I once added colour to trim by hand painting it with regular dye - it was highly successful. Sarah Paterson
----- Original Message ----- > -----Original Message----- > I have a length of silk taffeta that has an embroidery pattern that is > invokative of an Elizabethan pattern, except that it is all off-white > on off-white. I would like to add color to the flowers without > embroidering them all. > So I was thinking of painting dabs or washes of color to those > flowers. I know that there are special paints that are typically used > on silk, but I was wondering about using paints closer to hand - > watercolors, gouaches, acryllics and oils? Anyone have experience of > using these on silk fabric? This gown will be worn occasionally - > maybe two or three times a year at most, and I expect it to be hand > washed only when it needs it. > > thanks > alex > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
