Textile experiments

This week we were using acrylic paint on fabric to create different effects. We started by stippling some calico with a dry brush using 2 colours - blue and yellow in my case, resulting in lots of green and looking like a flowery meadow! Then we moved on to using a diffuser and thin paint to give an effect like airbrushing, holding a piece of ripped paper in front of the fabric to act as a mask so that some parts stayed white. Then we moved on to a way of making monoprints on glass. We put…

There are some other textiles I've designed working on my collection.

Bridget had fun with black Hot Stuff sheet. Decorating it with heat transfer foils and then impressing with wooden printing blocks while ...

Wow, Wednesday came around again so quickly! I thought I'd stay with things that melt and show what happens when you iron cellophane paper. ...

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Marian Jazmik | Inspired by the natural environment | Textile art techniques, Texture art, Textiles sketchbook

Oh yes, I really do! But before the summer holidays begin, I really must wrap up the teaching year. I promised to post these photos many many weeks ago, so without further ado, here are the amaaaazing seascapes we stitched in class at the beginning of the summer term - some finished, some not quite: Fiona Libby Jan Carole B Kathy Sue Vix Judith Christine detail of Morag's Carole H These last ones were "practice" pieces, for trying out different stitch techniques, but worthy of being framed…