Fw: [Northkeep] Silk Banner Painting Class

Stephanie Drake steldr at cox.net
Wed May 3 06:40:01 PDT 2006


Sorry - I thought Gilyan sent this to the list in general.  Here's her
recommended supply list.

Mercedes
----- Original Message ----- 
To: <steldr at cox.net>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 9:16 AM
Subject: RE: [Northkeep] Silk Banner Painting Class


Materials

100% Pure Silk Habotai "China Silk"
8mm (light weight and sheer, may get shredded by Ansteorran/Calontir winds)
10mm (better for high winds, but still flutter-y)
12mm (better for high winds, but still flutter-y)
16mm (good for shield covers and wall hangings)
http://www.dharmatrading.com/fabric/silk/habotai.html

pēbēo Gutta (water based resist in tubes and colors)
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1945-AA.shtml

Dye-na-Flow  Silk Paint (water based)
#802 Gold Yellow
#805 Scarlet
#829 Black
#828 Pewter
#826 Brown
#820 Green
#814 Blue
#812 Periwinkle
#811 Violet
Mix Red and Green to make Maroon (8 to 1)
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1605-AA.shtml?lnav=paints.html

white craft paper (roll)
overhead projector (unless you are an accomplished artist)
pencils (with erasers and sharpener)
ruler and yard stick
masking tape
scissors
push pins
frame for stretching silk
foam brushes of varying size (3” to Q-tip sizes)
small containers to hold dye while painting
transparencies with your design elements on them
paper towels

For afterwards:
iron
clothes dryer
quilt edging
sewing machine

-----Original Message-----
From: April Chipman [mailto:agillilan at swbell.net]
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 8:11 AM
To: April L. Chipman
Subject: FW: [Northkeep] Silk Banner Painting Class



-----Original Message-----
From: Stephanie Drake [mailto:steldr at cox.net]
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 7:51 AM
To: April Gillilan
Subject: Fw: [Northkeep] Silk Banner Painting Class



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Faolan Macfarland" <faolanmacfarland at cox.net>
To: "Mercedes/Stephanie" <steldr at cox.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 9:30 AM
Subject: Fw: [Northkeep] Silk Banner Painting Class


> hey - I am getting my order together - What kind of resist is good?  I

> see what is in starter kit but I dont know which is best option.
>
> thanks
>
> faolan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Chipman" <cchipman at nomadics.com>
> To: "The Barony of Northkeep" <northkeep at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 11:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Silk Banner Painting Class
>
>
> FYI
>
> 8mm makes good banners.
> 12mm makes good wall hangings (Vertical Banners)
> 16mm for shield covers.
>
> JP
>
>
> Stephanie Drake said the following on 4/6/2006 11:04 AM:
> > Ok - as promised, HL Gilyan will be coming over from Mooneschadowe
> > to teach a silk banner painting class for us.  The date is Sunday
> > May 14th. The time & location are yet to be determined.  Gilyan has
> > given me a
list
> > of items needed for the class which you will find below.  Also below

> > are links to the company where she buys her supplies.  The first
> > link is for the fabric itself.  She's not sure which weight they
> > have used in the
past
> > but she says that the thicker fabrics work better.  I will have a
> > couple yards of the 12mm that I can share at the workshop.  I'm will

> > also have the DYE-NA-FLOW Starter Kit shown on the second link and a

> > tube of
resist
> > that will be available for sharing.  If you have any questions about

> > any of the supplies you will need, please contact Gilyan at
> > gilyanc at hotmail.com.  On that note, if anyone has an overhead
> > projector
we
> > could borrow for that day.........................
> >
> > Mercedes
> >
> > http://www.dharmatrading.com/fabric/silk/habotai.html
> > http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1605-AA.shtml?lnav=paints.html
> >
> >
> > white craft paper
> > overhead projector
> > pencils
> > designs
> > ruler/yard stick
> > masking tape
> > pencil sharpener
> > scissors
> > push pins
> > frame for silk
> > foam brushes of varying size
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