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Post by pamd on Apr 9, 2012 21:18:55 GMT
Today I made my first silk bowl, as taught in the book Beautiful Bowls by Kath Danswan. I used silk caps, dyed them and machine embroidered. It was really interesting and I have another silk cap already dyed and waiting for tomorrow.  silkvase1 by pamd8, on Flickr  silkvase2 by pamd8, on Flickr |
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Post by karen on Apr 9, 2012 22:02:21 GMT
Wow Pam, that is gorgeous dont they look so fragile, i love the color you dyed it to  I've got a bunch of silk caps that i've always been to scared to do anything with lol |
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Post by lyn on Apr 9, 2012 22:17:57 GMT
I love silk bowls and yours are wonderful colours and shapes.
They are lovely sculptural pieces that will give pleasure to anyone who chooses to display them.
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Post by pamd on Apr 9, 2012 22:30:34 GMT
Thanks, Ladies. They do look fragile, but that goopy stuff she said to sew them with and then don't rinse all the way out makes them surprisingly strong. I also bought some fabric stiffener, but I'm not sure I will need it (maybe I should have rinsed more). I think this one is a little dark. I had a hard time photographing it, but the next one is lighter. We'll see.
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Post by MTRuth on Apr 10, 2012 1:11:46 GMT
Beautiful!
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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 10, 2012 1:28:23 GMT
very pretty indeed
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Post by zed on Apr 10, 2012 8:18:45 GMT
Wow! That's gorgeous, Pam Is the gloopy stuff like Ruth used for her felt bowl? |
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Post by christiewn on Apr 10, 2012 8:24:02 GMT
Really lovely and ethereal. Would they be safe to hold tea lights inside do you think?
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Post by pamd on Apr 10, 2012 12:20:51 GMT
Christie, I think they would. I actually had that thought yesterday and will give it a try today and see how it works.
Zed, the goopy stuff that I got was called Super Solvy by Sulky. It's a water soluble stabilizer (it says). My description would be, very thin sheets of dried white glue.
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Post by zed on Apr 10, 2012 13:21:51 GMT
It sounds similar, maybe we should get the PVA out and try to make our own |
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Post by pamd on Apr 10, 2012 15:25:13 GMT
It's funny, but after reading your post this morning I went to the Sulky site and rummaged around. They have two videos on the sulky water soluable stabilizers and they tell how you should save your scraps and dissolve in water. They then show a felted pot and suggested painting the liquid stabilizer on the inside to stiffen it. Looked interesting.
On making my own, I think I'll pass. I got sticky enough yesterday just rinsing the stuff out of the silk. However, after watching the videos I have decided to try a few other ideas using this stuff. Hey, I have 7 yards left.
Christie, I lit one of my scented candles that is in a small glass bowl and placed it in the silk bowl. It is fine after a few hours and it looks lovely!
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Post by MTRuth on Apr 10, 2012 18:09:01 GMT
Zed - it is the same stuff I used for my felt scrap bowl tutorial. It is very sticky.
My, 7 yards!
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Post by pamd on Apr 10, 2012 18:39:08 GMT
It came in a roll, Ruth, but it's only 8 inches wide - okay, just looked. 7 7/8 inches by 9 yards. I overlapped two cuts to equal the width of the cap.
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Post by jufergu on Apr 10, 2012 23:42:46 GMT
Your bowls are incredibly beautiful. I think that I have seen Kath Danswan's felt bugs and insects on my Fiber Arts Mixed Media site. She is really fantastic. I made a fabric sculpture with the solvy product. It is called "Shirtwaste." It is on my blog. I made it from fabric scraps that were leftover from previous projects. It looks like a shirt that you hang on a wall. I also use it in other projects. You use it to do threadpainting on tulle.
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Post by MTRuth on Apr 11, 2012 16:23:15 GMT
Shirtwaste is really cool Judy!
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