tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post618358671816756767..comments2024-03-11T06:27:38.308-07:00Comments on AND SEW IT GOES: Cracked: the secret sauceTerry Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-86357507559866864262012-05-10T06:37:48.449-07:002012-05-10T06:37:48.449-07:00Hi Terry, I've popped over to your blog from y...Hi Terry, I've popped over to your blog from your dinner at 8 interview. It's Lovely!<br />I did some flour paste resist too, recently, practically the same time frame as you did. fun huh?Jane LaFaziohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-58634918551795742522012-05-02T14:03:59.770-07:002012-05-02T14:03:59.770-07:00I'm glad you found a good solution. Thanks fo...I'm glad you found a good solution. Thanks for doing the leg work on this one and sharing the results. I want to try it sometime, too.Lisa Flowers Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255748017497273887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-84863066043082280312012-04-28T13:51:57.804-07:002012-04-28T13:51:57.804-07:00Hi Terry,
Did you soak your already dyed piece in ...Hi Terry,<br />Did you soak your already dyed piece in soda ash before you applied the resist?<br />Tanks,<br />CathyCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01820620696067652430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-83744531088810303132012-04-26T03:34:46.395-07:002012-04-26T03:34:46.395-07:00thanks Terry,
I will hope for a good summer and ha...thanks Terry,<br />I will hope for a good summer and have another go at it.<br />Sandy in the UKSandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978514536651961190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-595667749362427142012-04-25T16:13:37.726-07:002012-04-25T16:13:37.726-07:00Great results from your process. The result is a b...Great results from your process. The result is a beautiful piece of cloth.Art by Rhoda Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344536110987658212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-31721355068898631332012-04-25T10:47:48.840-07:002012-04-25T10:47:48.840-07:00Sandy, the drying time varied. During a rainy spel...Sandy, the drying time varied. During a rainy spell it took a couple of days for the paste to dry. The next round I set the wet paste pieces in front of my little wall heater and they dried overnight. The last round was done during a couple days of warm, sunny weather and they dried overnight. Our retreat will be in a much drier area of Central Oregon and unless it rains, they should dry overnight, but I am sticking a hair dryer in just in case.<br /><br />Jean, the hardened paste breaks up pretty easily just by crumpling it up in your hands, then shaking off the loosened pieces, re-crumpling, etc.Terry Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-56915388623778970742012-04-25T09:36:04.714-07:002012-04-25T09:36:04.714-07:00Sorry, I wasn't clear Terry. I meant the benc...Sorry, I wasn't clear Terry. I meant the bench scraper for when you have the wet gooey stuff to take off. I can see where a smaller rigid implement would be best for dried material. Just for curiosity, I might try a rubber hammer to break up the dried material before scraping. Just a thought.Jean S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-15915508373469892712012-04-25T08:59:18.840-07:002012-04-25T08:59:18.840-07:00Love this piece that you made with the combo.Love this piece that you made with the combo.Gerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06292762162661584206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-52726470671344732742012-04-25T07:55:55.084-07:002012-04-25T07:55:55.084-07:00Thank you Terry! I have wanted to try flour paste...Thank you Terry! I have wanted to try flour paste resist, but have been a little scared of it. I love how you explained how you did all the samples and the pictures to see the results. Now I have an idea of how the resists behave and what kind of results I might expect. Thanks for blazing a trail. DianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-87166962682974980042012-04-25T05:20:56.412-07:002012-04-25T05:20:56.412-07:00MMMMMM: I'm liking how this one is looking!
x...MMMMMM: I'm liking how this one is looking!<br /><br />xoJudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04787074582148834510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-31527605985535962712012-04-25T05:09:56.472-07:002012-04-25T05:09:56.472-07:00All the machinations aside..and I love torturing t...All the machinations aside..and I love torturing the cloth - the first image quite stopped me in my tracks! I though you'd unearthed a wonky Rothko and were announcing your find! <br /><br />Then, on to the last one. I came to mine (http://www.lacativa.com/RUBRIC.html) via a different method but love your cracked up results.Deb Lacativahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037530669295128974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-54654693835042080952012-04-25T04:48:11.995-07:002012-04-25T04:48:11.995-07:00Thanks for sharing your experiments Terry. I'...Thanks for sharing your experiments Terry. I've tried this technique on a couple different occasions with "not so fabulous" results. I was using only wheat flour. I will definitely be keeping this in mind when I attempt to try it again.Terri Stegmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937147195403484110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-35725221858810180932012-04-25T03:52:06.426-07:002012-04-25T03:52:06.426-07:00thanks for the processes you have been showing. I ...thanks for the processes you have been showing. I tried the wheat flour one before and have a piece very similar to yours. on cotton lawn it was easier to get off than from calico(british calico) which has a rougher surface that the paste clung to. It took ages to get off.<br /><br />I am glad you showed the consistancy of the batter. Our pancake batter is much thinner (for crepe like pancakes) so it took forever to dry. This gives a better idea of consistancy - none of the other instructions I have seen show a photo.<br /><br />Speaking of drying. can you state how long the different ones took to dry? I guess you get as much humidity as we do from your previous posts about rain. Did you have to run a fan on it? also, did you pin the edges into a surface to keep it taut or did you leave it to shrink up on it's own?<br />sorry for so many questions!<br />Sandy in the UKSandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978514536651961190noreply@blogger.com