| Blog URL: | http://paintedthreadsprojects.blogspot.com/ |
| Blog Tags: | art quilts, techniques, Painting fabric, felting, mixed media, mixed media textiles, dyeing fabric |
| Country: | United States |
| State/Province: | Illinois |
| Location: | chicago |
a place to archive project processes and techniques from the Painted Threads blog with descriptions of how work was produced, including comments that contain questions and answers pertaining to the work from many of the original blog posts. | |
on Mar 6, 2013
Well over the weekend I took the plunge and created a Pinterest account since so many of my friends are on there and see what I've been missing. While I was poking around I saw quite a few pretty dyed eggs and although this seems a li...
on Mar 4, 2013
Well over the weekend I took the plunge and created a Pinterest account since so many of my friends are on there and see what I've been missing. While I was poking around I saw quite a few pretty dyed eggs and although this seems a li...
on Feb 4, 2013 in: recipes
Zucchini Chocolate Cake 2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 3 cups shredded zucchini 1 cup semisweet chocolate baking chips 1 cup sal...
on Dec 3, 2012
What you're going to need 4" square Walnut Hollow aluminum and cardboard from package embossing tool ribbon for hanging red paint paint brush decorative craft scissors paper scissors hole punch E-6000 glue or similar adhesive Adir...
on Jun 17, 2012 in: mixed media, Painting
A white piece of fabric can be so intimidating to work on, that's one of the reasons I like to start with fabric that has a little color and texture when I plan on collaging and painting it. I like to create a variety of warm and cool browns.
on May 21, 2012
I've had this jean skirt for a couple years and have hardly ever worn it, the first reason is the length was not flattering being right at the knee, as you can see here in this photo from quilt festival with my friend Jane LaFazio and one of my...
on May 18, 2012 in: Painting
I love getting really focused and tightly rendering a representational image while painting, but recently I have been trying to get looser and more gestural with my painting, kind of like the direction I take with some of my mixed media work, but pus...
