Blisstree » printing fabric http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:11:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 What to do with Mother’s Dresses? http://www.blisstree.com/articles/what-to-do-with-mothers-dresses/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/what-to-do-with-mothers-dresses/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:00:24 +0000 Mary Emma Allen http://www.blisstree.com/?p=72213 Post from: Blisstree

What to do with Mother’s Dresses?

]]> I have saved a number of my mother’s dresses, some dating back to her early marriage days (she and Father were married in 1934).  I recall her wearing two of them when I was a youngster.  Others are more recent, dresses worn before she was struck with Alzheimer’s.

The dresses carry memories of her and the occasions when she wore them.  I even have photos of Mother in several of them.

What should I do with them? I don’t have a place to display them, so have them stored away.

  • Have some preserved?  I did have this done with her wedding dress, but it’s quite costly.
  • Cut them and include in quilts, and hangings for family members?
  • Remake them to wear myself?  Or for other family members?
  • Save for dressing up at family gatherings when we share family stories?
  • Take photos or them and display in an album with photos of Mother wearing them?  Include a swatch of the dress with the photos.
  • Write about Mother and the occasions when she wore the dresses.  If there are photos, include them in the book or album.
  • Research the dress fabric and styles and write about these?
  • Take a photo of the dress fabric, print it from my computer onto fabric and make something with it?

What would you do? Preserve the dresses in some manner?  Or incorporate them into  fabric art projects?

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What to do with Mother’s Dresses?

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/what-to-do-with-mothers-dresses/feed/ 2 more fabric printing fun – with shaving cream? http://www.blisstree.com/articles/more-fabric-printing-fun-with-shaving-cream-114/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/more-fabric-printing-fun-with-shaving-cream-114/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:40:59 +0000 Chloe Findlay-Harder http://www.tangledthread.com/more-fabric-printing-fun-with-shaving-cream/ Post from: Blisstree

more fabric printing fun – with shaving cream?

]]> I’ve seen some beautiful fabric that’s been printed using inks or paint and shaving cream. The shaving cream stabilizes the inks and allows you to make soft, marbled prints without a lot of mess.

The basic technique is to spray an even coating of unscented shaving cream into a work surface (I’d recommend working on a plastic sheet or cookie tray) and then dripping the paint or into into the surface. You can then use brushes, sticks or even combs to manipulate the colors. Just lay your fabric into the shaving cream and lightly press into the surface. Let it dry throughly (at least 24 hours) and then heat-set like you would normally.

Fiber artist, Trish Stuart has a detailed video of using shaving cream, Tsukineko inks and stencils to create a detailed image:

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more fabric printing fun – with shaving cream?

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/more-fabric-printing-fun-with-shaving-cream-114/feed/ 0 using jello to print fabric? http://www.blisstree.com/articles/using-jello-to-print-fabric-114/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/using-jello-to-print-fabric-114/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:53:06 +0000 Chloe Findlay-Harder http://www.tangledthread.com/using-jello-to-print-fabric/ Post from: Blisstree

using jello to print fabric?

]]> Okay, so it’s not really Jell-o, but gelatin makes a really cool surface to create mono-prints on fabric.

I love painting & printing my own fabric for creating fiber art – it’s so much fun to play around with different techniques and come up with something unique.

I’ve done mono-printing with glass sheets before, but gelatin makes an interesting surface too. All you need to do is mix up some extra-strength gelatin (I think the recommended amount is 4 packages of gelatin to 2 cups of water). Pour it into a large tray and let it set for several days in your fridge to cure.

Calamity Kim takes it from there:

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