I recently saw some lovely hand dyed shibori fabrics and was immediately in "lust" with them. It reminded me that I my "someday" list had "try making shibori fabric with fabric paint rather than dye." Needless to say, it had been on the list for some time, and I said "Okay, today is the day." Of course that extended to two or three days of experimentation.
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Perhaps you’ve heard of Frankenbatting. That when a quilter takes leftover batting bits and sews them together to make a batting big enough for the current project, I love using wool batting - the texture it creates is wonderful, and it’s perfect for my hand quilting. Wool bats are expensive, and I am proud of using leftover bits to make a whole. But it’s a bit painstaking.
It’s been all about cheesecloth this week.
I added dark blue and purple paint to the blue cheesecloth from last week. I’m much happier with it now.
I also cut up the rust cheesecloth and did some experimental stitching.
I liked the zigzag stitch (top), but it wasn’t the look I wanted. Below that I tried a straight stitch. The thread matches the fabric making it hard to see.
I ended up using the straight stitch for the current project. I expect the zigzag to make an appearance in the future.
I’ve decided not to show ...
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