You'd better be creative when it comes to sourcing items to use as stamps! Also bank on it taking treble the time to accomplish anything if you're working on a four yard or longer project!
That said, my diligence is paying off and I am beginning to see progress in this department with regards the yellow dhoti. Unlikely that I'll get another "whipped" out in time for War this August. Pity but as they say in the vernacular; thems the breaks kido!
Am stunned at what I've ended up using as stamps. Pin heads, cosmetic caps, pen tips, pen caps, polystyrene cut stamps, dowel sticks, paint brushes the list goes on and on. Seem to be developing a technique and rather pleased that my instinct is functioning in top gear too.
The down side is the volume of FP that I'm actually using. 25ml does not go far on several inches let alone five yards of fabric. I'm curious to finally gauge who much this project will cost by the time it is finished. The plus side is being able to recreate something conceivably period with all it's imperfections as you go along.
Considering my mania for perfection being this "free" is great. Judging when to leave an area alone, when to tickle it by smoothing out the imperfections or manipulate the actual stamping to ensure it's "off" by 20/21stC standards isn't easy! However it's great fun and just keeps on going.
That said, my diligence is paying off and I am beginning to see progress in this department with regards the yellow dhoti. Unlikely that I'll get another "whipped" out in time for War this August. Pity but as they say in the vernacular; thems the breaks kido!
Am stunned at what I've ended up using as stamps. Pin heads, cosmetic caps, pen tips, pen caps, polystyrene cut stamps, dowel sticks, paint brushes the list goes on and on. Seem to be developing a technique and rather pleased that my instinct is functioning in top gear too.
The down side is the volume of FP that I'm actually using. 25ml does not go far on several inches let alone five yards of fabric. I'm curious to finally gauge who much this project will cost by the time it is finished. The plus side is being able to recreate something conceivably period with all it's imperfections as you go along.
Considering my mania for perfection being this "free" is great. Judging when to leave an area alone, when to tickle it by smoothing out the imperfections or manipulate the actual stamping to ensure it's "off" by 20/21stC standards isn't easy! However it's great fun and just keeps on going.
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