Thanks to my several posts my blogger pal Robbie shared on her blog, the Fiber Junkies jumped on the bandwagon of 'string art'. None of us began with high exceptions but we all agreed at the end of the day that it was fun, yet with somewhat limited results.
This approach yields mirror images.
I continued adding more designs with gray and then a metallic paint.
Here's my best attempt. Gen was having great success with her designs by working on paper and carefully looping the string in circular shapes.....while arranging it in as much of a vertical placement as possible. When I followed her method on my wool felt, the prints were more defined...less messy.
Denny worked with disperse dyes on paper, then ironed it onto "Peach skin" fabric.
I love how Judy overlapped these two colors that were printed onto fabric. Will the Fiber Junkies do this again...probably not....but it was a really fun day.
Check out what other fiber lovers have been working on this week: Nina-Marie's Off the Wall Friday, and Sarah's Whoop, Whoop Friday.
9 comments:
Pretty much what our group experienced and decided, too! It was fun.
Nice designs and looks like a fun process.
Well it's sure fun! You certainly explored all of the possibilities in types of string, paper, fabric, paint, ink. I can envision the fabric providing more resistance to the pulling, and the cord "sinking in" a bit to give less definition than on the paper. Now I'm thinking- what supplies shall I try???
Looks like fun I will have to try this!
For a first attempt, I'd say you all did very well. A successful day.
results were nice!!!!! The more curves you place with the string on the fabric the more 'curls/flower' patterns you get...but you did all get some nice results!!!! Now, I have to get back to my fish!!! Nemo awaits! HA
Just stumbled in here for the first time...this put a smile on my face as I remembered when, way back when I was in the 5th grade [in the dark ages when copies were made on a mimeograph machine] where we made our own math books using cloth over cardboard for covers and this string & paint method to make the inside papers on the front and back covers. My 5th-grade teacher, Mrs. Sloan, was the best and made learning a joy.
this is a technique that I keep meaning to try....I think you all created great designs....what is really fun is to see how varied the methods and results were.
I once belonged to a group that would do this kind of play...I miss that.
This looks like the exact best way to do this (try a new technique). You can see each others' results, and have the experience of doing it together whether or not you ever do it again, or even like the results.
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