Have Fun

with your accessories and check out my esty shop. This a silk crepe de chine scarf hand painted. Hopefully it will make your day happy when you wear it. Click on it and take a close up view.

Workshop with Natasha Foucault

Attended a workshop with Natasha Foucault who is from Russia. Her garments are wonderful.
She had us iron freezer paper on the back of a scarf, so we didn't need to use a frame. We also used green label dyes, so we didn't have to steam. The dyes do not come out as bright as when you use the French dyes and steam. As you can see I tried my house sketch again.

Another Scarf

This was a scarf that I started sometime ago and decided it was time to finish it.

New Scarf

This is a scarf that I tested a new product, to me, a resist from NewZealand. The gold gutta is water base and needs to be steamed or heat set with a iron before painting with dyes. It worked very well. I also tried out the red label black dye 50/50 and it steamed very well and didn't run. I am getting ready for a silk painting conference this July with the international SPIN. They have some wonderful teachers. I am also on facebook with 829 internationally people sharing. I have learned a lot.

Another Silk Scarf

This one was fun. I rusted the silk first and then painted with dye and put salt and urea to create an effect.

Our Winery Sale

Here is my friend Claudia's banners leading up to the gallery.

Eddie
Sandy
Tina
Mine

New Scarves

I am busy making scarves to sell at the Harvest Festival in Paso Robles at the Vina Robles Gallery.

I silk screened the left one with apples and dyed it with procion dye. The one on the right was dyed with procion dye as well and clapped with a circle while dyeing. I added some dyed lace to the bottom of the scarf.

Doshi Influence

I folded and clapped this silk scarf using colorhue dyes to use for a sample for my next class I am teaching. The date is June 4th. Join us. You will have fun.

Shibori

I dyed this scarf with brown colorhue dye. Then used a kitchen rubber mat that you use in a sink and pulled the scarf through the holes. I tyed the silk that I had brought through the holes. The scarf was dyed black and each tyed piece I painted with a dark orange.

This is a sample for my shibori class that I will teach on May 7th.

Pole Wrapping Class

Today I had a class on pole wrapping. First we took a silk scarf, after soaking it in soda ash and put it in a plastic bag and then procion dye is added and some vinegar. It is put in the microwave for 3 minutes. Then rinsed out in water. Ironed.

Now to wrap the pole with the scarf. Tape the tip of the scarf to the pvc pipe and begin wrapping string or dental floss around the pipe. The scarf is wrapped around the pipe at somewhat of a angle.
Wrap the string around for a distance.
Then push up the scarf and then wrap some more string. Continue wrapping with string and pushing the scarf up to the end of the pole.
Make sure you remove any tape that is on the scarf as the dye won't dye there. Now soak in soda ash again and begin the dying again. Add vinegar and then bag it up for 24 hours.

Two More Scarves

This was done with charteuse and purple+navy blue acid dye. It was wrapped around a pvc pipe with string.

This one is turquiose and purple+navy blue acid dye. The scarf was folded until it was a small square and  two round wood pieces were put on either side of the square and held on with a clamp while it was dyed.