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A TECHNIQUE DRIVEN Blog dedicated to mastery of surface design techniques. First we dye, overdye, paint, stitch, resist, tie, fold, silk screen, stamp, thermofax, batik, bejewel, stretch, shrink, sprinkle, Smooch, fuse, slice, dice, AND then we set it on fire using a variety of heat tools.

This blog is no longer active but all our content is still here and accessible.

A TECHNIQUE DRIVEN Blog dedicated to mastery of surface design techniques. First we dye, overdye, paint, stitch, resist, tie, fold, silk screen, stamp, thermofax, batik, bejewel, stretch, shrink, sprinkle, Smooch, fuse, slice, dice, AND then we set it on fire using a variety of heat tools.

Sunday, September 30, 2012

My Turn At Dye Painting

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Well, it took me the whole month but I finally got a chance to try dye painting.  Here is the picture of the daylily that was an  influ...
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Monday, September 24, 2012

WE ARE IN QUILTING ARTS MAGAZINE THIS MONTH

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I had to fidget to try to get the article big enough to read. I know it looks stupid but the choices for sizes of the images are limited ...
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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Painting with Thickened Dyes--Quilter Beth

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I finally had a chance to try painting with thickened dyes this weekend. I have to say up front that I am NOT a painter in any way shap...
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Lesson 1 - don´t use too much water

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Ok, my turn, I saw a landscape with tree in a painting-for-dummies book (see right), and managed to mix exact the right colours with just ye...
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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Dye Painting Stuff from Karen

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I took a class with Hollis Chatelaine a few years ago and did this picture of my daughter and our dog.  I like it, but I never finished ...
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Monday, September 17, 2012

Nasturtiums - after laundering

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After laundering, I would say there was very little fading, which is good.  I think I will try to use a larger brush for any future piece...
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Sunday, September 16, 2012

My dye painting experiment

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I have used thickened dyes in various ways for the past few years, but I think this is the first time I have tried using them for a realisti...
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