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Until July 2008, Meg McElwee was a Montessori teacher in a one-room schoolhouse in rural Mexico. McElwee launched her sewing line, Sew Liberated, while living in Mexico and she now lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her husband and son, Finn. She writes about her adventures with fabric, thread, and...
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Give a big welcome to today's guest blogger Rashida Coleman-Hale, author of I Love Patchwork: 21 Irresistible Zakka Projects to Sew (Interweave), a beautiful new book that is just out in bookstores nationwide. --Cate I'm moving today. It's hard to believe. Before we moved to Atlanta, I didn't...
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Color value is how dark or light a color is. When pieces are cut from colors of the same value, they blend when placed next to each other.
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Sticks of color that draw like a crayon but that turn paint-like when water is applied.
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Using tea to alter the color of fabric or paper. Tea dyeing is often used to “age” new fabric or paper, giving it a vintage appearance. (Coffee can also be used for this purpose.) Depending on the kind of tea and the length of time it comes in contact with the item, colors range from pale...
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Hi everyone, In this episode of In the Studio with Cate, we address an email from Betty Anderson, who writes: I have tons of clippings/old mags/postcards/etc/etc/etc I'd love to see an article on organizing the small pieces of paper that are to integral to our art but a pain in the BUTT to store...
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A combination of a fountain pen and a brush, consisting of a head with the brush on it and a handle that's a plastic reservoir that holds water. The two parts screw together and apart very easily. A slow, constant trickle of water comes down the brush's bristles as you use it, and you can get...
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The initial or lowest layers of paint put down in a painting before the detail of the painting is put down. Some artists use underpainting to establish tonal values in a painting, effectively painting a monochrome version of the final painting to get all the tones right before adding color. Others use...
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about this issue The Cloth Paper Scissors Studios Winter 2009/2010 issue focuses on lighting tips for all studios and features 20 beautiful and functional spaces for all your creative endeavors. more online More storage ideas Video Tours In the Studio with Cate' Blog and Giveaways contents special...
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A polymer emulsion (paint) containing titanium-coated mica flakes. Painted over a dark color you see the labeled interference color. Painted over a light color you see the complimentary color. The color changes depending upon the angle you've viewing the paint at.
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A type of acrylic paint that, as the name suggests, are more liquid (fluid) or runny than 'normal' acrylic paints, with the same intensity of color.
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Fade-resistant and often water-resistant inks.
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Cover quilt by Diana Trout about this issue Designing Fabric; Sketches on fabric; Mixed-Media approach to quilting; dyeing technique; Sub Urban Art - selective Rusting; Edges; Monoprinting with texture plates; Journal quilts; Spontaneous explorations in color; Re-create your sketchbook images on cloth;...
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Tue, Dec 22 2009 by Barbara Delaney Congratulations!! What a wonderful selection of art doll entries we received. It is always fun to see the different interpretations and techniques... and the many locations that the entries arrive from. We would like the following artists to send their "Mother...
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Cover art by (left to right): Jennifer Greenwell, Flora Thompson and Michele Y Cushman about this issue Dolls inspired by shape, balance, and movement; creating art with math; illustrative clay painting; multi-layered wax backgrounds; Wabi-sabi inspiration; Ornamental Gift Tags; Floral Gift Tags - show...
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