Re: [h-cost] Adding color to silk

Acrylic will make it stiff. -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

Re: [h-cost] Adding color to silk

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Dianne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't imagine that watercolors or oils would work well at all. I would either use acrylic, heavily thinned with a textile medium, or bite the bullet and buy silk paints from Dharma. Dianne Thanks to all that have

Re: [h-cost] Adding color to silk

In a message dated 4/1/2008 9:42:06 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyway, it would seem like the oil paint would have been what was used to permanently mark fabric. I have only just begun working with oil paints myself, so I don't know how they handle in this case,

Re: [h-cost] Adding color to silk

it's a version of this type of casein-based paint. Sharon C. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alexandria Doyle Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 6:41 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Adding color to silk On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 8

Re: [h-cost] Adding color to silk

Surely, with all the painted silk scarves and such around, there is an acrylic-like dye just for silks, and a medium for making it whatever consistency you want. Have you e-mailed or called the folks at Dharma Trading Co. ? Dharmatrading.com And depending on how intricate you get it

[h-cost] Adding color to silk

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

Re: [h-cost] Adding color to silk

Acrylic will make it stiff. -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

Re: [h-cost] Adding color to silk

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

Re: [h-cost] Adding color to silk

. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alexandria Doyle Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 1:55 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] Adding color to silk I have a length of silk taffeta that has an embroidery pattern that is invokative of an Elizabethan

Re: [h-cost] Adding color to silk

Alexandria Doyle wrote: 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

Re: [h-cost] Adding color to silk

Having done a certain amount of fabric painting in my youth, dilute acrylic paints a bit so they sink into the fabric and are more flexible. There's medium you can buy to add that's specifically for fabric, but I never noticed that it made much of a difference. Jen

Re: [h-cost] Adding color to silk

I seriously suggest using the medium if one wants to paint with acrylics on fabric. Acrylic will flake or peal over time, and the medium helps to prevent that. I lost my favorite theatre stage hands shirt because we didn't know that when we painted them with watered down, but straight acrylics.