Julie demonstrated a few techniques with a Gelli print plate. Gelli plate printing is a monoprint technique
where a flexible gelatin plate is coated with acrylic paint, then objects like
leaves, stencils, or other textured materials are pressed onto the plate to
create a design, which is then transferred to paper or fabric by placing the
fabric on top and gently pressing down, resulting in a unique, textured print
that cannot be exactly replicated. Also,
Gelli plate printing with a laser photo is an art technique that combines photography,
painting, and printmaking. It is a creative and an accessible way to make
unique and artful prints on fabric or paper.
Julie made a very informative video on this process.
Julie's Gelli Printing Video
The Gelli Printing Process
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| Marie (Julie's Helper on the left) and Julie |
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| First step - putting some acrylic paint on plate |
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| Next - brayering over the plate |
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| Pulling the print |
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| B/W print on plate |
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| Making another print with pink paint |
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| Pulled print |
Julie's Video on Gelli Printing
The following is a web page but they also have an istagram page and are always showing different techniques.
Discharge dyeing on Kona cotton with Jennifer
Jennifer showed several examples and here is a link to the full directions for the Anti-Chlor.
For those of you who were at the Lakeshore guild meeting yesterday
and took some Anti-Chlor to neutralize bleach or White Out Brite, here
are the instructions from ProChemical & Dye for using it:
*1.
Measure 2-1/2 gallons of tepid water (75-100 degrees?) into a clean
plastic bucket. Thoroughly dissolve 1 level teaspoon of Anti-Chlor in
the water.
2. Soak discharged fabric in this mixture for at least 5 minutes, giving the fabric an occasional stir.
3. Rinse well in room temperature water. The fabric may be over-dyed without drying or dried with no further treatment.
*I have used a lot less than 2-1/2 gallons--- maybe a gallon in a small bucket, with a teaspoon of Anti-Chlor and it works fine.
And,
if you are experimenting with bleach and White Out, cut a long strip of
medium dark to very dark fabric. Dip one end into bleach, neutralize
in Anti-Chlor. Dip the other end into White Out, neutralize it. See
the difference in color that the two discharge agents make!
If
you weren't at the meeting yesterday or didn't get any Anti-Chlor and
still want it, let me know and I'll take it to the April meeting.
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| Fern Kona Cotton |
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| Sangria Kona cotton |
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| Two examples of Jennifer's discharge dyeing on dark Kona cottons: Cerise and Berry |
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| Two examples of Jennifer's discharge dyeing on brown Kona cottons |
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| Jennifer's organic shibori stitching |
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| Anti-Chlor for neutralizing bleach products |
Show and Tell
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| Judy with a needle felted piece |
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Judy's wall hung work with needle-felting, painted silk, glue gun stencil
glued to tulle on back. |
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| Nancy's basket out of coiled pine needles and rock |
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| Patsy's bag she made |
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| Patsy's wool jacket |
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| Patsy's silk brocade jacket |
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| Heather's brown bag challenge piece from Woodland Weavers |
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| Heather's denim jean jacket with men's ties |
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| Marie's mushroom and painted piece |
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| Pris's monoprint |
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| Judy's needle felted piece |
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| Julie's felted pansy |
Also saved to the LINKS Page.
