Silk Painting starts

Next Wednesday a new session begins.  We will start with gutta resist silk painting and if you want to do a complete project I have ordered these frames from China and you can turn your painting into a small purse.  They look antique.  Goggle Orchids, Poppies, Iris, and Pansies  click on Images and look at the colors and shapes of those flowers.  I will be bringing Xerox drawings of those 4 flowers for you to paint, but if you look at them and even print out a few so you have ideas for colors and details it might help you paint them.  You may also bring your own images to paint.  For the purse  6" wide by 7" high is the size for the image to fit on the purse face.

Below is the list of supplies you will need for class.  It goes for 8 weeks so you don't need everything at once but come with the supplies listed for Gutta Resist.

The Supplies needed for the Silk class

Gutta Resist     (If doing the purse  @$5.00 to $6.00 for metal frame)

silk   (if doing the purse  1 yd silk charmuse or satin) 

gutta in a tube or squeeze bottle (gold preferred)

small brushes

1” foam brush

frame to work on     (I have several 30” frames you may use)

push pins

Slish-Splash

2 to 4 yds  silk  (15mm Habotai,  Crepe de Chine,  Charmuse, or noil)

plastic sheeting

Twisted Chiffon

3 yards silk chiffon

Discharge Pot

black silk or other dark color  (your choice of amount and type)

Marbling   $10 additional charge for Carregeanan 

any fabric will marble.  You can over-marble previously dyed fabrics

Alum for pre-treating fabrics

plastic bin for marbling solution

1 gallon of filtered or distilled water 

stack of newsprint or news papers

paint:  Golden Liquid Acrylic     4 to 6 colors