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Two of the most creative words in the English language — and least when it comes to fiber art — have to be, "What if?" Fiber collage made from needle-felted papers and silk, by Rebekah Meier . Today's "What if?" idea is about using paper for needle felting fabric art...
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Did you ever have one of those quilts that was almos t finished, but just needed a little something ? A little sparkle, a little more texture, a little oomph to catch the eye? Chances are, what the quilt needed was some embellishment. Sewing beads on the edge of a motif is an easy way to embellish. Photo...
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I just love the Fall. If I had my way, it would always be Fall. Perhaps I'm so enamored because I grew up in San Diego, where Fall is more a designation of time than an actual season, and now the beauty of the New England Fall has enchanted me. Maybe it's because I love the feel of the cool,...
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I have taken many classes from fiber artist Rayna Gillman. I love her warm, giving approach to teaching and I have acquired many skills from her lessons. The results of Rayna Gillman's "therapy sewing" using many fabrics she made more interesting with Thermofax screen printing . But maybe...
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Recently on the Quilting Daily Facebook page we asked what color you couldn't get enough of right now. Blue and green — particularly peacock blue and lime green — were mentioned over and over again. Does tangerine tickle your fancy? Variations on Pantone's Tangerine Tango. (Image...
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In the June/July issue of Quilting Arts Magazine we offered to share our stash of hand-dyed fabric strips with you, our readers, as part of our reader challenge: creating a "Staycation" postcard. We have been delighted by the postcards we have received so far and hope to get many, many more...
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I could easily while away a day — or a weekend — turning plain white fabric into a range of beautiful hues through fabric painting and dyeing. And after the Quilting Arts team's successful experiment in parfait ice-dyeing , I'm itching to try a way of fabric painting based on the...
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Note from Vivika: This is the fourth in a series of blog posts by Candy Glendening showing you how to create unique functional pieces with artistic flair. Now that you've dyed a spectacular piece(s) of multi-colored fabric ,it's time to show it off. What better way than to make a one-of-a-kind...
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Although I consider myself a mixed-media fiber artist, my media are mostly dry: fabric, fibers, paper, and thread. I do dye fabric. But fabric painting ? That's an area of surface design I haven't explored much. When I do decide to try painting on fabric, I will certainly get some tips from experts...
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A trip to Quilt Market is like time traveling to the future. And I'll tell you, the quilting future is filled with fabric. Specifically, the future is about how to quilt with your own fabric or fabric by a designer. Some friends I met at Quilt Market. Are they from the past, or the future? It seemed...
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Several friends and I got together this past weekend to enjoy a beautiful, warm spring day and eating, drinking, laugh ing— and dyeing fabric by hand! Our dyeing party started with these colors. Ranging in age from 13 to 70-something, our band of seven women — most of whom had never tried...
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It's common knowledge that certain mushrooms are associated with dying. But did you know they can also be used for fabric dyeing ? A sampling of fibers dyed with mushrooms, from Colorways . And if you're thinking, "Sure, but who wants boring brown and gray dye?" think again. There are...
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One of our core values here at Interweave, the parent company of Quilting Arts Magazine , is “make it fun.” (I know what you’re thinking: How cool, right? Yes it is!) Parfait ice dyeing. Just layer PFD fabric, ice, and dye. Quilting Arts Magazine, Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine, Stitch...
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Sometimes an idea for surface design is so simple, you wonder why you never thought of it before. That's how I felt when I first saw Rose Hughes' tutorial on using crayons — the kind kids use, nothing fancy-as a resist method with fabric paint. Fabric painting with crayon resist by Rose...
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Earlier this week I blogged about using stencils to create faux appliqué. Today I'm going to talk about another surface design technique: using gelatin monoprinting along with stamping and screen printing to create your own fabric — or turn an ugly piece of fabric into a thing of beauty...