Mar 2, 2017
What do all of these 18th century gowns have in common? They're all made from handpainted silk -- mostly produced in China for export to the West.
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seen from China
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seen from Mexico
seen from Türkiye
seen from Iraq
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seen from United States
seen from China
seen from Netherlands
seen from Türkiye
seen from United States
seen from Canada
seen from France
seen from China
seen from Canada
seen from France
seen from Hong Kong SAR China
seen from Germany
seen from United States
seen from Germany
What do all of these 18th century gowns have in common? They're all made from handpainted silk -- mostly produced in China for export to the West.
See the 18th century painted silk gowns linkspage for more.
Consistency in Ecoprinting
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Consistency and Ecoprinting
Let’s tackle the number One question I get in messages and emails pertaining to Ecoprinting. And that is Consistency!
“I am so unhappy with my current results, what am I doing wrong?”
“I simply cannot get it to be consist! It is very frustrating!”
“Sometimes my prints are beautiful and sometimes they are bad. How do I change that?”
I am fortunate…
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Whimsical Women and Holiday shows!
Whimsical Women and Holiday shows!
It’s that very bust Holiday time of the year with all of us realizing that the months of October-December seem to fly! I popped from the NC State Fair where we braved 14 hour days for 11 days to the SAFF (Southeaster Animal Fiber Fair) where we went from 75 degrees one day to 38 and raining over the course of a 3 day weekend!
NCSF booth
Theresa painting on silk at NCSF
Steve manning the SAFF booth
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Chic elegant rose, coral scarf, silk shawl, silk wrap, handpainted and hand-dyed made in France. Echarpe, étole en soie peint à la main
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www.etsy.com/shop/OstrivSilk
Hand painting Silk
People love color! And hand painting and dying fabric offers numerous ways to bring color to fiber. My heart is very much with my eco-printed silk art. However my many years of painting cannot help but be enthusiastic about my first love of hand painting.
When I began to work with fiber art-silk predominantly-it did not take me long to realize that there are as many ways to put color on silk as…
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Yellow Silk Scarf. Tan & Blue Hand Painted Silk Shawl. Handmade Silk Scarf SAND FLOWERS. Size 11x60. Birthday, Mother Gift. Gift-Wrapped.
Blue, Silver Hand Painted Silk Scarf WINTER TWILIGHT. Large 14x72. Handmade Gift. Birthday Gift. Anniversary Gift. Valentine Gift