Trying out things

I have started trying out if things work before I actually make the samples for my Master Practitioner project.  I found some Tyvek that was left over from a previous project and using the instructions in Lynda Monk's book: beautiful bonded surfaces, I had a go with Tyvek and bubblewrap.

This thick piece of Tyvek was already painted gold on one side and turquoise on the other.

Here's the felt, Bondaweb, bubblewrap & Tyvek sandwich

Here's what happened when I ironed it.

Next I tried with a thin Tyvek which wasn't painted

I ironed Bondaweb onto the felt and put some wool tops on top.

Then another layer of Bondaweb

I put the Tyvek on the top and ironed.  Then realised I had forgotten the bubblewrap!

Back to the thicker Tyvek and including wool tops this time.

This time I forgot the first layer of Bondaweb but actually it didn't matter.

The result when I had ironed it.   I was hoping the wool tops would show through the Tyvek more.

And lastly the same sandwich again but with the first layer of Bondaweb on the felt.

And the result.

Here they are together.  I like all of the results but I think it will be impossible to sew through the thick Tyvek especially with how little strength I currently have in my right hand.  I need to try the thin Tyvek with the bubblewrap as I rather like the 'veins' that the Tyvek revealed.

More Tyvek has been ordered and more play time will happen once it arrives.


Thanks for joining me today.
Bernice

Nuno Felting with Clare Bullock

Recently I asked Clare Bullock if she would do a Nuno Felting workshop for a group of my friends.  And she said YES!  Whooppeeeeee!

So four of us travelled to her fabulous studio in Sharnbrook, near Bedford.

Clare started by showing us her technique for Nuno Felting.

Adding sari silk

And felting.

Then we all had a go.  This is the first sample I made.

During the felting you can see the marks from the bubblewrap

The back

And the finished sample

I made two other pieces in the same way during the morning.

After lunch we made a white on white piece.

I added purple, pink and Quink blue ink and the colours did their thing.  (see the piece on the right).

The front

The back

The front

I had a lovely day.  Clare is such a brilliant and generous teacher.  You could have fun too.  Keep checking out Clare's website and if you can't see a suitable date for you, why not contact Clare and set up a workshop with her.

Thanks for joining me today.

Bernice

Moving ideas on

Last time I showed you the small collages I made using gel plate monoprints. I tried them out in small concertina book.

As I mentioned I now need to decide what to make.  This is still being percolated in my brain but in the meantime I thought I would dye some fabric with procion dye using the colours in the monoprints as inspiration.  I put equal amounts of old linen, cotton poplin, silk, silk viscose rib and scrim in two trays.

I used Magenta, Merlot, Dark Blue and Charcoal Procion dyes.

In this tray I used Golden Yellow, a Scarlet & Lemon mix and some Charcoal.

Rinsed and on the drying rack

Dry and ready for use.

Now to concentrate on what to make and then to make 12 samples.    It's all go here!

Thanks for joining me today.
Bernice