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I am late to the party so I have only completed the 8 Small House 1 units so far. I realize this post is too late for everyone...03-24-2021, 11:30 AM
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Most Color My World quilters probably think of you as the trouble shooter for all thing Color My World.
They may not...03-23-2021, 06:47 AM -
I moved the first of the year but I had ordered the fabric kit. Now when I opened it i didnt find any directions or the...03-22-2021, 12:38 PM
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I’m jumping ahead a bit....made brown fusible bias for tree trunks & now experimenting with dif shapes & fabrics...03-21-2021, 05:37 PM
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Thought I’d start a thread where those of us using wool can post on progress when using this alternative medium for this...03-19-2021, 04:31 PM
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Because I am using a dark background I plan to make lighter coloured trees. I know that the 14 yards of bias tape required...03-17-2021, 07:39 PM
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I can't find anything that mentions about what kind/size needle that is recommended if sewing with 60 wt thread on top and...03-14-2021, 08:04 PM
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I am late to the party so I have only completed the 8 Small House 1 units so far. I realize this post is too late for everyone...03-24-2021, 11:30 AM
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Most Color My World quilters probably think of you as the trouble shooter for all thing Color My World.
They may not...03-23-2021, 06:47 AM -
I moved the first of the year but I had ordered the fabric kit. Now when I opened it i didnt find any directions or the...03-22-2021, 12:38 PM
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I’m jumping ahead a bit....made brown fusible bias for tree trunks & now experimenting with dif shapes & fabrics...03-21-2021, 05:37 PM
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Thought I’d start a thread where those of us using wool can post on progress when using this alternative medium for this...03-19-2021, 04:31 PM
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Because I am using a dark background I plan to make lighter coloured trees. I know that the 14 yards of bias tape required...03-17-2021, 07:39 PM
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I can't find anything that mentions about what kind/size needle that is recommended if sewing with 60 wt thread on top and...03-14-2021, 08:04 PM
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Is setacolor or versacolor paint able to mimic a hand dyed look? I want a hand dyed look without using nasty dyes that you need tobe careful of. Thanks, Jan -
It depends what kind of hand dyed look you want. If you want the colours to blend into one another then make sure the fabric is wet so that the paints can run. Adding salt - ordinary, sea or rock - will also help to give you a mottled effect as the colour tries to escape from the salt and so you get an uneven finish.
Incidentally I have been using 'nasty dyes' for over 20 years and have never had any problem with them. Maggi -
Yes, you can get beautiful hand dyed look with fabric inks and paints. I've been painting/inking on fabric for years. There are so many great products to use as well. My favorites are Setacolor (both transparent and opaque), Versatex Fabric Inks, Shiva paint sticks, Derwent Inktense pencils, and Luminier paints. Many other great ones out there but these are what I'm most familiar with so far. I also recently recieved Sharrill Kahn's new book "Creative Mixed Media" which has many fabulous examples of this and the techniques to get these results using paints, inks, colored pencils, crayons, etc. Great book and I highly recommend it if you want to learn a lot about painting on fabric and others ways to make some wonderful fabrics. I found my copy on amazon.com for a good price and you can look inside the book on their site.Comment
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