I’ve postponed the indigo awhile again, as cooler weather has returned. Meanwhile, I got busy this week pasting my new rabbits-greens-moon stencil on 100% off-white linen from a local fabric outlet, S. R. Harris. It’s funny how every mammal I depict reminds me of my well-fed cat, Lester (in body if not in ears). I have a tendency to make my paste too thick/dry, and have been making an effort to overcome this. This batch felt just right.
pasted, close up, before removing the stencil from the cloth
These will make lovely runners and hangings! I’m imagining the colors I might use…
after pasting, the cloth is re-stretched to dry the paste
I’ve finished the last bit of cutting and testing of my rabbit-moon-greens repeat. I’ve illustrated the last couple steps in the repeat testing process on my new Facebook page. Stop by for a visit! FB has been a real learning curve for me. My intention is to make the updates there shorter and sweeter. Some people prefer Facebook to blogs. It seems like the online world is forever shifting and adaptability is the key!
Here’s the final stencil. I’m pasting and dyeing other work this week, along with reinforcing the stencil. The rabbits will be ready to paste later in the week. This one will work as a single pictorial image i.e. for a hanging as well as a repeat. The size of the image is 12×16.”
rabbits-moon-greens stencil
I must admit I’ve been all in a muddle about this bunny. I’m about 80% there. Scribbling (a lot), cutting shapes and rearranging them helps!
An upcoming post will show a stencil in the process of being cut.
bunny conundrum
