Silk Scarf Dresses -- V and deep necks

 

Three more dresses made from silk scarves.  This set was focused on plunge necks, though only the one below is super deep. May tack it, depending on what wearer may want. The one below is more avant garde -- sleeves super long, lots of flow in part of size of scarf and perhaps weight differences. 

Silk dresses from scarves -- more!

 

Trying to reduce the scarf pile -- created more dresses.

Silk Scarf Skirts

 

Used two silk scarves per skirt -- front and back, different. To wear with tee shirts more than "dressy" stuff. Turquoise with Navy dots goes about to knee, black with purple butterflies goes about to the ground. No, I don't need any more skirts (or dresses), but.....

Stitched by Hand, Hand Printed on Silk

Took a print I had made of one of my childhood drawings, and hand stitched "hightlights" on the print. Print was made using gum arabic, printers ink, and water. Basically you make a toner based copy of the artwork (or photograph), apply a gum arabic/water solution, roll on printer's ink, sponge it off to a degree, and run it through the press on silk (or paper). Is washable if you use printer's ink. Don't know what else I would do with this...framing it in flat frame doesn't seem to the be answer. Have stuffed the "merely" printed ones, which you can find on earlier blog entry.

Little Red Racer -- on silk

Printed my photograph of red racing car on silk, stuffed, and becomes a new "vehicle."

Use silk treated with stuff that helps the color copy stick to it.  I secured my supplies from Dharma Trading Company.  They sell silk sheets already treated, but also sell supplies so you can treat your own silk or cotton.  I make a "batch" of fabric at a time using the setting agents (from Dharma)....once it dries, it seems to keep fine, and ready for when the mood strikes you to print away.

a. Use sheets pre-treated to accept a color copy OR treat your own silk..then iron it onto freezer paper.
b. Make sure the sheet fits into your copier.
c. Print whatever you want onto the sheet. (just stick the treated sheet into the paper feed tray....it is backed with freezer paper...it will be skinny (like a sheet of paper with very thin layer of silk on it).
d. Let it dry for a bit, then fix the image with another agent (see Dharma).
e. Use how you like....above image was cut from the sheet...I printed both sides...figured out picture taking so it would work...a little pre-thinking is always  (well mostly) helpful.