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CREATE with the Best August 25th-29th, 2011 Rosemont, Illinois Wow! Have you seen the instructor line up for Create? Did you get a look at the workshop schedule ? You can learn everything from no-stitch ATCs with Belinda Spiwak to monoprinting with Jeanne Moore . Or how about making a painted face canvas...
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Barbara Delaney
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12 May 2010
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Filed under: sew, stitch, collage, art, create, mixed-media, metal, Jenn Mason, canvas, artist, Cloth, paper, jewelry, Stamping, Workshop, Beryl Taylor, painting, Melanie Testa, Kelli Perkins, Linda Blinn, Jane Davila, ATCs, collaboration, printing, monoprinting, metallic paints, gel medium, surface design, craft, quilts, thread, sketching, altered books
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This is a polyester fabric-like material that has a wide variety of applications. It can be drawn or painted on to create a colored surface that still filters light. It is quite sturdy and can be cut into without fraying, and heat set up to 400 degrees
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These dyed silk fibers are harvested from the silk cocoon and stretched over a frame to form 10" squares. The layers can be separated and are wonderful for applying to the surface of felted projects.
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Cocoons, the purest form of silk, can be stretched and spun into yarn or left whole for collage and other fiber art projects. They can be bought pre-dyed or ready for dyeing and/or hand painting.
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Also referred to as serigraphy and silk screening, this is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh screen to print onto fabric. A stencil is attached to the screen and only the areas left exposed allow the ink to transfer through as a roller or squeegee is used to apply the ink across the surface...
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A thick, creamy medium that can be applied with a brush, roller, or sponge. It expands when heated, can be painted, and it is non-toxic.
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Fabric that disappears in cold or hot water (depending on the brand and its use) after it has been stitched on, leaving only the stitching.
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(Ultra-thick embossing enamel) Similar to regular embossing enamel, but, as the name suggests, it's thicker and can be impressed after heating.
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Clear acetate sheets that can be printed on and stitched to paper or fabric. They can also be used to make transfers by spritzing the image on the transparency with rubbing alcohol or applying gel medium, and then burnishing the back side to tansfer the image..
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Applying inkjet or toner copy images to fabric using different media, such as water, polymers, and other media.
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A faux painting technique that gives new surfaces an elegant, aged look made by repeatedly tapping on a surface with paint or ink and a stiff brush. While most methods of faux painting hide imperfections, stippling actually highlights them. It is best done on surfaces in excellent condition.
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Applying dye selectively to different parts of a textile, randomly or in a pattern.
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Sticks of oil paint in solid form that look like a large crayon. The outer coating must be peeled off before each use because the sticks self-seal after 24 hours.
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Small, round mirrors used to decorate fabric, often a feature of Asian Indian clothing.
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Two or more fabrics or fibers stitched on top of each other. For example, two pieces of fabric with batting in between, or a piece of felt stitched or fused to another fabric.