In Paris we had a great time. We were even very lucky and got a private guided tour of the Opéra Garnier (merci Catherine!) through the sewing rooms, the stage, the horse stables (!),... pictures to come in a next post.
My last post on sun-printing raised some questions so here are some more details on the process:
I use normal fabric paint, mine is from Marabu (a german mark) but it seems that it works with any fabric paint. CAUTION: it is not a fabric dye!
I put the damp fabric on a plastic sheet and put some stones in the corners so that it does not blow away. Then I mix some paint with some water in a jar so that it is a bit easier to apply. I don´t mix thoroughly
and I mix two colors to get some interesting textures. Then I apply the diluted paint on the damp fabric with a big brush to cover the whole fabric.
The leaves are then pinned on the fabric. It seems one can use cardbord cut-outs too. I sprinkled some coarse sea salt grains on top to get some more structure.
The whole is let in the sun to dry completely.
When the fabric is dry, I remove the leaves and the salt grains and I iron the fabric to set the paint.
It seems that one can do the process a few times on the same fabric to add different shades. This is what I will do on the brown fabric when the sun shines again.
It works best on a very sunny day as the fabric dries quickly.
Once the colour is set the fabric can be washed.
I hope those details answer some questions. I don´t really understand how it works but it did and it was fun!
Tomorrow we are going away for the week-end, driving cows, attending an apple market, and maybe doing some inchies with our friends.
I wish you a very nice week-end too.
6 comments:
So, you are the lucky lady to receive Linda's mini quilt. Enjoy it and it is lovely! Thank you for the extra bit of info. on the sun dyeing.
What a lovely surprise to find awaiting you at home, stitched surprises are the very best, aren't they? Enjoy your weekend!
Lucky you to receive such a pretty quilt - I am eagerly awaiting mine but our postmen are have been on strike and will not start work again until Tuesday so I think I will have a while to wait.
That quilt is lovely! I've been seeing the swap quilts and I'm determined I will be part of the next round!
Thanks for the information on the sun printing -- I may have to give this a try!
What a treat to have a private tour in Paris and then to receive such a lovely quilt when you return.
THat dying sounds fun!
Love the cross of techniques in the stitchery, Tracey
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