what if#78: marker ikat

....how it used to upset me when i drew on fabric and the ink ran. i searched high and low for a better marker. i was thinking if (?) the ink runs along the threads it could look a bit like ikat. it does. oh, it does!

permanent laundry marker on old stained linen. bottom piece has been machine washed and ironed.

the longer you hold the marker to the fabric, the more it runs. i am sure it will vary from fabric to fabric.

Comments

[glennis]

before i clicked on over here from flickr, i thought it WAS ikat. marvelous discovery! now how will you use it?

[kiandra]

this is a brilliant discovery! don't you love it when that happens?

i can't wait to see what you use it for.

[Kristin La Flamme]

You come up with the most crazy-wonderful ideas!

[Jeannette]

good work. i love it when a mistake or eff up is turned inside out to something fantastic.

[Jeannette]

good work. i love it when a mistake or eff up is turned inside out to something fantastic.

[dalbhat]

you are a genius!!

[neki rivera]

pardon the pun, but you've got a point there :)

neki desu

[neki rivera]

pardon the pun, but you've got a point there :)

neki desu

[Joanna]

That gives a great effect, almost like animal skin

[laura]

I don't get it. Are the warp and weft made of different fibers? Why don't they just blend into a dot or blob?

[Cornelia]

I *LOVE* the way this looks. Thanks for sharing!

[jude]

thanks everyone.. and to answer your question laura.... the ink in the marker is very thin and it runs into the fibers of the yarns before it dries. it has different effects on different fabrics, the loosely woven linen works the best.

[Tricia Garrett]

I like this - thanks!