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Silk Painting: Peach Roses on Satin Silk

9/20/2016

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Silk painting is a step by step process involving resist and dyes. Resist is a substance that stops dye flow. Like watercolor, it can involve layering!


Step 1: Draw Pattern

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Step 2: Trace pattern with colored resist. This is called fencing. You can mix dyes with clear resist to make any color.

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Step 3: Use dye to fill in the spaces between resist. Dye diluted with water will create lighter shades. The dye will not pass beyond the resist (its "fenced" in). 

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Step 4: Wrap the scarves in aluminum foil and steam (using a tamale cooker, for example) for three hours. Wash, air dry, and iron.

​The final product:

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    Saraiya is a silk painter, writer, flutist, birder, and Baha'i living in Tucson, Arizona.

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