I have a quilt in mind which will need a variety of black and white, and grey and white fabrics. So, I spread out some white fabric and started applying thickened dye.
You’ll recognize the patterns of these first two. They’re done with the same interfacing stencils shown in earlier posts.
The grey one, below left, was done with another interfacing stencil. On the right I used an open grid as a stamp. Although it was a grid, the lines in one direction printed stronger than those in the other direction. With GREAT RESTRAINT I took advantage of this and printed almost straight lines in the bottom portion. However, in the top half, I indulged my preference as I overlapped and reoriented the grid while stamping. Two patterns for one!
At one point, I had so much black dye on my work surface that I used it as a monoprint, (top half below.) I scratched a few lines in it and then laid the fabric on top. Voila!
The bottom portion shown above features an overlapping grid stencil when I resisted the TEMPTATION to turn it.
And here’s the full set of fabrics.
These are fast and fun because there’s usually just one application of dye and then you’re done. Nice!
Ellen Lindner
Nice fabrics!
Thanks, Kristin. I think they’re going to be very usable.