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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 28, 2015 3:16:26 GMT
Nice vases
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Post by Frances on May 14, 2015 17:36:58 GMT
Hello Frances, I decided to give them a try too. I think they would be fun to experiment with.. Now that I am the experimenting mode... Smile. My package of cocoons arrived today - will be fun to "play" around with them. |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2015 12:55:43 GMT
Hello France, how exciting.. Have fun.. Maybe mind will arrive soon...too.
After 10 days of not receiving any Proboard notification today I received one..right out of the blue...... Big smile... I felt like I was cut off from everyone..
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Post by aphee on May 18, 2015 17:52:25 GMT
Your post made me feel like experimenting, so I ordered some and now I think I will dye them first, and then let the inspiration come
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on May 22, 2015 6:25:57 GMT
I've dyed then along with silk carrier rods, and when they are wet you can open up the layers - the effect is really interesting the colours merge and shine, then I've used them to embellish pods and recently a bag. Here are a few pics of how the colours looked after dyeing:  Silk carriers rods  silk cocoons  Pod embellished with both |
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Post by halay on May 22, 2015 7:34:37 GMT
cocoons make a very nice effect. have you tried stretching them on a frame and making a silk hankie?
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2015 14:08:18 GMT
Hello Carole
They have a very lovely effect on your pod. Do you dye them with natural dyes or chemical dyes??? To the cocoons fall apart when you are dyeing them or do they keep their cocoon shape??? Smile.
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on May 22, 2015 17:02:26 GMT
Halay I think I am too impatient and clumsy to do that, but I do use predyed ones I buy. Judy I used a dyeing process someone on this forum generously shared, it involved vinegar so it may have been a chemical dye - not sure I bought the dyes in Bulgaria and couldn't read the packet, they were powder - but I hardly used any dye at all, just laid the rods still wet on cling film after the water and vinegar soak, then dripped colours onto them, rolled up the cling film and steamed the packets, they didn't fall apart I had to pull them apart - it was like opening up christmas presents I didn't know what I was going to find inside. From my brief description maybe someone will know exactly what my process was and the dye I used. But the other day I made silk paper using silk cocoon strippings, I put some strange rubber shapes on the back, used textile medium and acrylic paint for colours - made the paper then with my magical new embellishing machine I added pre dyed locks.I haven't a clue what it's going to be, maybe it'll just be what it is:-) feltingandfiberstudio.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/p3elwxyqdy1i677lxvb6.jpg feltingandfiberstudio.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/rfmhdg71jdewhsij6mub.jpgAttachments:
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