stiff.
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Hi, Debbie! Actually, this IS acrylic paint! It's just designed for fabric. I mixed it with base extender (sold by PRO Chem) and some water, and was successful in controlling the bleed.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's not very stiff. Doesn't change the hand of the fabric very much.
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