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 Silkpaint!®Resist
can be used for a number of applications and is a
worthwhile addition to any painter's studio.
You can dilute Silkpaint!®
Resist with water (adjust to your desired
consistency), or it can be diluted or coloured with a small amount of
paint or dye. These flowers have been painted by
Jenny Lacey using a gutta
outliner and adding the paint while still damp. To use the resist as a gutta outliner:
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Draw out your design using an autofade pen.
The ink from this pen can be completely removed
immediately with water or left to fade to nothing over a
couple of days.
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Decant some of the
Silkpaint!®
Resist into a pipette bottle and screw on a nib. The
screw-on and push-on nibs allow fine lines to be drawn
using the gutta outliner. Ensure that the resist
has fully penetrated the fabric and that all circuits
are joined (any gaps and the paint or dye will escape
from the outline you have drawn).
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The silk can be painted with acid
dyes such as Dupont or Fibrecrafts Acid dyes or silk
paints while
the resist is
still wet. Allow the dye to flow within the design shapes to meet
resist lines. Do not paint over the resist.
 If you prefer to
'free-style' silk paint, the resist can be used as a
primer to inhibit the flow of the paint or dye. Dilute 1 part resist
with 3 parts water and paint onto the fabric with a wide
brush. Allow to dry. With smaller brushes, paint liquid
dyes on top of this 'stop-flow' surface layering colours if
desired. To stamp with dyes, dilute Silkpaint!®Resist with some of the dye and spread with a wide
brush on vinyl or glass surface. Press the stamp into the
solution and then onto the fabric. Alternatively,
silk screen or stencil with the resist.
The resist can be used
to thicken dye so that it can be painted with and the "non-bleed" colours
can be applied with a stiff synthetic brush or
sketched with using an applicator bottle.
Draw open shapes with the resist and allow dyes to flow in
and out of them.
Steam, heat set, or fix
dyes according to manufacturers instructions. Machine wash
on delicate setting (soap optional), and iron while damp.
Should the ironing bring back any remaining resist
particle to the surface, gently re-wash your fabric. Although Silkpaint!® Resist may be used
successfully with many dye products, we recommend you test with your
particular dye brand for compatibility. |