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zahra bilgrami
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as usual its spectacular.you have a feel for the silk and dyes.thankyou for giving us such treats for the eyes.i love all your pieces,such marvelous work.i look forward to seeing your new creations.thanks once again for the tip on MS.will be working…
hi lynn,your work is fabulous.i was wondering how you managed to get the whites in the flowers.also i don't see any gutta lines.i would love to know how you gave all these effects.i would really appreciate it if you could share this with us.thanks,z…
my god,this is fabulous.i love the details and colors and the way the design flows.this is just amazing work.thanks for the treat.
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- Are you a silk painter?
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- Are you interested in learning more about silk painting?
- yes
- About Me:
- i live in kingston,ontario,canada.i have been silk painting for the last 25 years.i love using dupont dyes.i do silk scarves,shawls and sarees.
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- At 11:18am on December 16, 2009,
zahra bilgrami said…
- thanks so much ladies.will let you all know how it turned out.pauline thankyou for the alternative.i will try that as well.zahra
- At 4:09am on December 13, 2009,
Pauline Wherrell said…
- Hi Zahra
Yes as Lynn says spray starch works just the same as magic sizing - I have used that as an alternative as you cannot buy magic sizing in the UK but I do not use the technique very often as I tend to prefer to let the dyes do their own thing.
Pauline
- At 3:45am on December 13, 2009,
Lynn Meek said…
- Hi Zahra - I've not used anything besides the MS, but it's just light spray starch for clothing so I suspect some kind of similar product might work -- and might be more easily available.....anyway, good luck and have fun!
Let me know. Lynn
- At 11:10am on December 12, 2009,
zahra bilgrami said…
- hi lynn,i finally got the MS.do you know its not available in canada.at least where we live.we went down to the States and i went into target to get it.anyway my friend i will be trying this technique out very soon.i am very excited about it.will let you know how it turns out.take care and Happy Holidays.
- At 3:13am on August 16, 2009,
Lynn Meek said…
- Hi Zahra - an easy mix-up - names are both so similar - Hope you'll give the MS a try and let us know how you like it! Lynn
- At 2:00pm on August 14, 2009,
Lynn Meek said…
- Hi Zahra -
This is a technique I learned from Karen Sistek who's a Master silk painter and a member here - you can see her stuff at www.karensistekstudio.com.
The white highlights were achieved simply by leaving the silk unpainted.
Before painting, I spray the entire silk with Magic Sizing ( it's a laundry thing - you'll find it near where the spray starch it). After it dries, it's ready to paint. Using the MS as a medium, dip your brush into it and then into the dye using a very small amount of dye. It's possible to get a very tidy, straight edge using this method and a lot of control with the dye. But I'm a watercolorpainter at heart, so I also love a very loose mooshy style and I can still get that using less MS and more dye. I've give up on water-based resist because I found it just too hard to remove after steaming. gotta run - check out Karen's website - or leave a message here for her - she's incredibly generous with her tips.
- At 11:36pm on June 2, 2009,
Pauline Wherrell said…
- Hi Zahra
I am talking about the photo that you have put where people often put a photo of themselves.Yours is really beautiful - love the colouring and I wondered if that too was yardage? But also if you have any photos of work done using cool aide I would be interested to see those too! I have not been able to find a similar product but have tried the different sugars used as salt - the fine ones create a nice mottled effect!
Pauline
- At 12:33am on May 30, 2009,
Pauline Wherrell said…
- Forgot to say that I love your photo painting too! Do you have any more photos of that piece that you could post? I don't think it was in your photos - it would be nice to see it larger!
Pauline
- At 12:26am on May 30, 2009,
Pauline Wherrell said…
- Hi Zahra
Thanks for all your help! I will have a look for something like your cool aide when I next go shopping! And thank you also for the compliment on my work. There are so many really brilliant silkpainters on here I feel I have a long way to go! But I love learning and experimenting!
Pauline
- At 10:47pm on May 28, 2009,
Pauline Wherrell said…
- Thanks Zahra for all the info! I am not sure if I can get a variety of this cool aide over here but I will have a look - sounds fascinating - I love experimenting! I didn't know that you could use different sugars like salt but I have used different sizes of salt - I will definitely have a go using sugar this way too!
Pauline
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