DIYs & Tutorials with natural silk

I offer my tutorial for those who do not have artistic skills, but still wants to have abstract drawings on his/her work.  Firstly, you need to find a suitable picture. I like to use watercolour landscapes, or drawings made with "thick" strokes, because they are easiest to make ...

I invite you to plunge into wonderful world of batik! Painting on silk gives many positive emotions and joy. Therefore, I propose to spend time with pleasure and paint a kerchief in noble silver-smoky shades. You will need inspiration, a little patience and soon you will create this kerchief! 1. ...

It is not always possible to choose fibers and silk for felt decoration, so we can dye them ourselves in a specific color that we need for this project. Today we will dye silk squares, silk and sheep curls in turquoise-blue colors. For work you will need: dye acid "Ashford"; vinegar water ...

In this tutorial I will show you how you can paint a night winter landscape in the technique of hot batik without a sketch on fabric. To create a more textured sky I will use the salt effect. Tools and materials: natural silk satin; a frame for stretching silk; buttons; wax; wax melter; 2 bristle ...

The fall palette is rich in colors: at this time, the work comes easily and with inspiration. It can be quiet and melancholic or suddenly amaze you with bright contrasts... The aim of today's lesson is to work with silk pieces of different densities and some advices of how to decorate the felt ...

I want to show you how in 6 steps to paint neckerchief out of silk in the cold batik technique. Simple, creative and clear.   Step 1 Take a piece of white silk and stretch it on the frame: Step 2 Transfer the outline of your sketch on the tracing paper with a black marker. Step 3 Pin the sketch ...

Today we will get acquainted with hot batik, or a silk dyeing technique. Let's create a neckerchief! You need: a piece of silk (I used satin 70x70 cm) stretched on a frame aniline paints for silk (better avoid acrylic paints, the softness of silk gets lost) kolinsky and squirrel brushes ...

Spring in our area is a leisurely, restrained beauty, it gently and slowly reveals its charms. In other places it is wild and unrestrained, blossoming every day with new colours. Each spring has much great in it, and today we will combine calm and bright colours in the new patchwork tutorial. We ...

The term Shibori originates from a Japanese verb Shiboru which is 'squeeze' or 'compress', and explains the process of treating the source material to produce the desired effect. Various Shibori techniques are used for painting and creating fabric patterns based on pressing it ...