ExTex 7th weekend - playing with Vilene Spunbond
Emma had great fun layering papers with her transfer prints. Here is the second part of the 7th weekend of ExTex, a little late but as usual I have been out and about spreading the joy of textiles!!!! The Sunday saw the girls experimenting further with the disperse dyes (transfer paints), ironing them onto Vilene Spunbond and other synthetics that were lurking around. They had such a good time with these dyes on the 6th weekend and wanted to try some more samples. As we were using synthetics the group used soldering irons to cut the fabrics and heat guns to distress them. Disperse dyes painted on to paper and then ironed onto synthetic fabric. Transfer printed fabric decorated with painted Bondaweb and gilding flake. A transfer print further decorated with stitch. Vilene Spunbond printed with a paper bag. Transfer printed Vilene Spunbond that was then distressed with a heat gun. Torn transfer paper ironed off randomly then decorated w