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Carol Kinloch
Oct 25, 1999, 3:00:00 AM10/25/99
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Hello to all, I'm new to this group
I am trying to teach myself silk painting.,as there is no local tuition. I,m
not doing too badly but I,m having problems with paint bleeding around the
edges of my scarves. I would be grateful for any hints or tips from other
crafters. Is there a newsgroup for this craft?
I am trying to teach myself silk painting.,as there is no local tuition. I,m
not doing too badly but I,m having problems with paint bleeding around the
edges of my scarves. I would be grateful for any hints or tips from other
crafters. Is there a newsgroup for this craft?
The Crafty Owl
Oct 25, 1999, 3:00:00 AM10/25/99
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Silk paint by it's very nature will bleed anywhere it's not sealed in
with 'gutta' or another edging/sealing substance, as I'm sure you know.
Usually I make sure my pattern has an outer edge, or just stops
somewhere, and then make the whole of the silk outside that just one
colour, so there's nowhere to run. If you try to get chunks of different
colours out to the edges, and the edges are already rolled, you won't be
able to seal between the colours. Of course, if you hem/roll the edges
of the silk yourself, rather than using ready-made scarves, you don't
have the same problem - but you do have to make sure you stretch the
silk in some way that the edges aren't touching the frame, or the paint
will sneak along the frame!
___
<*,*>
{'-'} The Crafty Owl
-"-"-
with 'gutta' or another edging/sealing substance, as I'm sure you know.
Usually I make sure my pattern has an outer edge, or just stops
somewhere, and then make the whole of the silk outside that just one
colour, so there's nowhere to run. If you try to get chunks of different
colours out to the edges, and the edges are already rolled, you won't be
able to seal between the colours. Of course, if you hem/roll the edges
of the silk yourself, rather than using ready-made scarves, you don't
have the same problem - but you do have to make sure you stretch the
silk in some way that the edges aren't touching the frame, or the paint
will sneak along the frame!
___
<*,*>
{'-'} The Crafty Owl
-"-"-
jackdawcrafts
Oct 25, 1999, 3:00:00 AM10/25/99
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First of all, go to your Local Library. If they haven't got a book with
information about silk paintings, I would be very surprised.
information about silk paintings, I would be very surprised.
I used gutta, which is a latex based fluid that is applied from a narrow
nozzle on a bottle. The outline is traced with this, which then sets and
acts as a barrier to ink spreads. It comes in all colours including
gold. Ask for it from a hobby shop.
And like I said, go to the Libraries. They really are magical places
Jackdaw
Elaine
Nov 12, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/12/99
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I've done a lot of silk painting and it seems as though your problem is one of
two things - either you are not completely enclosing each colour block with
gutta. hold it up to the light when you've finished the gutta and you will see
if there are any gaps, or you are just loading too much paint into the block
and the silk can't absorb the whole amount so the paint is bleeding over the
edge. Oh, one last reason, the silk must be suspended in a frame, if it is
resting on a worktop or something at all the paint will run underneath into the
next colour area.
two things - either you are not completely enclosing each colour block with
gutta. hold it up to the light when you've finished the gutta and you will see
if there are any gaps, or you are just loading too much paint into the block
and the silk can't absorb the whole amount so the paint is bleeding over the
edge. Oh, one last reason, the silk must be suspended in a frame, if it is
resting on a worktop or something at all the paint will run underneath into the
next colour area.
HTH.
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