Painted Threads Projects
Blog URL http://paintedthreadsprojects.blogspot.com/
Tags Mixed Media, Art Quilts, Painting fabric, Textile art techniques, Textile Art
Painted Threads Projects blog is a place to archive project processes and techniques from Painted Threads with descriptions of how work was produced.
Latest Blog Posts
- Tsukineko Inks with Ink Potion No. 9 Tutorial on Sep 2, 2009 in tsukineko inks
I just bought a relatively new product from Tsukineko Inks called Ink Potion no. 9 to find out how it works with the All Purpose Inks. One purpose of the solution is to help blend ink colors. From my estimation this could be a good alternative to wor...
- Birds & Bees copper book on May 7, 2009 in sewing metal mixed media metal books
I decided to make a change to the books by backing the copper covers with painted grungeboard for extra stability.I used a strong adhesive, putting it on the grungeboard and the back of the copper cover.I pinched the copper to the grungeboard all aro...
- Little Metal and Canvas Mixed Media Books on Mar 29, 2009 in mixed media metal books
I am working on making a couple small canvas books with copper metal covers. I am using 4 inch square copper metal, it is a heavier weight metal than the aluminum I use for Fiesta Ornaments.I have drawn several designs to use for front and back cover...
- The making of Primordial Sea on Mar 1, 2009 in art quilts Painting
Primordial sea was technically the most challenging quilt I have ever made. I arranged all the elements of my design in Photoshop and printed it out to size on close to 100- 8 1/2"x 11" sheets of paper. I arrange the pages on the floor and tape them...
- Mixing RIT dye on Dec 22, 2008 in RIT dye
These are some of my favorite color combinations I came up with when mixing RIT dyes.These dye recipes are all mixed with one cup of waterApple Green4 tsp golden yellow*1/2 tsp dark greenEggplant3 tsp aubergine*1/2 tsp blackDark Olive3 tsp sunshine o...
- Painted Batting on Oct 23, 2008 in painted batting
I wrote an article for the upcoming December issue of Quilting Arts magazine on painted batting. The Warm Company wanted to do an ad tying in to the article and wanted to use some of my artwork for the ad. Unfortunately the only painted batting piece...
- Sewing Metal on Oct 23, 2008 in sewing metal Fiesta Ornaments
I know some people might be afraid to sew metal on their sewing machine, so to dispel any fears I thought I would make a short video demonstrating how I sew metal on my Fiesta Ornaments. I want the thread to show up well against the metal so I us...
