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printing vintage lace textures

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  1. Traci Bautista
    Traci Bautista on December 31, 2018 at 8:00 AM

    Reply by Robin B. on September 5, 2014 at 6:47am
    Thanks Traci! Couple questions….

    Can you do this on heavier weight paper rather than the gesso board (with the fiber or modeling paste)?

    Any suggestions for sources for reasonably sized lace remnants other than Etsy? I would think it would be fun to use lots of different lace patterns but could get expensive ;-)!

    Reply by Traci Bautista on September 5, 2014 at 4:33pm
    Robin..like I’ve said many times and encourage you to do is use what you have and experiment. Yes, you can use any surface to paint with the lace screens. I encourage you to try this technique in whatever way you want. You don’t have to use lace, you can use any type of textured fabric..tulle, cheesecloth, textured yarn, crochet doilies, eyelet fabric, twine, raffia or ribbon. You can find great remnants at the thrift store or dollar store. Look in the clearance section in the craft store. Also, you can cut the lace or textured fabrics from old clothes or cut patterns into old sheets.. look with “new eyes” and PLAY!

    Reply by Robin B. on September 6, 2014 at 10:20am
    Thanks Traci…..have you found any specific size of embroidery hoop to be ideal. I’ve found a place that sells reasonably priced lace swatches (8″ x 8″) and I’m wondering if you think a 7X7 or even 6X6 embroidery hoop would be too small to work with?

    I have some smaller swatches in my stash and I’ve cut out some frames from cardboard and will try to attack the lace swatches with painters tape…will let you know how it goes!

  2. Traci Bautista
    Traci Bautista on December 31, 2018 at 8:01 AM

    Reply by Sharon Bode on September 9, 2014 at 8:04am
    Had some fun with old doillies and embroidery hoops of various sizes. They held the ink so I wasn’t able to print as much as I thought with the leftover ink. I had to spray the bottom them press to get a print. This sprayed print is on cotton fabric

    Reply by textile recycler on September 10, 2014 at 7:50am
    I’ve starched doilies and lace to stamp/stencil with so it’s not so floppy. Works pretty well.

    Reply by Sharon Bode on September 10, 2014 at 8:49am
    Great idea! Thank you. Will give it a try as I’ve never starched anything. Seems like it might hold the paint then for stamping after spraying. The doillies are so absorbent it sucks the ink in and doesn’t print (which I thought it would). Maybe the starch will create a harder outer shell to hold the ink. Something else to experiment with!

    Reply by Traci Bautista on September 11, 2014 at 12:53pm
    Sharon, You can also try coating the doilies with Collage Pauge or gel medium. That would make them stiff and seal them so they don’t absorb too much paint

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