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Printing on Fabric With Natural Materials

Name: Printing on Fabric With Natural Materials
SKU: W01754E
Price: 8 USD
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Author: Craftsy

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At a Glance:

In-depth Instruction; over 200 mins
On-demand video access anytime
Bonus downloadable PDF resources
Access to class Q&A

Item: W01754E

Jane kicks things off with an explanation of sun printing and the materials you'll need.

Print with the sun by blocking its rays from hitting some parts of the fabric.

By manipulating the fabric to compress some portions of it, you'll change the drying time and hence the depth of color in different sections.

Simple table salt will draw pigment away from the fabric as it dries to create unique patterns.

When your printed fabric doesn't look as you expected, review Jane's suggestions for what to try differently.

Jane suggests some projects to sew with your dyed fabric, and how to care for it.

Here's a great excuse to go out for a walk and find leaves for printing! Jane explains the process.

Flatten and dry your leaves to prepare them for printing.

Try different colors and combinations for unique designs!

When you run into trouble, try Jane's tips for better results.

Jane shares inspiration for more leaf-printing projects and tips on how to care for your printed fabric.

Learn how to print beautiful designs using fruits and vegetables. Jane explains how it works and goes over the supplies you'll need.

Pears, apples, corn and even artichokes make for interesting prints and are easier to work with.

Bananas, cucumber, tomatoes and lemons are all fair game for printing, but require some more careful handling.

Print yardage, use different colors and combine fruits for some fun variations.

Jane shares tips and trips for fixing prints that didn't turn out as you expected.

Traditionally, Japanese fishermen would make prints of the fish they caught as a method of record-keeping. Fish printing has evolved into an art form, but you don't need a real fish to do it; you can buy a silicone fish! Jane shows how it works.

Begin by printing a fish with one color.

Try two-tone printing, using metallic ink or printing schools of fish. The possibilities are endless.

The eye of the fish is never printed, traditionally, but hand-painted. Jane shows you how it's done.

Embellish your fish print and give it more personality with wax pastels.

Things can go wrong with printing, but Jane has some tips for recovering from your mistakes.

Art quilts, album covers and more will look terrific with your fish prints. Janes shares examples.

Print with objects that would be difficult to reproduce directly (or ones you don't want to get ink on!) by trying some of the indirect methods. See how it works.

See how to get detailed prints from objects such as leaves and shells through rubbings.

A convenient and attractive indirect printing method employs a synthetic gelatin plate. Jane demonstrates now to do it.

Jane explains how to get better prints when things don't go right, and shares some ways to use your printed fabric.

Play with sunlight and special light-reactive dyes to get gorgeous effects in your printing. Jane walks you through the process.

Covering up UV-dyed fabric with a variety of objects leads to some fun effects.

Choose a photo with good contrast and turn it into a fabric print! Jane shows you how.

Learn how to improve your process and get more inspiration.

Jane Davila

Jane Davila is a fiber and mixed-media artist who began her professional art career as a printmaker, specializing in etchings and intaglios. Her prints can be found in many private and corporate collections around the world. She switched to fiber, mixed media, and art quilting in the 1990s but still incorporates many printmaking techniques in her work.

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Printing on Fabric With Natural Materials

Jane Davila