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Post by MTRuth on Dec 13, 2016 19:41:59 GMT
Good to know about the not waterproof part. Perhaps there is something to fix it with?
I have only used it in machine and hand stitching projects. I haven't tried to felt with it.
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Post by elizabeth on Dec 13, 2016 20:17:53 GMT
Thanks, Ruth. I found some of the silk fabric print blanks on Dharma. They're almost double the Office Depot ones, but Dharma lists the momme.
Penguin - is that what you used?
I looked at the fabric soak on Dharma and it had great reviews, including several good results with washing the printed fabrics.
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Post by Frances on Dec 14, 2016 2:24:55 GMT
The ready to print silk I used in the past is NOT waterproof! I found out the hard way! Thanks for the tip!
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Post by penguin on Dec 14, 2016 6:53:22 GMT
I can't actually remember what I used but it wasn't from Dharma. When I looked (alas too late) it did actually say on the packet that it wasn't washable. There may even have been two options to buy - washable and not.
It was a loooong time ago anyway and things have doubtless improved since then!
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Post by Shepherdess on Dec 15, 2016 0:16:02 GMT
What would be the point of a non washable print on fiber I wonder.
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Post by MTRuth on Dec 15, 2016 0:34:58 GMT
Quilters use them frequently, Ann - n "art quilts" that hang on the wall and are never washed. I used them for machine embroidery and again, those hang on the wall and aren't washed.
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Post by Teri Berry on Dec 15, 2016 23:10:56 GMT
A word of caution if you are planning to nunofelt your printed fabrics, most of the t-shirt transfer papers, and I expect the same will apply to mod podge transfers, will not attach to the felt where the transfer or glue is, the silk around the edges will be fine but the centre will want to balloon away as the felt shrinks - this may not be a problem if you are planning to stitch over the top or just using it on small areas of the felt.
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Post by MTRuth on Dec 15, 2016 23:28:01 GMT
The silk ones that I used are just silk with the ink from the printer on them. They aren't like the plastic type of stuff that are used for the t-shirt transfers. But good idea to point this out Teri
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Post by Teri Berry on Dec 17, 2016 16:26:15 GMT
I have never used the treated silk Ruth, sounds like it may be worth a try...
Not sure if this is any help but I had a play with fabric paints on silk a year or 2 back, I was adding lettering and it worked reasonably well, the end effect was a bit like looking at writing under ripples of water, it shrunk and was slightly distorted but still legible.
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Post by penguin on Dec 17, 2016 17:13:41 GMT
It must be the up and coming thing ... Just noticed two out of the eight workshops at the IFA conference in April cover digital techniques for getting images onto/into felt. So ... Clearly there are good ways of doing it...just don't know what they are (yet)!
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Post by felicity on Dec 17, 2016 17:58:14 GMT
It must be the up and coming thing ... Just noticed two out of the eight workshops at the IFA conference in April cover digital techniques for getting images onto/into felt. So ... Clearly there are good ways of doing it...just don't know what they are (yet)! I attended a workshop on such a technique in Italy at Feltrosa festival. I was disappointed with the result but some of participants were quit happy with theirs. It may be a next thing!
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Post by penguin on Dec 17, 2016 18:02:31 GMT
I've seen some of Chris Lines' work with faces and if I can get something like that I'll be happy. I was less sure about the other workshop. Was the one you did nuno felting, Felicity? I don't think the Chris Lines one is, but the other one, by Caroline Merrell, is I think.
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Post by felicity on Dec 17, 2016 19:24:25 GMT
"If" is a magic word! If I got anything close to some tutor's work I'd be happy as well.
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Post by penguin on Dec 17, 2016 19:34:02 GMT
Oh, sooooo true!! :-)
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Post by Shepherdess on Dec 18, 2016 1:02:51 GMT
I am not a member so I can't see the conference. What are the workshops?
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