Rust printing fabric

Rusty bucket and "rust dyed" fabric For several weeks I have spent most of my time working on lesson plans for 2014 workshops. On Friday I completed that planning and was excited to get back into my studio. I began by making some new fabric using a variety of processes. By the end of the day on Saturday I had used all but two cuts of the fabric I had prepared. My friend Christine Mauersberger has been writing about her rust explorations recently so I decided this would be the perfect time to…

2017 Topic 16: Rustification Hello everyone, it's Leandra here with you tonight, before we launch into the new topic, which I sense you are all going to LOVE! Let's see who won the last challenge for the Pearlescent topic! The winner is: Craftyfield from Crafty Endeavours She got on a bit of a roll with challenge entries over the last 2 weeks, and even snuck an entry in at the 11th hour of the challenge deadline! The random number fell on her black and white entry, but all of them were quite…

Sandy Pratt and Libby Barringer refer to their rust dyeing as their “weird obsession.” While perhaps not your typical fabric patterning technique, it’s easy to see how it could turn into a passion. You’ll be able to see samples yourself at the Martha’s Vineyard Mini Maker Faire on May 11. It all started just about …

I would like to share the work of three artists who have each developed different techniques for printing with rust. Rust is symbolic in various ways for each of these artists and the concept and process of rusting informs their work.

How do you make your collage paper? I get asked that question a lot. I like to use tissue paper for my collages because it gets transparent when glued down and I can work in layers.

While I was in the process of making a new book cover, I started experimenting with making rusted fabric using wonder under fusible webbing which I’d painted. Wonder Under is fusible webbing with a…

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It's happened to me before. I've set something metal on cloth and it dried leaving a rust stain. This is never a good thing when you don't plan to add rust to your clothes. But if you like the patina of rust, you can rust dye fabric on purpose to...

Nearly two years ago, I made a post about rust dyeing paper using watered down vinegar. It was my first time trying rust dyeing and I was re...

Color Crush Creative on Instagram: "Let's talk about RUST! Day 29 of #100daysofplay and @bmilligan_art is inspiring us with rust ecodying 😍 Playing with rust is SO rewarding and offers so many different textures, colors, and designs to work into your art! Who has practiced this before? Do you want to try it out? We have a video all about RUST on our YouTube channel @colorcrushcreative! #arttherapy #artworkshop #artforproducts #onlineartclass #sellyourart #artcoaching #artinstructor #artbiz…