This week, the green FPR piece I began last week...
... got crackled and layered with green Neopaque thinned with water.
While it's a very interesting piece of fabric, it will be ineligible for any juried competition due to some rather glaring technical errors. The fabric is cotton sateen, with a very definite sheen on one side and a matte appearance on the other. I put the FPR on the wrong (matte) side. In addition, the FPR was thinner in some areas than I realized and too much paint soaked into the fabric in large, unattractive blotches that have a stiffer hand than the rest of the fabric.
It will be a beautiful fabric for stitching, though, and has large areas of lovely, fine crazing I can use.
It will become the sashing for a developing piece of art that began with last week's "stash-busting" quilted piece...
The above piece was combined with the green crackle fabric and more of my hand-dyed fabrics and batting, to become this...
... which will go under the needle this week and next. The entire piece will measure about 45" x 53 when completed.
Elsewhere in the studio, these two large pieces of cotton, both previously hand dyed, have entered into a partnership with some violet Dye-Na-Flow.
They will be allowed to dry just like this, which will probably take days- each piece of fabric was very wet even before the paint was poured onto them. No idea what I have here until I unfold them and iron them out. Maybe more on these, next week.
In the meantime, happy creating!
13 comments:
What fun to stop dull stuff to check on the fun you are batching up. That FPR draws me into the screen to see what might lie below the surface. ineligible! But oh, so very, very awesome. Luv it! The final reveal behind your amazing layering is great. Glad you aren't doing dull stuff! lol
Ah Judi...
the creative process of an artist in her studio is such eye candy to me!
i love seeing your creative stuff!
ciao bella
creative carmelina
Love that finished fabric, really gorgeous. As long as you like it, who cares of it's entry worthy somewhere or not?!
oooohhhh,aaaaahhhhh, what fun
The crackle fabric finishes the piece off perfectly. Well done.
The crackle design is just amazing. Very special in green, like something grown. Or wild knitting with huge needles and a fine thread.
The suspense is half the fun of dyeing. If the rain ever stops around here I want to try the flour resist technique.
Hi Judi,
Every time I visit your blog it's exciting to see what is the outcome of your experiments, thanks for sharing,
Regina, SXM
You rock in my world! Thanks for sharing!
I always love visiting your blog, Judi, and seing your new fabric creations. The scrap project is getting more and more beautiful!
Wow- more fun fabrics and projects! I love the idea of using all your own dyed fabrics - can't get more personal and original. And the colors are awesome! Now back to my stash of store-bought ho-hums ....
Oooooh! As I scrolled down, it just kept getting better and better. So yummy! Thanks for sharing. :-)
Wow I am so impressed with the way your fabric comes out, even more with what you do with it. Some of your fabric would make great digital textures.
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