Art Cloth Round Robin......Round 4

I have been part of an

Art Cloth Surface Design Round Robin

for the last few months.

I haven't been able to share much with you since we only reveal each round once a month...

I don't want to spoil the BIG REVEAL now do I

Well, we had our last Round 4 REVEAL today

so I can show you what I have been up to.

September 2010

Nancy's Art Cloth

Round 1

Sun Printing w/Setacolor Textile paints

October 2010

Virginia added bubble wrap stamping with yellow textile paint

Round 2

November 2010

Kathi added stamping with a homemade cardboard stamp

Round 3

December 2010

This is where I come in.....Round 4

You can see that I have stamped circles of all sizes all over the Nancy's cloth.

But.....I couldn't stop there!

I mixed up a batch of flour paste resist:

I guess you could call this.....Round 4B

Flour Paste......needs to dry overnight

The next morning it is almost dry enough to crack the flour...

After it is cracked...

I applied textile paints on top of the flour

I just love the look of the piece at this painted stage

Back side.....

I flipped it over to the back side to see how much of the paint seeped through the cracks.

Now.....we wait for the paint to dry & cure.

Then the fabric is soaked until the flour can be rinsed away.

Here is the completed piece dried and pressed:

Nancy's Round Robin Art Cloth

Completed

You are looking through the layers of 5 different surface design techniques.

Art Cloth......it's a fun thing!

When I have photographed all of the completed pieces, I will post a slideshow so you can follow the evolution of each individual piece.

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view Flour Paste Resist on Virginia's Art Cloth

CLICK HERE to view the Flour Paste Resist on Kathi's Art Cloth

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn