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Transform Nature into Fabric Art: A Guide to Creating Nature-Inspired Designs

By angie / November 10, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

Incorporating natural elements into fabric designs is an inspiring way to capture the beauty of nature in textile art. Today, I’ll walk you through the process I use to transform items I find on my morning walks—like leaves, seedpods, and feathers—into striking, nature-inspired designs ready for fabric printing. Whether you’re a textile artist or fabric […]

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Discover How I Transformed an Upstairs Storage Room into a Functional Fabric Storage Closet

By angie / August 5, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

As a textile artist, having a well-organized space for your materials is crucial. Here, I’ll share my journey of converting an unused upstairs storage room into an efficient fabric storage closet, tailored to meet my needs as a textile artist. Maximizing Vertical Fabric Storage I maximized vertical storage space in this fabric storage area by

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16 Mini Silk Screens

By angie / September 19, 2023 / 1 minute of reading

Recently I had a project where I needed 15 small painted interfacing silk screens. There was no way I was going to cut them by hand, so I pulled out my big cutting machine, the Silver Bullet. The Silver Bullet made short work of this and in less than 1 hour from start of cutting

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Painted Interfacing for Silk Screens

By angie / September 5, 2023 / 1 minute of reading

I like exploring different ways to make silk screens. The traditional way using photo emulsion is great for professionals, but a bit complicated for my needs. One way that I like is to use a medium weight interfacing which has been painted using basic house paint. The paint seals the interfacing making it waterproof. I

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Last Week in the Studio #4

By angie / August 23, 2023 / 1 minute of reading

Last week I managed to find some time to experiment a little more with dyeing fabrics with rust and created two pieces I absolutely love! This first one is on cotton. I printed the rust circle first and after rinsing and drying it, I came back and scrunched it in a small container and added

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Last (few) Weeks in the Studio #3

By angie / August 15, 2023 / 1 minute of reading

It’s been more than a week hasn’t it. I’ve been in the studio working, but don’t have a lot to show for it. I’ve been working on recording a new class for my teaching website Surface Design Academy. But I do have a few pictures to share. I am continuing my exploration of working with

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Making A Print Board

By angie / August 4, 2023 / 2 minutes of reading

Printmaking processes on fabric, whether it is screen printing, block printing, stenciling or other process is a fun and creative way to create your own fabrics. To be successful at it, it helps to have good tools of the trade. These tools are not always expensive, some of them you can make yourself. In my

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