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Post by jwugg on Apr 5, 2015 16:06:09 GMT
Here's my weekend's dose - I painted 3 silk scarves in what I call 'Impressionist Watercolour Florals' style. here's one:
www.flickr.com/photos/62077747@N05/16422850463/player/
There are pics of the others too & if you're interested, a few wildflower pics from my dog-walk today... I'm feeling blessed!
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Post by Pandagirl on Apr 5, 2015 16:29:03 GMT
Beautiful scarf Jill. Is it finished or will you be felting with it? I think it's great the way it is. Please share your photos.
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Post by MTRuth on Apr 5, 2015 16:48:46 GMT
The scarf is beautiful and does look very floral. We'd love to see more photos and I especially would like to see the wildflower pics. It is interesting to see the different types of flowers in other areas of the world.
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Post by jwugg on Apr 5, 2015 16:54:37 GMT
Thanks Marilyn, Ruth. No felting on these, just the silk. You should be able to scroll through the photos - if you click on the right arrow next to the picture, you'll see the flowers - saw some little orchids today
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Post by MTRuth on Apr 5, 2015 19:13:04 GMT
Oh, duh... You are so far ahead of us in your season. I won't be seeing that type of flowers until late June or early July. We have some that are similar to those and I'm looking forward to seeing some
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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 5, 2015 19:47:54 GMT
Lovely. what technique are you using?
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Post by jwugg on Apr 5, 2015 20:01:24 GMT
Ha, well as you asked so nicely, Ann: They are actually done with a really quick & easy technique (but please don't tell my customers this!). The silk is laid out, wet, over plastic cups & the drapes over the cups form the 'flowers' as the silk paint flows down the folds. I found the original video I'd seen, here: youtu.be/4TpVhPjcQs8
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Post by MTRuth on Apr 5, 2015 20:46:49 GMT
That's a cool way to dye!
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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 5, 2015 23:57:41 GMT
Very cool. I will have to give that a try. I usually use the scrunch low water method for my like for nuno.
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Post by Pandagirl on Apr 6, 2015 1:16:53 GMT
Thanks for sharing Jill. It's definitely worth trying, your results are great.
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Post by angie on Apr 6, 2015 6:38:56 GMT
Your scarfs are gorgeous! I watched the video tutorial that you posted and it would be something I'd like to try doing some day.
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Post by halay on Apr 6, 2015 7:15:15 GMT
Jill, your scarf is gorgeous, and I agree - it doesn't need to be felted. Thanks for the link to the video, very cool idea. I wonder how it would look using dyes which are not meant for painting silk. Need to try on a small sample.
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Apr 6, 2015 8:01:48 GMT
A great idea Jill and a great effect, I had to browse through your flicker pics, are you in Greece? off to watch the video now - I love new ideas
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Post by zed on Apr 6, 2015 8:55:20 GMT
Gorgeous scarf, Jill Your other photos are nice too, I saw a thumbnail of your land art piece and thought it was going to be a real photo of the shore!
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Post by jwugg on Apr 6, 2015 12:17:35 GMT
Thanks all, yes Carole, I live in Crete, Greece. I use to use Flikr to share my photography but haven't been doing much of that the last year or so. Now the spring is here I feel I may start again.
Have a go, Nada, the paints want to be thin & wet, so they move a lot. I prefer these fluid types of silk painting now to the gutta resist stuff, but I still do those a little. Ann, I think the simplest, scrunched method is probably the best! & I often use large crystal sea salt (it's made just down the road from me!) for more effects.
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