Glossary : surface design

Monoprint

pippapatchwork — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:47:00 GMT

Monoprints are traditionally works on paper, but the monoprinting technique is now used by many quilt artists to print their fabric. It involves painting or inking onto a non-porous surface and pressing this surface onto a cloth to create a unique image.

Xpandaprint

Barbara Delaney — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:36:00 GMT

A thick, creamy medium that can be applied with a brush, roller, or sponge. It expands when heated, can be painted, and it is non-toxic.

UTEE

Barbara Delaney — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:23:00 GMT

Ultra-thick embossing enamel. Similar to regular embossing enamel, but, as the name suggests, is thicker and can be impressed after heating.

Tyvek®

Barbara Delaney — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:22:00 GMT

A "paper" that is made from high-density polyethylene fibers and has the characteristics of paper, film, and fabric. It can be stitched and when heated it shrinks and distorts.

Transparencies

Barbara Delaney — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:21:00 GMT

Clear acetate sheets that can be printed on and stitched to paper or fabric. Can also be used to make transfers.

Transfers

Barbara Delaney — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:20:00 GMT

Applying inkjet or toner copy images to fabric using different media, such as water, polymers, and other media.

Thread painting

Barbara Delaney — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:16:00 GMT

Using a sewing machine like a paintbrush; free-motion stitched images and designs.

Transfer Artist Paper (TAP™)

Barbara Delaney — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:07:00 GMT

Paper used to create transfers with an iron. The resulting image is colorfast, washable, ironable, and stretchable. TAP can also accept drawings and designs made with crayons, markers, and coloring pencils.

Stippling

Barbara Delaney — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:04:00 GMT

A faux painting technique that gives new surfaces an elegant, aged look made by repeatedly tapping on a surface with paint or ink and a stiff brush. While most methods of faux painting hide imperfections, stippling actually highlights them.

Shiva® Paintstiks®

Barbara Delaney — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:56:00 GMT

Sticks of oil paint in solid form that look like a large crayon. The outer coating must be peeled off before each use because the sticks self-seal after 24 hours.

Shisha mirrors

Barbara Delaney — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:55:00 GMT

Small, round mirrors used to decorate fabric, often a feature of Asian Indian clothing.

Polymer stamps

Barbara Delaney — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:43:00 GMT

Transparent stamps that make it easier to position your stamped image where you want it. These stamps are often sold unmounted.

Pigment inks

Barbara Delaney — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:37:00 GMT

These inks typically come in vibrant colors. They are quite thick in consistency and dry slowly; for this reason they are excellent for use with embossing powders and rubberstamping.

Pébéo Gel

Barbara Delaney — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:32:00 GMT

A transparent, non-yellowing gel medium. You can mix this with acrylic paints to produce a thick, self-colored textured surface on fabric.

Mulberry paper

Barbara Delaney — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:30:00 GMT

This paper, made from the mulberry tree, has lots of texture and its edges feather easily when wet.