Tangling with Friends
Last week I had the privilege of going to a Spring Quilt Retreat for four relaxing days. I stayed at my friend's house on the first day and I introduced them to the art of Zentangle.
Gelli Plate Tutorial with Leaves
Here's the Gelli Plate Tutorial you asked for! My Gelli plate has been well used and well loved. 1. Place Gelli Plate on a flat, covered working surface, and place small dots of paint onto the plate. My demo photos are with me using acrylics and paper but it works exactly the same with fabric paint and fabric. I like using Jacquard Textile paint when I make fabric prints. 2. Use a brayer to spread the paint evenly across the plate. 3. I used the leaves as a resist for the first print. 4. Place the paper/fabric on top of the printing plate and smooth it out nicely to get an even print. 5. Carefully lift up the paper/fabric. Found a photo from when I printed the fabric - see same process. This is a first print. 5. I know that MONOprinting means ONE print but seriously, when you remove the leaves from the plate there are these beautifully textured leaves left on the plate just dying to be printed. I couldn't ignore them! So this is wher
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