The Fuller Craft Museum was a state of the art building 50 years ago. It still looks fresh and new. It’s such a wonderful facility for art exhibits. If you’ve never been there, do visit sometime! This exhibit will be there through January 17, 2016. If you’re on the Cape, this exhibit will travel there and will […]
Category: Textile Art
The Learning Curve of Contact Printing
A little explanation of terms is probably in order. So far, I’ve mostly used cotton, which requires some special treatment before you dye or print with natural materials. A mordant is a substance that fixes or influences the color that is imparted onto the fabric. Without which, you won’t get any color to remain on the […]
Eco Printing
You know I’ve been enamored with eco-prints for quite awhile now. In the summer of 2011, I gave it a first try and I was encouraged by the results but a long way off from what I wanted: Last winter I tried a brief experiment that was encouraging. I had discovered Elena and her […]