So in between what has been a pretty darn busy January, I did get a chance to do some playing with fabric surface techniques. I did these experiments leading up to my Steampunk Sally class in my home studio. It was a lot of fun to try some new things and then I got to play around with Photoshop on top of the pictures.
YAY! a little time for playing!
I have been wanting to play with rusting fabric for quite sometime now. I just hadn’t got around to it. This isn’t the best results ever, I didn’t take much time in preparing the doll, but good color and good potential…
How did I do it:
Wrapped the fabric of the doll body in steel wire that was already starting to rust and thin pieces of steel wool.
Then I sponged on generous amounts of Sophisticated Finishes Rusting Solution and then went to bed.
Next morning rusty headless doll… Ok she was headless before I started but it sounds more dramatic…
Mummy Doll… I love the look of fabric wrapped and bound layer upon layer. Easy Peasy…
Tear strips of white cotton fabric, I used an old sheet.
Wrap and tie … rinse and repeat till your happy.
Secure ends with a little gel medium. Let dry
Then apply washes of Walnut ink.
Fake Batik… or Spots and Stripes…
I painted melted beeswax on to the fabric body in you guessed it stripes and spots.
Then painted Walnut Ink washes over the wax and fabric
Used a heat gun to melt the wax and blot off excess…
Then washed the doll “lightly” to tone down Walnut Ink.
Unknown bonus from unknown causes…. cool red and blue stains from the stuffing in the doll..
Check out the yummy fabric scraps I have been
playing with also..
Lots of instant coffee and rit dye …
rinse repeat.. don’t rinse repeat…
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