Beginner's Guide to Silk Painting

By Caroline Earl

Paint vibrantly colored patterns on beautiful silk projects to wear or decorate your home. The silk dyes, paints, and other media you'll craft with will enable you to create a wide range of exquisite effects. These include faux watercolor designs and marbled chevron, and pleated patterns that are fixed in a microwave. A terrific project to start with are the note cards, as they incorporate many techniques on a small scale. A spectacular chiffon scarf features overlaid color and watermark motifs, while an accent pillow worked with a wax resist is notable for a dramatic seashell pattern. These painted designs are chic and distinctive, whether on crepe de chine or velvet. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402708793
• ISBN13: 9781402708794
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
• Length: 111 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful and Informative

I found this book at my local library and am now buying my own copy. It is informative, with lots of examples, covers all the variables of the different products you can use for silk painting and easy for a beginner to follow. It also includes the templates for the many projects included in the book. I absolutely recommend this book.