Comments on: The Easter Bunny Doesn’t Stop Here http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/04/07/the-easter-bunny-doesnt-stop-here/ an artist's cloud of thoughts Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:16:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: glennis http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/04/07/the-easter-bunny-doesnt-stop-here/comment-page-1/#comment-4101 glennis Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:39:06 +0000 http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/04/07/the-easter-bunny-doesnt-stop-here/#comment-4101 i know it's a little late and perhaps you found the answer already, but the dyes you are speaking of are most likely the Colorhue dyes from Silk Things in WA. check it out- i know it’s a little late and perhaps you found the answer already, but the dyes you are speaking of are most likely the Colorhue dyes from Silk Things in WA. check it out-

]]> By: Mandi http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/04/07/the-easter-bunny-doesnt-stop-here/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Mandi Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:53:37 +0000 http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/04/07/the-easter-bunny-doesnt-stop-here/#comment-51 In my experience (and I've just experimented with all of this, though have tried a lot) the french Dupont dyes you have don't need anything but to be diluted with the dilutant Dharma sells. If you use straight water it's not as nice (Dharma updated the site to talk about this in more detail). I am going to be getting myself some Dupont this week, after messing about with the Jacquard green label silk dyes (which I didn't like much). The other Jacquard acid dyes are powdered and do require vinegar or citric acid. MX dyes can also be used on silk (which is common knowledge) but it works really well with citric acid instead of soda ash. Some people use vinegar instead of the citric acid, but I hate the smell. These are just the little things I've picked up along the way, if it helps. I hate that books don't always want to divulge brand names and end up being too vague to be useful because of it! In my experience (and I’ve just experimented with all of this, though have tried a lot) the french Dupont dyes you have don’t need anything but to be diluted with the dilutant Dharma sells. If you use straight water it’s not as nice (Dharma updated the site to talk about this in more detail). I am going to be getting myself some Dupont this week, after messing about with the Jacquard green label silk dyes (which I didn’t like much). The other Jacquard acid dyes are powdered and do require vinegar or citric acid. MX dyes can also be used on silk (which is common knowledge) but it works really well with citric acid instead of soda ash. Some people use vinegar instead of the citric acid, but I hate the smell. These are just the little things I’ve picked up along the way, if it helps. I hate that books don’t always want to divulge brand names and end up being too vague to be useful because of it!

]]> By: joyce http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/04/07/the-easter-bunny-doesnt-stop-here/comment-page-1/#comment-47 joyce Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:25:11 +0000 http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/04/07/the-easter-bunny-doesnt-stop-here/#comment-47 The best books I own about silk painting are by Susan Moyer. Silk Painting: The Artist's Guide to Gutta and Wax Resist Techniques and Silk Painting for Fashion and Fine Art: Techniques for Making Ties, Scarves, Dresses, Decorative Pillows, and Fine Art Paintings by Susan Louise Moyer (Paperback - Nov 1995) The first one is quite basic and the second one for more advanced painters. The best books I own about silk painting are by Susan Moyer.
Silk Painting: The Artist’s Guide to Gutta and Wax Resist Techniques
and
Silk Painting for Fashion and Fine Art: Techniques for Making Ties, Scarves, Dresses, Decorative Pillows, and Fine Art Paintings by Susan Louise Moyer (Paperback – Nov 1995)

The first one is quite basic and the second one for more advanced painters.

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