Tag: Fabric Swatch

Rust Dyeing #1

Pre research of rust dyeing. Starting with white polyester I used a flesh tone acrylic paint to dye it a light shade and then splattered deeper shades on top for contrast. Spread material out on deck and randomly laid out nails, washers, and screw nuts on top. After 5 days of spritzing with 50/50 mixture…

Rust Dyeing #2

Post research of rust dyeing. Unbleached muslin with an assortment of large objects (chains, hinges, brackets) laid out randomly and small items patterned somewhat on it. After 4 days of wetting this on my deck with 50/50 mixture of water/vinegar I washed and dried the material. Then dyed random areas overall in topaz; trying for…

free flow swatch

Here is one of the fabric  blocks that I hand painted with dye. . I really enjoyed entering a challenge for the first time, and trying new techniques with the fabric. . It was a delight to play with the layers of colour, blending to create unexpected patterns. After years of painting on canvas, I loved how the…

free flow

My fabric started out as white 100% cotton, and was painted with layers with fabric dye and fabric markers. I repeated a happy accident of brushing dye crystals on the fabric then spraying it with a water bottle.  While working, I thought of variations of lines in nature, how beautiful they are in their randomness and changeability, like ripples of…

Ripples

I started with a blue linen fabric, stencilled through a crocheted doily and stamped with a metal spice tin using Pebeo Setacolor paints, and then freehand painted the circles using Lumiere metallic acrylic paint, using various household objects as a guide for the size of the circles. I left the fold lines and creases in the…