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Thursday, September 22, 2011

printed fabric

I played around a little with one of my hand carved stamps
I really like creating a repeating pattern with it



and then I thought it would look great on fabric
I used some flour sack towels I had picked up a few months ago
they're big - and the loose weave soaks up the paint readily
I used an unevenly mixed orange and yellow combo of acrylic paint
without mixing the two colors perfectly, I got a nice variation of color



then was the question, "what to make with it?"









the Japanese crane .... bird of happiness .... and symbol of peace

26 comments:

  1. Your stamp made a beautiful pattern on the cloth. I have some dish towels I want to try your technique on. Thanks for the share!

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  2. That's so beautiful -- I love the tiny button on the crane --

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  3. Oh Kimmie, this is so charming. I love you fabric color and whst you made with it. xox Corrine

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  4. love the fabric, a really great idea. i'm surprised you were able to get it to hold a fold for your bird, really cool.

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  5. Beautiful fabric. I could see that as a scarf.

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  6. just stunning kimmie~~ wow you amaze me

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  7. Send me some of that gorgeous fabric and I will make you a sling bag (or a tote bag). Love it, love it, love it!!!

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  8. beautiful stamped cloth. charming bird.

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  9. wow! Love the way the fabric turned out! And the bird is so sweet.

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  10. another brilliant exploration and result dear Kimmie

    Your hand carved stamped fabric is gorgeous and your crane of peace is SO precious!
    oxo

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  11. Beautiful! Beautiful!! And SO imaginative.

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  12. I love how you take the ordinary and turn it into WOW. The crane is beautiful and so much more elegant than paper. Thanks for sharing your great ideas!

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  13. Love this! I was thinking throw pillow... No I have to try carving my own stamp!

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  14. The fabric turned out beautifully! Love your stamp. The crane is so cute - you need to make something large also- so the full effect of that gorgeous pattern shows thru!!

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  15. Wonderful stmaped fabric and love the colors. The bird is wonderful too.

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  16. Did you know that Wednesday was World Peace Day? I love your fabric crane, especially the fact that you printed the fabric yourself with paints and stamp. Beautiful! Have a great weekend. Tammy

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  17. The fabric came out really well, and looks fabulous. I've been discharging this week, so your post remitnded me to try discharging with a stamp.

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  18. Interesting stamp! Love the color of the fabric..

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  19. This is all soooo cool Kimmie! What kind of paint do you use for the fabric?

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  20. Beautiful! Is the paint washable? Could you do this with a fabric dye?

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  21. beautiful!!! i love the mix of paints and the pattern...

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  22. Love this. Continue to be amazed by the creative talent out there in the blog world!

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  23. Mooi = beautiful
    houden van = love
    ♥RINI♥

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