Frayed fabric

Denim Texture Close-up: Close-up image showcasing the detailed texture of a blue denim fabric with frayed edges and visible weaves. #denim #texture #fabric #blue #close-up #material #textile #cotton #stockcake https://ayr.app/l/JsCa

Poetic textures | Poetic Fabrics

Photo about Torn burlap decayed. Ragged linen fabric. Image of canvas, detail, flax - 35370544

This week we were using acrylic paint on fabric to create different effects. We started by stippling some calico with a dry brush using 2 colours - blue and yellow in my case, resulting in lots of green and looking like a flowery meadow! Then we moved on to using a diffuser and thin paint to give an effect like airbrushing, holding a piece of ripped paper in front of the fabric to act as a mask so that some parts stayed white. Then we moved on to a way of making monoprints on glass. We put…

Darkness lives in the details.

I spent today at a workshop revisiting a technique I'd not used for some time - faux chenille or stitch and slash work. I'd forgotten what a pleasure it could be - though one basic thing about it hit me fair and square as I was working. While colour choices are always central to the kind of textile work I do, in this case it seemed absolutely vital to work with a good colour palette since, in a way, that is what the whole thing is about - the juxtaposition of glimpses of colour against a…

Layered & Distressed Textiles Surface Design with mixed fabrics, paper & hand-stitched detail // Laura Edgar

Tea is rich with tannin (good for gripping onto fabric), is inexpensive, and attaches well to cotton and linen. It typically gives you a light brown color if you don’t use any color modifiers. You can use an iron modifier on the fabric after you dye it with the tea, which will shift your colors to grey, and increase our fabric’s color- and lightfastness. At the iron sulfate stage, you will be able to experiment with different dipping and folding techniques to create patterns on your fabric.