the spiteful stitcher

funny how stupid, inconsiderate and ill informed remarks can be so upsetting. after a series of such remarks coming from total fools who have no idea what textiles are and what it takes to make them i came home, pounded some flowers on linen, sat down and stitched. i could have walked into a burger joint and gunned the patrons, that's why it's done. anger.but i chose to deal with it and send a message with my craft.

 i thought i was past that kind of prevalent stupidity, but this situation proved me wrong.

here you have it . in  many little stitches and vicious pink. now, you try and stitch those many stitches  conveying an idea   and we can start talking.

ETO:
 this oportune link via cally booker's timely post.
the zeitgeist again!
a priceless presentation here


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japan

still on my mind  and working on it.  heat shaped laminated plastics, stitching and painting.  digitally printed piece of poly organza with some stitching.
want to see if i can portray angst.


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ai painting tutorial

 what to do with the precious remains of a vat?the frugal dyer  tried grinding the pigment and using it and came up with a simple method.

here we go:

• discard the liquid taking care not to upset the sediment
• dry the sediment in the sun until cakey
• grind it  to a fine powder using a mortar and pestle or a dedicated food processor
•  make soy milk using about 50 beans
• sieve the milk, you don't want any particles
• add the milk to the powdered pigment

• paint it to fabric pre treated with soy milk
• you can use stencils, leaves or any other object
• you can also use to create color washes and shadings

if the pigment is too liquid for stenciling or stamping:

• mix unflavored gelatin  or agar-agar in hot water and let it gel
• add it to the liquid color

 soy milk is the traditional binder for color pigments. i would suggest curing the fabrics for at least a month and then rinsing. expect some color loss, but nothing dramatic. if using the fabric for an art piece there's no need to rinse. 

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