Hand Painting Evenweave?
Pagen
I have a new rainforest design that I would like to have stitched on a
sky/powder blue 32 count or higher (instead of having a filled background).
And having consulted my 'local' supplier, they tell me nothing higher than
28count Jubilee or 16count blue Aida is available. Now I'm sure this is wrong,
however, I'll put it out there and ask the question...is there an alternative??
I was even considering hand painting (sponging) some white 32 Jobelan with
fabric paint if I have to...is this something anyone has tried for xstitch and
what pitfalls might I expect if I have to do it this way??
TIA
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Bronwynne Livingston
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Cindy Brown
Pick a 100% cotton if you can and drop a note to
rec.crafts.textiles.quilting asking for some hand-dye techniques. I've
had some lovely effects on cotton muslin, but I've never tried on
evenweave.
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Cindy Brown
Cross-stitcher, quilter, designer, and cat-lover
"If you know what you want, then you go
and you find it, and you get it....
When the end is right, it justifies the beans!"
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Marie M Kozak
Hi Cindy-Try Shakesphere's Peddler....<http://www.winonanet.com/mktplace/tvenette/>
Teresa is having a sale on many fabrics and I do believe that I saw blue in a higher
count than 28. You can email her and she will respond right away. Hope this helps.
You could always try Rit dye too....I have never used it for stitching fabric but I
have used it successfully for other things. Happy Stitching -Marie K.
Cindy Brown wrote:
> Pagen wrote: Snipped
Kimberley Lovelette
> Pagen wrote:
> >
> > I have a new rainforest design that I would like to have stitched on a
> > sky/powder blue 32 count or higher (instead of having a filled background).
> > And having consulted my 'local' supplier, they tell me nothing higher than
> > 28count Jubilee or 16count blue Aida is available. Now I'm sure this is wrong,
> > however, I'll put it out there and ask the question...is there an alternative??
> >
> > I was even considering hand painting (sponging) some white 32 Jobelan with
> > fabric paint if I have to...is this something anyone has tried for xstitch and
> > what pitfalls might I expect if I have to do it this way??
> >
> > TIA
> > --
> > Bronwynne Livingston
> > Pagen Consulting
> > =======================
> > http://nemesis.com.au/pagen http://nemesis.com.au/pagen/new.htm
> > Bringing Malathar's Dragons to life! Pagen's current projects.
>
Does Green Mountain fabrics have a blue?? I looked up my bookmarks, but couldn't
find it. Maybe I'll take a ride out Rt.2 and see if I can find out. Maybe I'll
check out another store that has a lot of leaflets (some OOP TW's I've heard)
Kim (who's real happy to be back home in Vermont)
Pagen
Kimberley Lovelette <love...@plainfield.bypass.com> wrote in article
<34C97614...@plainfield.bypass.com>...
> > Pagen wrote:
> > > I have a new rainforest design that I would like to have stitched on a
> > > sky/powder blue 32 count or higher (instead of having a filled
background).
> > > And having consulted my 'local' supplier, they tell me nothing higher
than
> > > 28count Jubilee or 16count blue Aida is available. Now I'm sure this is
wrong,
> > > however, I'll put it out there and ask the question...is there an
alternative??
I found a piece of 49 x 60cm Quaker fat quarter Zweigelt Linen today in a light
steel blue prepackaged for $14.00, which is sufficient to do the detail piece
(just a parrot), however, I was astonished at the price of the fabric
available.
The prices for fabric off the bolt started at $45.00/m AUD for coloured
fabrics, and the one that I really wanted, which was a 40 count light blue
evenweave was priced at $60.00AUD /metre. Is this normal pricing, or are we
being ripped off??? I can't seem to find anything in any of the places I've
been to online that lists this sort of fabric. (For all you who couldn't be
bothered doing the maths, $60.00/m is around $40US/m). And I need a piece
110cm x 90cm (at 40 count) for the full 640 x 480 stitch piece!
All help gratefully appreciated!
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Bronwynne Livingston
Pagen Consulting
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Tom & Pat Frederick
Pagen wrote:
>
> I found a piece of 49 x 60cm Quaker fat quarter Zweigelt Linen today in a light
> steel blue prepackaged for $14.00, which is sufficient to do the detail piece
> (just a parrot), however, I was astonished at the price of the fabric
> available.
>
> The prices for fabric off the bolt started at $45.00/m AUD for coloured
> fabrics, and the one that I really wanted, which was a 40 count light blue
> evenweave was priced at $60.00AUD /metre. Is this normal pricing, or are we
> being ripped off???
meters though. We sell 32 ct Belfast linen for $56 a yard and $28 a
half yard. It comes in a light grayish blue and a medium blue.
http://www.stitching.com/friendstitch/
Steve & Kelli
> I have a new rainforest design that I would like to have stitched on a
> sky/powder blue 32 count or higher (instead of having a filled
> background).
> And having consulted my 'local' supplier, they tell me nothing higher
> than
> 28count Jubilee or 16count blue Aida is available. Now I'm sure this is
> wrong,
> however, I'll put it out there and ask the question...is there an
> alternative??
I have a catalog from The Universal Stitcher a division of Wichelt that has
all (or pretty close) of the colors and counts of fabric. You can get a
copy by calling 1(800)830-5027 or write to P.O. Box 581726 Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55458-1726 .
In this catalog I found:
32ct Antique Blue/Misty Blue - Linen
32ct Blue Wing - Linen
32ct French Blue/Amsterdam Blue - Linen
32ct Silver Blue - Linen
32ct Star Sapphire - Linen
32ct Twilight Blue - Linen
32ct Blue - Belfast Linen
32ct Bonnie Blue - Royal Crown Danish Linen (soft touch)
Your local shop should be able to get these fabrics for you from Wichelt or
you can order them yourself through the Universal Stitcher. Hope this
helps.
Happy Stitching!
Kelli
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Mary Ellen Searcy taught a class in fabric painting (and other creative
techniques) last year. The friend who took it brought back lots of
beautifully dyed fabrics and threads. They used textile paints, thinned
as needed and just played. One of the nicest pieces was congress cloth
kind of sponged sky blue and dawn pink with touches of pale sea green.
The mottled look was quite effective - but even nicer fron the back,
where it looked like the end of dawning. She used a piece of it for
a little goose in white (chapter nametag) and it made a lovely background.
I'd suggest just playing. (Cheap me would probably play with old sheets
and then sleep on crazy sheets!) Part of the effect was not forcing a
pattern, but letting things kind of happen. (I have trouble with that -
I have trouble seeing "mistakes" as adventures.)
Kay at kh...@cas.org
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