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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.
...the band of lions applique planned a while back has turned into an experiment because i was wondering what if i create them as a cluster, one applique, and make them out of an ikat fabric that will fade in and out , ghost-like....
i painted over the fabric so that the ikat would show through. they are ready for stitching.
3 figure cluster appliqué on 6" quilt block
drawn freehand with black micron pen
Deco Art SoSoft fabric paint, thinned with water
Kaffe Fasset yarn dyed cotton ikat base used for applique.
magic marker on rag strips
woven and tacked to white poplin
6"x6"
cotton
what if i cut the cross section from one plaid and ehance the section of another to get an ikat effect.
(or something)...this example, haphazardly appliquéd (from my bird robe) has inspired further study. the idea is to find similar colorations where one fabric has a lighter or different color thread in the pattern so you can patch in a sort of discontinuous motif. or to place one yarn dyed pattern over another to create another pattern, to fool the eye, to confuse the issue of technique.
to be continued....
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