Carole Braig’s painted kimono was a hit during CSQ’s January "Show and Tell". The large double-sided piece is brightly colored on one side and black and white on the other. So many questions -- How did you do the painting? How did you manage to do two different sides? We found out the answers at our May, 2002 meeting. Carole has been painting quilt tops for four years. She’s been in several classes taught by Ann Johnston, author of a number of books on design, low-water immersion dyeing, and dye painting. Carole used slides to show the steps of thickened dye painting and the use of a variety of resists for creating design. She also showed quilts using dye painting and resists. In addition to being a CSQ member, Carole is a member of Art Quilt Alliance of St. Louis.
Here are pictures of some of the quilts she showed us.
Here are some resources for painting on fabrics:
Books
"Color by Accident: Low Water Immersion Dyeing" and "Dye Painting"
both by Ann Johnston P.O. Box 944 Lake Oswego, OR 97034
"Hand Dyed Fabric Made Easy"
by Adriene Buffington at That Patchwork Place
"Dyeing to Quilt"
by Joyce Mori & Cynthia Myerberg from Quilt Digest Press
"Dyes & Paints"
by Elin Noble from Fiber Studio Press
Supplies
Test Fabrics
P.O. Box 26
415 Delaware Ave.
West Pittston, PA 18643
Phone: 1-800-537-1060
FAX: 717-603-0433
e-mail: [email protected]
Dharma Trading Co.
P.O. Box 150916
San Rafael, CA 94915
1-800-542-5227
PRO Chemical & Dye, Inc.
P.O. Bax 14
Somerset, MA 02726
1-800-228-9393
Local sources of small jars of MX
Dick Blick
8007 Maryland
Clayton, MO 63105
314-862-6980
Art Mart
2355 S. Hanley
St. Louis, MO 63144
314-781-9999