After the fabric had dried, I decided to write over the top of the printing. Here you can see that I have used masking tape to stick the fabric down onto my cutting board. The words used are all linked to the theme for this piece, which is "Books".
I am using a fabric marker from "Fabrico" an the colour is #118, ultramarine. As a dual marker, it makes this style of pen very versatile. For this piece of calligraphy, I am using the fine line side. The second side gives an effect almost like using a paintbrush.
As you can see, adding words makes a lot of difference to the finished texture. It is a very easy effect to achieve. All it needs is a steady hand, and a list of words to copy from.
Do give it a go. It is fun.
I like this very much Mandy, and particularly as you have added the words on the bias grain. I think it makes it easier to use in a project if straight lines aren't too dominant. Can you tell I hate stripes and checks when they're used crookedly, LOL?
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine. It is very difficult to use stripes and checks evenly, or at least I find it hard when using these in quilting projects. They can look good, but then can be overly dominant if not used carefully.
ReplyDeleteI used the bias grain this time since I felt it wouldn't dominate the ret of the design. I still have the Free Machine Embroidery detail to add.