The article on flour resist dyeing in the latest Quilting Arts is called "It's irresistable!" I had intended to leave the paint to cure for longer (since it's covered in flour, you can't really heat-set it, so you have to let time do the work) but yesterday my curiosity got the better of me and I couldn't resist throwing caution to the winds and washing out some of the flour, at the risk of losing the paint. (I didn't lose the paint.)
Now I wish I hadn't done it on a white background! I think I'll overpaint it with a transparent lighter colour, to colour the background, without losing the etching-like scratches. I have another piece drying at the moment, which I had previously dyed and have now overdyed.What a lot of fun. Love it when the Quilting Arts inspires me to try something like this out.
The above makes me feel as though the old way I used to use flour resist is now quite boring!
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You had me running for the magazine to look up this process! I love the effect - must try this too!! Raining here now - have to wait for sunnier weather.
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