tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301171.post1670426674947451541..comments2023-11-12T18:57:44.870-05:00Comments on Mixed Media Artist: At First Light - part fourCyndi Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01564900810103675653noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301171.post-87714513139485140952012-01-27T09:33:56.029-05:002012-01-27T09:33:56.029-05:00Thank you, Ann! I don't finish the edges at a...Thank you, Ann! I don't finish the edges at all. There is a certain amount of unraveling that occurs, and you have to handle them gently, but the paint (I don't use dyes) helps to hold them together a little bit. I just stitch around the outer edges with a single strand of floss, very very carefully!Cyndi Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564900810103675653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301171.post-82892274614389616862012-01-26T22:19:32.566-05:002012-01-26T22:19:32.566-05:00Thanks so much for sharing this. Your work is beau...Thanks so much for sharing this. Your work is beautiful. I had been wondering if it was possible to use handpainted silks in a quilt and stumbled upon your postings. Did you finish the edges of the silk pieces in any way before arranging them ?Ann R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301171.post-31334402867064028952011-11-30T08:08:43.753-05:002011-11-30T08:08:43.753-05:00I've seen it done by several people, Robbie, b...I've seen it done by several people, Robbie, but I think the first one I learned it from was Nancy Eha.Cyndi Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564900810103675653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301171.post-15100173241512267832011-11-29T19:42:40.527-05:002011-11-29T19:42:40.527-05:00Such a delicate, peaceful piece!! Just lovely! I...Such a delicate, peaceful piece!! Just lovely! Idea of the button is also quite clever!!Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13506964994589004458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301171.post-42732556339353882482011-11-29T09:08:47.371-05:002011-11-29T09:08:47.371-05:00You know it is! I just had to order more plain wh...You know it is! I just had to order more plain white yardage...<br /><br />And, I've been playing with soy silk roving lately. Not silk, I know, but it's got that nice luster just the same :-)Cyndi Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564900810103675653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301171.post-10158543460489103242011-11-29T03:04:48.410-05:002011-11-29T03:04:48.410-05:00This is absolutely gorgeous! Ethereal, like fairy ...This is absolutely gorgeous! Ethereal, like fairy dust! Silk is sooooo addictive!spinningdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03211231649784777346noreply@blogger.com