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Me Musing .
. . December
21, 2009 . . .
For
those of you who missed my post last week on the Red Barn Musings,
here are the first photos of the fabric I wanted to 'rust'. Following
them are the outcome of the little 'smoked salmon looking' packets!
I
used some raw silk that I had dyed last year . . . sort of an apricot
colour.
Fabric soaking
in vinegar/water
Rusted items
placed on fabric
Fabric wrapped
around the items
Fabric bundles
wrapped in plastic
Here
is what it looked like after just one day . . .
The
little bundles stayed in the plastic and 'cooked' for 4 days . .
. and today I opened them (unfortunately I didn't have my camera
right there to take photos as I unwrapped them!). I rinsed them
in cool water, then washed them in hot water and a special detergent
in washing machine.
Photo came out
more gold looking . . .
the fabric is actually still apricot . . .
but interesting designs
These
two are my favorites
Fabric wrapped
in rusted hibachi grill . . .
this one is about the colour it is in 'real-life'!
Photo again
came out more gold . . .
the rusted items were what shows in the 2nd photo above
before I wrapped them
The
objects almost lost all their rust into the fabric! So to use them
again I will have to put them outside in the rain and weather to
rust-up again! Luckily Eb has a whole table of interesting objects,
so I can try some more in the next few days.
Not
sure what I'll do with the fabric yet, but having fun!
Happy
Winter Solstice . . . I added a 'Solstice Sun' to the copper object
d'art on the wall of The Alley Workshop . . .
Until
soon,
Che'usa
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