Last night I worked on Lillian's block. I'm creating a nice vining motif and I also painted some lace. I had a hard time with the lace painting since I've only hand dyed ribbon and have never done the painting style. At first I didn't even use a brush but then I went and looked up a tutorial and went back and tried again. I still didn't like the results so I went to try and subdue it with an over dye of antique gold but that just took out the dye that was there, which was a good thing since I didn't like it anyway! LOL So I got to start over with it and paint very carefully so that the dye wouldn't run and this is the final results. I like it now. All my attempts took me hours though! LOL Here is a list of tips I had to learn the hard way!Tips for first time lace painters:
- Use a brush (with a nice fine tip)
- Less is more, you can always go back and touch up if it's too little. Too much dye will start to seep and run into other areas.
- It's better if your lace isn't sopping wet, squeeze it out between a towel so that it's just damp.
- Dainty little taps work well to control where your dye is going, tap more in the middle when the brush is fully loaded.
2 comments:
It's very pretty, but just don't think I have the patience for that tedious work. Bet Lil's glad you do!
Oh Melissa,
It is truly beautiful. I love it when people step out of the box and create motifs and embroidery that doesnt follow the pattern of the seam lines. ESPECIALLY big ones!
I can't wait to see it in person.
Lillian
Post a Comment